[lbo-talk] The Return of the Draft

[Liza Featherstone]

I haven't heard any good left arguments against the draft, though I'm all
ears if anyone has one.  I do agree with the *libertarian* arguments against
it, actually -- the government shouldn't have the power to make me put my
life on the line -- but it seems the left actually risks looking/being
hypocritical by denouncing class inequality and then denouncing a policy
that would in theory -- and somewhat in fact -- force the privileged to
serve. Better not to oppose the draft itself, but oppose wars and organize
draft resistance in the -- very unlikely -- event there should be a draft.

Liza


> From: "Luke Weiger" <lweiger at umich.edu>
> Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 12:42:24 -0400
> To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] The Return of the Draft
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Johanning" <jjohanning at igc.org>
> 
>> Who *is* another Richard Nixon? No one that I know of, fortunately. And
>> I don't have any problem with getting a head start on anti-draft
>> activity, even though I broadly agree with the arguments that have been
>> made in this thread that the Pentagon really doesn't want a big bunch
>> of draftees on their hands, etc. If a serious push to start a draft
>> ever starts, the movement shouldn't be caught flat-footed.
> 
> I don't know.  A draft that doesn't allow folks like me to escape military
> service might be a good idea.
> 
> -- Luke
> 
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