Realities of recruitment - Brave high school kid!

[RetroLounge]

Shorewood(WI) - Earlier this school year, when a military recruiter sought to buy an ad in Ripples - the student newspaper at this lakeside village's public high school - the recruiter met a less-than-friendly response.

Bix Firer, 17, editor of the newspaper, rejected the offer, saying the U.S. military's actions run contrary to the advertising policy he drafted.

The policy rebuffs businesses and organizations "deemed destructive to the social, economic and environmental health of the earth and all of its inhabitants."

He also says he didn't want the student publication being used to advance the cause of "warmongers."

http://www.jsonline.com/lifestyle/compass/jun04/238876.asp

I love the way he described the Military, although I think more specifically, he should have pointed out that it's the politicians and military leaders who are "deemed destructive to the social, economic and environmental health of the earth and all of its inhabitants."

RL

[redqueen]

1. That guy deserves a backbone award!

:thumbsup:

[Raster]

2. Let's inaugurate Democratic Underground's BACKBONE AWARDS!!!

comments?...

[RetroLounge]

6. Good Idea

This kid deserves one...

RL

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Well-done. Hope he runs for office one day.

[LiberalTechie1337]

4. Way to go Bix

It's kids like you that make me optimistic about our future

[buycitgo]

5. memo to John Kerry.........

does this brave kid remind you of someone you once knew?

how bout yourSELF?

only thirtyfive years ago

wake up

[DoverFrank]

7. No doubt!

That takes serious guts for a kid of 17. I hope he doesnt face any backlash because of it. Someone needs to find his email address so we can send him kudos!