Gender/Sexuality and the Military (was Re: Gender, Race,...)

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

Wojtek wrote:
>That is a really good point.  The same, of course, applies to women in the
>military.  Is the dubious 'honor' of being a mercenary for the world
>capitalist class worth fighting for?

Isnt' excluding or harassing women and queers a way of psychologically
compensating straight guys for lousy wages, sorry working conditions,
health risks, and dangers to lives that 'mercenaries for the world
capitalist class' are forced to accept? 'Your life may suck, but at least
you ain't a sissy,' say the ruling class to GI Joes.

Yoshie