British Anti-War Hippies....No Show?

[muckmaw]

Originally posted by Sixpence
Ahh, ok.

I understand their point of view and if my arnold was in danger of getting drafted for a war I did not believe in, I might protest as well. It just irks me that these folks present themselves as martyrs for a cause to save the world when in reality, they are just trying to save their own arnold.

[kappa]

Originally posted by muckmaw
I understand their point of view and if my arnold was in danger of getting drafted for a war I did not believe in, I might protest as well. It just irks me that these folks present themselves as martyrs for a cause to save the world when in reality, they are just trying to save their own arnold.

So, your saying if you were drafted your own actions would cause you to be 'irked' at yourself?? Preach on!

k
AoM

[muckmaw]

Originally posted by kappa
So, your saying if you were drafted your own actions would cause you to be 'irked' at yourself?? Preach on!

k
AoM

If I were drafted I would simply do my job.

[kappa]

Im sorry... Let me restate that question... If you were in danger of being drafted, would you protest and 'irk' yourself?

and o ya, you would do your job(goto war) with out question? You would die for a cause perhaps not truly known to you while your president says, 'Bring it on'??

k
AoM

[muckmaw]

I doubt it. If I were trying to get out of a draft, I'd probably move to Canada. Why leave the guesswork in it?

I honestly would not bother to try and avoid the draft though.

I'm no superhero, but why should I duck war service when other people are being sent into harms way.

Of course, no one really knows how they would react to a situation unless they are faced with it.

I could sit here and say I'd fight, but in reality, I might wet my pants and go cry in the corner.



Also, I do not think soldiers can be afforded the luxury of questioning orders or the motivation of his commander in chief.

[kappa]

Excellent points.. One other point to your last statment is that draftees (sp) are not soldiers. They are human beings 'appropriated' by their goverment to do it's bidding. And although many of these people drafted may go and fight leaving you the feeling of 'why shouldnt I?' , that in its self is not justification to give life for (at least mine). It is always the few sending the many to do the fighting.

If peps are protesting, I would say at least 95% of the time they have a legitamate complaint as well as in many circumstances the right.

Patriotism to me is not always agreeing with the other person, but knowing it is their right and respecting it. Question the purpose, sure! But trying to disallow, is very unamerican to me.

k
AoM

[airguard]

Just let the left arm follow the right and there will be no worries

hey comeon a few demo`s in UK cant hurt ?

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Commemorative set of Steve Bell's take on the visit:

[Holden McGroin]

Originally posted by DmdNexus
TR wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth...

Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858�January 6, 1919) was born in New York into a wealthy family, one of the old Dutch families which had settled in America in the seventeenth century. At eighteen he entered Harvard College and spent four years there, dividing his time between books and sport and excelling at both. After leaving Harvard he studied in Germany for almost a year.

It looks as though his family may had some silver eating utensiles after all.

"If I could only be
President and Congress
too for just ten minutes." TR

"You don't get everything you want. A dictatorship would be a lot easier." GWB Describing what it's like to be governor of Texas.(Governing Magazine 7/98)

Seems like some other comparisons may be valid too.