The weakness of the anti-war movement

kelley d-m-c at worldnet.att.net
Wed May 26 06:37:31 PDT 1999


paula puzzles:


>But, but, Charles. They weren't actually using the draft were they?
>Between Korea and Vietnam. Like well into Vietnam. Or if they were, I,
>and the majority of us rubes didn't know about it. imho.

they were. my daddy-o got drafted twice actually. 'cepts one was waaaaay more fun than the other. that is, he got drafted into the brooklyn dodgers

and two years later into the army and that was the end of that story. always a source of immense hilarity, to me, that they use the word draft/drafted. i can't recall when the pro-sports draft started for baseball, but i know basketball was around WWII. now there's a topic: the rise of uni sports teams, athletic scholarships, and the relationship to pro-sports.

i'd *still* like to know who's responsible for making this claim that a draft would make for a stronger anti-war movment.

kelley



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