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Edited on Sun Aug-12-07 02:45 PM by no_hypocrisy
Would you be ready to refuse to answer your call, go to trial, be convicted, and go to prison for your beliefs?
Think twice before you answer my question.
Would you not run away, wait for your prosecution, go to jail with some real criminals, have a criminal record, and know you won't be employed a lot of the time because A) you have a criminal record, and B) you didn't fight for your country? Would you be ready for all that baggage?
My uncle was. He spend several years in Danbury Prison in Connecticut for not fighting in World War II, which was a popular war by comparison to the situation at hand. He tried to defend his right by claiming to be a conscientious objector but the court didn't believe him and sent him to prison. He couldn't get a decent job after he was released and his family life suffered as a consequence. I don't know if he did the right thing for himself and/or his future family at the time, but I'm proud of the fact that he stood up for what he believed in, no matter what the consequences.
I repeat my question to you: would you be ready to refuse to answer your call, go to trial, be convicted, and go to prison for your beliefs?
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