Canadadian town honoring Draft Dodgers

[Sandman]

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?

Some of these people considered the war to be a violation of trust by the government. If you no longer trust your government to do the "right thing" does it really make sense to turn yourself over to them?

[xrtoronto]

Originally posted by ASTAC
Says alot about that country if you ask me.

says more about yours!

btw: learn to spell will ya! geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eez, what's wrong with you lot anyway? didn't any of you go to school anywhere?

[VOR]

Originally posted by Sandman
If you no longer trust your government to do the "right thing" does it really make sense to turn yourself over to them?

This argument can go a long way in either direction. Would it also apply to the Branch Davidians in Waco for example?

 While I'm no fan of the sheep following the shepherd mentality and would be perfectly thrilled to wake up to the day that all Americans did their own form of fact-finding and questioning their leadership, I think that your argument would be more in its place in a country like the People's Republic of China or the former Iraq. Aside from that one caveat, yes: it's perfectly reasonable and logical.