Egalitarianism for Heinlein was fused into a survival of the fittest race for power, status, and capital. In Heinlein's 1940s and 50s, he still believed in the American myth of pulling one's self up by their bootstraps. Robert Heinlein's egalitarian society wasn't egalitarian at all.
Real veterans realize that there can be no egalitarian society when billionaires are the puppet masters of society, making their poor puppets dance through middle eastern wastelands to shore up oil rights, trade deals, and investments. However, most all veterans finish their term of service with bankable skills or are at least viewed as extremely hireable because of their service record.īut we Live in a Plutocracy! It's not Egalitarian!īut real veterans lose faith in the systems that send them to kill the populations of second and third world countries. Pil ots, for example, get free flight training during their service and re-enter civil society qualified to fly commercial airlines, a very lucrative job. Some training results in higher salaries than others.
Once active service is over, veterans are ready to enter the workforce.
Military service results in educating qualified persons for technical positions so that they are more effective during their term of service. Universal services translate to universal education. Mandatory Service and Universal Education However, equal service requirements among citizens should, at the least, ensure a functioning society. Although, my confidence in this list is shaken by virtue of not including North Korea, clearly one of the most oppressive countries on the planet. If you look up a list of the worst countries to live in, you won't find these countries listed there. In fact, a couple dozen countries currently require mandatory military service.Īrmenia, Austria, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Burma, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Iran, Israel, North Korea, South Korea, Mexico, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, Republic of China, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates. Robert Heinlein's concept of mandatory military service isn't all that radical of an idea. Heinlein's Starship Troopers follows this mandate. Men and women alike, so Heinlein believed, should have a mandatory term of service in the military. Heinlein's everyone is a universal everyone. Robert Heinlein believed that in a democratic society everyone should participate in the protection of the nation's sovereignty.
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