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TygrBright

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5. As noted in the OP, I have considerable sympathy with the draft dodgers of the era...

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 02:54 PM

Jan 2018

And personally, I don't see much downside in saving your own ass from a stupid, evil meatgrinder propagated to benefit the military-industrial oligarchs' bank accounts and their politician helots' electoral careers.

Had I been subject to the draft by the qualification of having a "Y" chromosome, I would myself have been in that category. Members of my family served. Members of my family were resisters. Members of my family dodged.

And as noted, the third category, "chickenhawks" transcends any kind of morally-defensible motivation, so it stands on its own.

There are, fortunately, no chickenhawks in my family to be ashamed of.

explicatorially,
Bright

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Draft "Dodger" vs Draft "Resister": A not-so-subtle difference [View all] TygrBright Jan 2018 OP

thank you! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2018 #1

And the damage is still going on in Laos. iscooterliberally Jan 2018 #2

A principled stance against any military draft would be inspiring. Orsino Jan 2018 #3

I do not agree with your tone here: ExciteBike66 Jan 2018 #4

As noted in the OP, I have considerable sympathy with the draft dodgers of the era... TygrBright Jan 2018 #5

Ok, so long as we are on the same page! ExciteBike66 Jan 2018 #6