The weakness of the anti-war movement

kelley d-m-c at worldnet.att.net
Wed May 26 12:27:10 PDT 1999


Doug Henwood wrote:
>The only reason I'd be for a draft is that it'd make war less likely. I'm
>not "for" the draft otherwise, and I certainly don't want to send anyone,
>regardless of SES, into combat. If there is a draft, there's no good reason
>other than class bias why college students should be exempt.

didn't really think you were, though i did imagine that most everyone here didn't think about the implications too much. so, i guess i'd say that we should be against a standing army, as we were prior to WWII in the first instance and a draft during times of crisis. now *that* would make it difficult to get a war off the ground.

also, could you explain what polish suitcases and babushkas have to do with an anti- war vote?

kelley



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