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murielm99

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3. During the sixties, everyone I knew

Reply to redgreenandblue (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2012, 04:19 PM

May 2012

was trying to get out of the draft.

I can't understand why all of a sudden anyone who enlists has become a hero. I know some of these kids. There is nothing heroic going on there. Some of them are nice enough, they just don't know what they want to do with their lives yet.

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On the issue of draft-dodging: I don't fundamentally object to it. [View all] redgreenandblue May 2012 OP

object? I wholeheartedly and enthusiastically support it. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #1

You, me, and this guy. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2012 #2

This quote always irritated me... TedBronson May 2012 #14

Huge fundamental difference between those who joyfully march and those who serve. bluesbassman May 2012 #19

During the sixties, everyone I knew murielm99 May 2012 #3

When the Rethugs were attacking public emps, we almost called all cops heroes. WingDinger May 2012 #4

Many of us were trying to get into the National Guard but only the lucky and the connected got in... rfranklin May 2012 #5

Not only that, he went into an enlisted boot camp and graduated an officer. stevenleser May 2012 #15

I wasn't around during the sixties (way too young) redgreenandblue May 2012 #7

Ali's original sentence was 5 years in prison pinboy3niner May 2012 #10

My brother was a conscientious objector frazzled May 2012 #6

Dick Cheney, Ted Nugent, come to mind. redgreenandblue May 2012 #8

If they went to college they were able to get out of the draft. If they were able to get southernyankeebelle May 2012 #11

Rush Limbaugh got out of the draft with "polynoidal cysts". Lots of other examples. Zalatix May 2012 #12

You're naming a handful of recognized assholes frazzled May 2012 #17

Your argument has no bearing on the OP. Zalatix May 2012 #21

Then there's this guy. retread May 2012 #9

In 1971 I moved to England to avoid the draft. GoneOffShore May 2012 #13

My father was a medic in the US Army in WW II... RagAss May 2012 #16

Your father was probably drafted, 93% of those who served in the Army of WWII were. braddy May 2012 #18

I'm perfectly fine with it until the objector turns chickenhawk then no mercy TheKentuckian May 2012 #20