I Wish the Troops were Welfare Whores

There's a group on Facebook called "The Troops are Welfare Whores".  They post good information at times, but I'm not a fan of the name.  Other than it being inflammatory, I don't think it accurately reflects what most people believe in the group.  I posted the follow on their page:  Why this group should be called: "I Wish the Troops were Welfare Whores"

I've liked this page for a while, but haven't liked the name for two reasons (1) because it opens the door for the eternal statist cry "You use government services, you hypocrite" and (2) it's demeaning to "welfare whores"

The second objection is easy, welfare whores only consume their welfare checks.  Welfare whores receive less than military personnel, and they do not use airlines, humvees, food, or weapons provided to them by the government on top of their welfare checks.  They also do not get state approval to destroy and murder.

The first objection about government services is more subtle.  When competition is outlawed or participation is mandatory, then choices are restricted by force and thus those who care about freedom have no choice but to use the government monopoly.  So I say the libertarian should use government services as needed and perhaps even abuse them to quicken their demise.  Use roads, use free school lunches if you can, use the parks, withdraw social security, and even become a public school teacher.  Just don't support them by voting for them, or raising funds, or using any political action enabling their expansion.

The point about being a public school teacher is controversial on this page.  I advocate you doing what you're good at.  If that means being a school teacher go ahead and see how you can change the public schools from within, you'll have more power than any voter, and there will be at least 1 non-brainwashed nationalist in the school teaching children.  There's no need to stick only with private schools; the system is rigged; it's unfortunate, but you can do good in the public schools.  Just don't vote for their expansion or continuation.

The troops are different, in no imaginable way are they doing what they're supposed to be doing "protecting our freedoms".  In fact, if that is indeed the definition of the soldier's job, than it is a conceptual impossibility to perform.  It's impossible because in order for statist military to exist they must first, by definition, coercively take income from those who do not want their services.  Thus the very first action the troops need to take is antithetical to their ends, the troops are a contradiction.

Teachers can teach, researchers can research, and they can do so with principles and integrity.  One who is good at defense cannot achieve any usefulness to that end by joining the U.S. military; it is impossible with the current state of affairs.  Thus, if you're good at defense your only options are private militias or private security.

The police are another story, they fall somewhere between the school teacher and the soldier.  In the vast majority of cases, they're like the soldier i.e. worse than welfare whores.  The drug wars, drinking regulations, traffic laws (on government monopolized roads), truancy enforcement, etc. etc. cannot be enforced by anyone interested in true civil defense.  Thus, it's nearly impossible to join the police and not do harm, same goes for the soldier but to a worse degree.