Reply #18: I'll concede the draft issue....

[CherokeeDem]

but that wasn't the only motivation for protesting. Most of the kids protesting were in college and could get deferments...they weren't the bulk of those who served. The war, draft or not, was the center of the protest.

But you are right, the climate of today has changed. Today's climate is selfish, self-serving, self-directed, and becoming increasingly isolated. "Hey, a soldier died, well, he volunteered." Is that the reaction we will accept from our fellow citizens. If it is, we aren't any better than they are.