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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

> Would the gov't peddling war (recruiters, ROTC) at your child's high 
> school or college campus influence their agency?  I don't know, it just 
> seems like a good analogy.  I tend to think when a person is "of age" they 
> can make independent choices, but modern society has so 'babied' their 
> young, I wish voting age started at 25, and drivers, marriage, and 
> birthing, licenes >came right after.....................

I'm not sure I understand the concept of Agency. If it means 'freedom of 
choice', I don't think anything short of force should overly influence it. 
In your example, I see the ROTC peddling war as offering another choice for 
young people. I'm not a 'blow up the recruiting office' type; I don't like 
war, but I understand that there are people who will wage it, no matter 
what.  I believe that everyone should examine ALL the choices and make an 
informed decision. Of course there are people who can be persuaded into 
anything, but I see that as a 'personal' problem. Part of the freedom to 
choose is to have the strength to make the right choice for yourself, 
despite what everyone else is selling you.

Lynn Wigglesworth