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In reply to the discussion: Should women be drafted into the military? [View all]PersonNumber503602
(1,134 posts)If this thread was about equal pay for women, I wouldn't tell you or anyone else to get back to me when women can be drafted. I would, however, discuss my views on women receiving equal pay (which is that they should, duhh) Do you know why I would discuss equal pay in that thread? You are correct, because that would be the topic of the thread in question. So in this thread, I, and others, discuss the topic women being drafted, because that's what this topic is about. For other discussions, we might try something like this https://www.google.com/search?q=equal+pay+for+women&sitesearch=democraticunderground.com&gws_rd=ssl
https://www.google.com/search?q=gender+equality&sitesearch=democraticunderground.com&gws_rd=ssl
Pretty cool, huh? You can actually have discussions about many different topics on here. So like you might have one topic that discusses one subject, and then another that discusses another subject. The best part is that you can keep various topics focused on a specific subject so that they don't end up all over the place. For example, I'm a huge supporter of gay rights, but it would be silly for me to assume that just because someone doesn't mention they support gay rights in a thread about a video with a kitten playing guitar, that it must mean that they don't care about gay rights.
But to address the points you're attempting to make. Would you apply the same logic to any minorities with regards to the draft? Non-whites often times face discrimination due to their skin color. Since they may be more likely not get a job, or get paid less, or receive other disadvantages such as education opportunities, should black, Latino, or any other non-white males also be excluded from the draft?
*I don't think there should be any draft regardless of gender, race, or pinky toe size.