A lot of men signed up after Pearl Harbor (Reply #8)

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Response to Donald Ian Rankin (Reply #5)

Sun May 26, 2013, 04:58 PM

8. A lot of men signed up after Pearl Harbor

And a lot of people would have voted to go to war, so you would probably still be here had it been the case. Anyone who didn't vote for war after Pearl Harbor would have been looked at as a un-American.

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67 replies	Author	Time	Post
This would end most, if not all, wars. [View all]	zeos3	May 2013	OP
No wonder it didn't make it -- how could war mongers profit?!?!?!	gateley	May 2013	#1
Wow	ismnotwasm	May 2013	#2
Americans have never, ever voted for something really stupid or contrary to their best interests.	Buzz Clik	May 2013	#3
Prohibition?	dumbcat	May 2013	#16
It wasn't	Scootaloo	May 2013	#20
Sounds stupid to me	dumbcat	May 2013	#21
Buzz Clik was being sarcastic	siligut	May 2013	#40
Thank you for that.	dumbcat	May 2013	#44
Our RW politicians are being led down the garden path	siligut	May 2013	#45
It ended the prospect of alcohol as an alternative fuel.	Blanks	May 2013	#39
" a substance that is - very consistently - the most harmful to human health and social fabric."	JayhawkSD	May 2013	#41
And yet it still causes more harm than any other substance	Scootaloo	May 2013	#49
Disregard actual statistics	JayhawkSD	May 2013	#67
Reminds me of today's war on drugs.	gtar100	May 2013	#46
It was cultural genocide	NutmegYankee	May 2013	#48
true but	Chaco Dundee	May 2013	#50
Very nice...	zeos3	May 2013	#59
1971: American citizens should have the alienable right to an environment free of pollution.	arcane1	May 2013	#4
I think inalienable rights are better ....	oldhippie	May 2013	#17
Indeed. I wonder if that was how it was written in the original attempt	arcane1	May 2013	#22
Sounds good in theory	loyalsister	May 2013	#27
Including world war 2, which would mean I wouldn't be here, so no thanks.	Donald Ian Rankin	May 2013	#5
A lot of men signed up after Pearl Harbor	Politicalboi	May 2013	#8
John Wayne didn't.	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2013	#51
I would gladly volunteer to not be here if it meant the end of war.	BrotherIvan	May 2013	#31
'I wouldn't be here" how can u know that?	leftyohiolib	May 2013	#42
I'm Jewish, and live in Europe.	Donald Ian Rankin	May 2013	#47
Excellent point!	Pterodactyl	May 2013	#54
well if the 2 people that comprise your parents didnt meet that doesnt mean you wouldnt be here	leftyohiolib	May 2013	#55
Perhaps a better solution would be to put me in charge of wars.	SheilaT	May 2013	#6
Where are you?...	awoke_in_2003	May 2013	#9
I'm in Santa Fe.	SheilaT	May 2013	#13
Oh, I know that feeling all too well!	kentauros	May 2013	#33
You too?	Manifestor_of_Light	May 2013	#52
Then let me be the first to nominate you to be in charge of all wars!	Kath1	May 2013	#36
I love that amendment about putting war to a national vote.	Initech	May 2013	#7
A National vote would be interesting, as I don't believe we ever had one .....	oldhippie	May 2013	#19
Wouldn't the Federal Election Commission do that?	dumbcat	May 2013	#23
Nope .......	oldhippie	May 2013	#24
There is no such thing as a "national" election	hack89	May 2013	#56
I like this one	BobbyBoring	May 2013	#10
They can't all be gems...	zeos3	May 2013	#58
2013 is still a good	sulphurdunn	May 2013	#11
Let's even bump it up	zeos3	May 2013	#60
That would be about $18 million	sulphurdunn	May 2013	#66
Do keep in mind we voted in GW Bush two times.	Buzz Clik	May 2013	#12
Actually, he wasn't.	RC	May 2013	#29
... and we want the same system to start wars.	Buzz Clik	May 2013	#30
And don't forget,	Art_from_Ark	May 2013	#32
I hear you.	zeos3	May 2013	#61
Very interesting indeed....	Swede Atlanta	May 2013	#14
Um...those are constitutional amendments	jeff47	May 2013	#28
hmm...	chervilant	May 2013	#35
The ERA not on the list.. came so close, then the stupid Americans took over.	mountain grammy	May 2013	#15
peace cure	hog	May 2013	#18
Great point	lovemydog	May 2013	#26
Ha, good one! It oughtta be a law! When my son enlisted I did not give my permission	mountain grammy	May 2013	#37
I support all three of those	lovemydog	May 2013	#25
Cheers!	zeos3	May 2013	#62
The first one would mean the end of the secret ballot.	Lady Freedom Returns	May 2013	#34
Good point.	zeos3	May 2013	#64
To paraphrase All Quiet on the Western Front:	Nevernose	May 2013	#38
Well, they sound good, but...	JayhawkSD	May 2013	#43
These days it would be an army of 70+.	Spitfire of ATJ	May 2013	#53
My Problem With That Amendment	erpowers	May 2013	#57
Very insightful.	zeos3	May 2013	#65
only the dead have seen the end of war	arely staircase	May 2013	#63

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