[lbo-talk] Michaels, Against Diversity

[Carrol Cox]

I'm certainly sympathetic with the positions expressed by Joseph and
Doug, and I'm not orindarily disturbed by any agitational problem raised
by what I think are necessary left positons (e.g., open obrders and
close the prisons). Perhaps I shouldn't be on this question either. One
substantial element in any anti-war movement are pacifist individuals
and organizations. Could reasonable unity be achieved and maintained
while upholding a pro-draft position.

I would be interested in seeing more input from other lbo-posters on
this.

Carrol

Doug Henwood wrote:
> 
> On Oct 4, 2009, at 3:29 PM, Joseph Catron wrote:
> 
> > I, for one, am enthusiastically and
> > vocally in favor of a draft. And while I suspect this is a minority
> > position on the left, I know of enough others who share it to be sure
> > that it's not entirely heretical.
> 
> I'm with you, esp now that I'm well over draft age! The ruling class
> understands that it's much easier to wage aggressive imperial wars
> with a professional army. With a draft, popular resistance is likely
> to be much stiffer. They were in a dither over the state of the
> military late in the Vietnam War, and rightly so from their POV.
> 
> Doug
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