Canadadian town honoring Draft Dodgers

[Nash]

Well I don't know about South Park.

But yeah, they wanna jam and smoke weed.

I'm not even sure that the majority of the citizens (we're talking  four thousand people) wanted this huge Seatle News bruhahaha.

Prolly the "artisans" thought it'd be nifty to honour themselves... I don't freaking know.

Are we not devoting way too much time to this?

[Torque]

Originally posted by Gman
...what with the dropping of bombs on 20 or so of my good friends in Afghanistan a few miles from a friendly base, and killing one very good friend....

Yeah, and two days later the fans at Detroit booed the Canadian Anthem not once but twice.

Wassup with dat?

[Nash]

Originally posted by Torque
Yeah, and two days later the fans at Detroit booed the Canadian Anthem not once but twice.

Wassup with dat?

"*shrugs*

Par for the course." - Muckmaw

Wow... that was easy!

[VOR]

Originally posted by Nash
Are we not devoting way too much time to this?

As a matter of fact, yes.

[SLO]

since I love a good fight with my friendly neighborhood American, I shall choose to refrain myself or this wittle thread gets locked:D


Sometimes its better to run then fight the impossible fight.....

Its a fine line between Dumbprettythang and Hero, the only one to survive is usually called the Hero....

[VOR]

Originally posted by SLO
Sometimes its better to run then fight the impossible fight.....

Its a fine line between Dumbprettythang and Hero, the only one to survive is usually called the Hero....

Here ya go.

[SLO]

so you would go fight KNOWING your hands are tied behind your back....

shows how brilliant you are.

what you perseve as cowardice or running is sometimes called having a semblance of a neuron, or if you prefer, actually using your brains and letting yourself decide, not your fuggin Govr'

like I'd go fight for such morons, not in this lifetime or any other

[GreenCloud]

Hang on, I'll post my contract shortly,

I'll have it faxed to you from the Abilene Kinko's.

lmfao..MUCK!!!...will you make soem for me too..I want to be a Green Beret....err I mean will you "fax" my papers too
Love
BiGB
xoxo

[VOR]

It's called thinking beyond your personal wants and needs, SLO. Alot of people do it, alot of people don't. It's no big deal, and neither course of action is indicative of "brilliance".

As for making up one's own mind about whether or not to "answer the call", I'm all for that too. Do it or don't. Actively and resolutely make a decision one way or the other and I will respect either. I will not, however, respect the decision to go slinking away from the responsibility and consequences of your actions. Spinelessly sneaking away from duty and obligation is a choice only a COWARD would make. If you're going to do it, at least have the stones to look the government (and everyone else who cares enough to attend to difficult civic responsibility) in the eye and say "NO".

SLO, who WOULD you go fight for? Would there...could there be a cause noble enough to warrant the possible depravation of the world (not to mention the AH BBS) of the greatness of SLO?

[Ripper29]

Now I don't want to hijack this (too much) or start a flame fest but I have a question for all you Southerners (remember your all southerners to me)...the question is...

Do you think, assuming the war in Iraq continues in the manner it is currently going,  the US Government will revive the Draft ?

[simshell]

why should you live in your country when you dont  defend it nor serve it

[vorticon]

Originally posted by simshell
why should you live in your country when you dont  defend it nor serve it

majority of people are born there, they dont have a choice. and everyone who pays taxes and vote serves their country.

hell the entire reason why anyone has ever defended their country, was so that their descendants WOULD NOT have to.

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by SLO
so you would go fight KNOWING your hands are tied behind your back....

shows how brilliant you are.

what you perseve as cowardice or running is sometimes called having a semblance of a neuron, or if you prefer, actually using your brains and letting yourself decide, not your fuggin Govr'

like I'd go fight for such morons, not in this lifetime or any other

SLO,

My whole premise on the "run to canada draft dodger thing" is real simple:


If you did not want to fight there were other means available to you other than fleeing your homeland.  

You could apply for deferment if you could afford to go to college

You could claim to be a conciensous objector

You could claim some sort of disablity
OR
You could go to jail (may be a few more but those are the main ones)

There are alof of those in the military that went to nam but think it was the wrong war.  I've read a book by one vet who thinks if alot of the draft dodgers went to jail vrs. fleeing the court system back ups alone would have put this country into turmoil thus ending the war that much sooner.

I hold alot of respect for Mohamad Ali.  He was a boxer in the prime of his life and his draft number came up.  At the time he did not feel like this was his war to fight so instead of running, he went to jail.

Think about it....a champion contender giving up his carreer and freedom for what he believs in and going to jail for more than a few years.  That to me is WAY MORE heroic than those that fled to Canada by far.


AND AGAIN.....I'm SORRY THIS THREAD STARTED OUT SOUNDING LIKE ANY OTHER BASH CANADA THREADS....I REALIZE THIS IS ABOUT ONE TOWN AND NOT AN ENTIRE NATION.

[VOR]

Originally posted by Ripper29
Do you think, assuming the war in Iraq continues in the manner it is currently going,  the US Government will revive the Draft ?

Short answer: no. The long answer would be..well..long.

[SLO]

Originally posted by VOR
It's called thinking beyond your personal wants and needs, SLO. Alot of people do it, alot of people don't. It's no big deal, and neither course of action is indicative of "brilliance".

As for making up one's own mind about whether or not to "answer the call", I'm all for that too. Do it or don't. Actively and resolutely make a decision one way or the other and I will respect either. I will not, however, respect the decision to go slinking away from the responsibility and consequences of your actions. Spinelessly sneaking away from duty and obligation is a choice only a COWARD would make. If you're going to do it, at least have the stones to look the government (and everyone else who cares enough to attend to difficult civic responsibility) in the eye and say "NO".

SLO, who WOULD you go fight for? Would there...could there be a cause noble enough to warrant the possible depravation of the world (not to mention the AH BBS) of the greatness of SLO?

well written VOR, BUT, since I live in a demo country, I can actually choose to serve or not....

lemme give you a different perception

I went to the Recrutment Office here in Montreal the same day my 2 brothers went to join, they wanted to join NOT TO SERVE(all that honorable stuff) but to find a job and learn some cool new stuff, thats when I hesitated, I wouldn't join an army just to work, but in a time of crisis I'll be 1st in line.....

I bet you 20 bucks(that would be 40 bucks can.) that most people join to get jobs(not all that honorable stuff)

so spare me your quote "SLO, who WOULD you go fight for? Would there...could there be a cause noble enough to warrant the possible depravation of the world (not to mention the AH BBS) of the greatness of SLO?

even though in jest, this Golly-geen board would be very boring WITHOUT my brilliance:rofl