Charge_7 said:
a truelly strong society shouldn't need a military to defend it.
Sorry, but that's a fool's paradise. Just as there's always some bully out there to pick on completely peaceful people, so are there nations who would always do the same to other nations. Europe tried having a non-militaristic society and their reward was Hitler. Do the same and it would happen again.
it may be a fools paradise....but its also true. and also off topic.
a society will survive purely on it's own merits, leaders change, borders move, life goes on...
the origional comment was along the lines of (the military needs to recruit in schools) becuase our society needs a strong military to defend it.
i hardly think that the western society is under threat of annihilation, as that particular comment made it sound.