How can America inspire the Slacktivist to action? (Bring Back the Draft)

Washington Post ^ | December 30, 2014 | Dana Milbank

[C19fan]

I wanted to do something for my country during the holidays, so I went to the movies.

I watched the Christmas Day opening of “The Interview,” to show North Korea that I wasn’t afraid of its threats to blow up theaters that screen the parody of Kim Jong Un. The $9.50 I paid in the name of patriotic pride bought me stadium seating, a preview of the coming feature “Hot Tub Time Machine 2,” and a feature film full of jokes about rectums, sex organs, ricin and the Supreme Leader defecating in his pants. Except for the Asian stereotypes, it was just my speed. Still, I wondered if there isn’t a better way to sacrifice for my country than paying to hear dong jokes.

[C19fan]

The Leftie Milbank to inspire civic engagement wants to force or nudge people into national service. So in Dana's world not only do I work for the government 25% - 50% of my time paying taxes now he wants to force me to do actual labor on stuff the gov't deems important. No Dana I do not want to be even more a serf for Washington. Dana mentions Dauphin Bush, Marco Robio, Portman, and Romney all have expressed interest in nudging people into the doing service.

[all the best]

Service? Sounds more like slavery.

[cripplecreek]

Its a great way to build an anti war movement now that Obama is on his way out.

[jsanders2001]

If he enjoyed the movie he must be gay. Very gay...horrible, horrible movie.

[Bon mots]

[Iron Munro]

Eff ‘em.

Let them fall by the wayside.

If they can’t motivate themselves they are nothing worthless floor sweepings.

Ask any vet who had to serve alongside of whiny draftees who didn’t want to be where they were.

[zipper]

The bloated corrupt congressman Chuck Rangel has called for a draft for many years.

The reason: he wants to create an anti-war movement.

[2ndDivisionVet]

The Great Draft Dodge: Karl Eikenberry and what Americans lost when they stopped fighting
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3237659/posts

How I Learned to Love the Draft
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3241898/posts

[2ndDivisionVet]

How many of the above mentioned men served in the armed forces?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

The draft served a very good purpose in that it tore high school graduates away from mommy and daddy and showed them there was a world out there!

Once you are in the military you find you would rather be back with your military pals than home where everyone thinks you are still just a kid.

Three days leave is about all I could stand of a two week leave. I always felt more “free” back on the base.

[Flag_This]

"Bring Back the Draft"

Just say "No."

[Chainmail]

You again. The rest of us are tired of hearing how loath you are to risk your life or just your comfort for the county's defense.

Sounds less like a crusade for freedom than an excuse for gutlessness.

[tanknetter]

Dana’s such a d-bag.

He takes his omnipresent “Bush’s fault” shot early in the article, saying that the only sacrifice Bush asked for after 9-11 was to continue spending money.

He then says that the solution is some form national service. Like Peace Corps and Americorps.

Afterwhich he notes that Bush EXPANDED both in the wake of 9-11.

???????

So the guy, and his editors, missed that he completely contradicts himself within the space of a few paragraphs. Are they idiots? Were they drunk? Both?

[TurboZamboni]

Mandatory service is antithetical to freedom.

No wonder statists love it.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

How about if we create a healthy economy with jobs.

[MrEdd]

People in the military because they desire to defend their country don’t need to be saddled with whiny and often drug addicted draftees.

End of story.

[Chainmail]

"Mandatory service is antithetical to freedom."

Yup, and you'd be the first in line to complain when the enemies start winning.

Men volunteer. Whiners/non-men don't. It's called "duty".

[wgflyer]

I thought this article would be amusing, so I read it in full and it didn't disappoint. The author, so clueless, fails to note that the reason these “slactivists” are uninspired is because any possible source of national inspiration has been killed throughout their upbringing. They have no knowledge of national history, from which patriotism and the desire to contribute might emanate. They have little or no geopolitical knowledge and simultaneously imagine themselves to be all-knowing, because they have instant access to information on the internet. Unfortunately, they have no knowledge base for filtering fact from fiction. The cure is obvious, and it ain't the draft.

[TurboZamboni]

I already volunteered. 6 years active duty US Army.

Nice try.

[Chainmail]

Then your point of view is odd, to say the least.