The largest gathering of self-indulged, complete cowardice I have ever seen.

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[Michael Barnes]

This thread has to be by far the largest nesting of complete wimps I have yet to uncover.

I know Fark has a right leaning tendancy, but you should hear all the brave souls on this thread getting ready to hop ship.

Quite honestly, I hope they do, I would shudder to think that even half of them would serve in my beloved Armed Service.

[Michael Barnes]

shaking head...

[Bogey78O]

Just remember. Leftist online usually are several degrees outside of reality. As such when what they say filters out to the real world it just alienates the average joe even further.

[Michael Barnes]

arghhh...yup, it's right there as well....

[CatoRenasci]

Well, to the extent they oppose the draft, this veteran agrees with them.

While I would support limiting the right to vote to those who serve in the military, I would not reinstitute the draft. A society whose young men and women are unwilling to defend it does not deserve to survive.

[Michael Barnes]

I don't support the draft purely because I don't wnat people like "them" in our Military. I have faith that enough would join up..

[lainie]

Sad.

[Michael Barnes]

very sad indeed...

[ctdonath2]

Perhaps you misunderstand.

The gang at Fark are not objecting to fighting for their country (a significant percentage are hardcore RKBA types), they're objecting to the idea of conscription.

I don't blame 'em. Ask me to defend my country, and I'll show up gung-ho providing my own significant firepower and training. Force me to fight and the fight won't be with who you tell me to.

It's the draft argument again.

[Michael Barnes]

No, I think I understand perfectly..

There is a very large amount in this country that want's all the country can give, but want to give nothing in return. Like you, I would drop what I am doing and go to help out the country at the drop of a hat. Even after serving 4 years.

[dionyza]

It's FARK. That's how almost all the threads go.

It's an Internet tabloid featuring strange stories, odd headlines and, sometimes, amusing discussion. Don't look to it for anything resembling intelligent debate (on most issues).

-D.

[Prime Choice]

What these jagoffs don't realize (thanks in large part to a Leftist-biased media) is that the registration for the draft was reinstated six years after the conclusion of the Vietnam conflict by none other than President Jimmy Carter.

Naturally, nobody in the media speaks ill of Carter or mentions this inconvenient little fact because he's a Democrat.

[Ogmios]

What a bunch of whinie babies, and there is no way that a draft will be necassary.

A draft would be a huge mistake, but if the Dem's get any kind of majority, expect it to be done.

They would like nothing more then to turn Iraq into the quagmire they claim it is, and starting up a draft would do exactly that, turn Iraq into a political football for them to kick around, as if they aren't doing that now, the scumbags.