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In reply to the discussion: WILL there be a military draft? [View all]haele
(13,559 posts)If there's a draft, the general population might suddenly be concerned about the realities of military posturing.
It's okay if "those people" or poor people use the military as one of the few sources of income and training available to them, and it's comfortable to be in a position to put that yellow ribbon bumper magnet to "Support the Troops" station in some dusty location that the average American can't find in the satellite view on Google Earth without the boundaries and text enabled. but there's a significant silent majority of parents would suddenly be up in arms if their precious little Keegan or Kaylee might run the risk being drafted in a profiteer's war. Not to mention a significant number of Millennials who don't want their lives interrupted by a draft.
There's too many people who have either actively avoided or forgotten to register for Selective Service since 2007 or 2008 when it became increasingly obvious that the so-called War on Terror was really a cynically sectarian battle for Profits as it was.
Haele