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15. Uh, no. Thousands of Americans have been jailed as conscientous objectors when refusing to go to war

Thu Sep 3, 2015, 05:34 PM

Sep 2015

This guy is really an ignorant, bigoted, moron. Good grief.

The New York Peace Society, founded in 1815 by David Low Dodge, was the first official peace society in America, but the true story of pacifism should begin with certain Native Americans who wished to live in peace. Since then, hundreds of peace groups and thousands of individuals have worked to promote peace and work against war, violence and injustice, following the voice of their consciences -- sometimes to the point of persecution and imprisonment. This page is intended as only a brief introduction to the historical setting for the topic of conscientious objection to war. More information should be sought from the links offered on other pages, as well as secondary published sources available from many libraries.

http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/peace/conscientiousobjection/co%20website/pages/HistoryNew.htm

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Oh yeah! Davis's attorney ...goes to the Hindu argument. [View all] underpants Sep 2015 OP

Roger Gannam is apparently A Idiot gratuitous Sep 2015 #1

Thoreau? underpants Sep 2015 #3

Ali never served jail time, although he was sentenced to 5 years. He was on bail while appeals mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #17

This is making me dizzy yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #2

I feel her pain. I was denied a scholarship to Julliard just because I can't read music Xipe Totec Sep 2015 #4

LOL underpants Sep 2015 #5

Yup. Textbook example of discrimination you have there. SO not fair. closeupready Sep 2015 #11

there is a cow joke here somewhere olddots Sep 2015 #6

Clearly F'ed up in the head! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #7

I usually defend attorneys no matter how absurd they may seem, because their job is to randys1 Sep 2015 #8

I think in the rush of things, the attribution is messed up jberryhill Sep 2015 #10

Thank you. That was breaking my brain. beac Sep 2015 #19

first he uses Jews and Nazis and now he talks of Hindus Angry Dragon Sep 2015 #9

That guys law school's accreditation should be revoked LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #12

Oh...so...THIS. Iggo Sep 2015 #14

Well, duh -- of course forcing Hindus to eat beef on the job is wrong rocktivity Sep 2015 #13

Uh, no. Thousands of Americans have been jailed as conscientous objectors when refusing to go to war mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #15

This NY Times comment answers Gannam's argument pretty decisively, I think markpkessinger Sep 2015 #16

PERFECT! nt LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #18

It's the Chewbacca Defense! scarletwoman Sep 2015 #20

Yes! underpants Sep 2015 #22

me too! dorkzilla Sep 2015 #26

If I was an attorney, specifically Mr. Gannam, I'd be ashamed to make that argument steve2470 Sep 2015 #21

University of Florida underpants Sep 2015 #23

1999 graduate of UF Law School steve2470 Sep 2015 #24

Thanks underpants Sep 2015 #25

Simple False Analogy ... Trajan Sep 2015 #27

Holy cow. betsuni Sep 2015 #28