I’m currently starting my last year of my polisci degree. I’ve been studying cybernetics, systems theory and stuff and there are a few graduate programs in the US that are fairly new. An interesting one I found is hosted at Westpoint. Obviously an institute of oppression, but I can see many practical advantages. I don’t think it’s a good idea but also like… How many people are in that position to take that opportunity? I need confirmation that it’s a good idea to not submit myself to that horror, even if it may be an insanely incredible asset.
Personally, I feel like the important thing isn’t so much how you obtain knowledge but rather how you use it. If you aren’t applying that knowledge to murder poor people overseas like West Point hopes you will, but rather to do what you can to better humanity, then it is less a problem.
Remember, there were numerous revolutionaries who started in imperialist militaries but later used that experience for the proletariat. Granted, I’m not saying you should join the US military. Many of those revolutionaries didn’t have a choice or when they did join, if willingly, lacked theory at the time and likely didn’t know what they were doing.
For now, you have a choice and you have enough theory to know it is questionable. However if you aren’t going imperial, going to West Point would be like going to a conservative university. I can tell you from my time at Norwich, another military institution, that it’ll be very stressful having to write papers that pander to conservative professors’ opinions in order to pass.
I’m glad I asked, had the same conflicts in mind when writing this post. I can’t have the excuse of lack of theory, and I definitely couldnt keep my head down unsuspiciously for 3 years. Only can assume Westpoint has methods of either breaking ideological opposition or I’d just get kicked out and have to apply somewhere else.