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Originally Posted by Jim Neil
Since you can read this thank a teacher.
Since it's English thank a soldier.
A lot of you have seen that in the past im sure.
If no one wants to serve bring the draft back in. Me being a military man I have no respect for draft dodgers. If you want to live in a free country there are prices to pay to ensure that freedom lives on for your family and friends.
That being said...
I also think its sad how much money we spend on defense and how little we spend on education. "I joined the military so they would pay for my college" is not a good reason. There should be no reason one has to do this. Make college CHEAPER and get more people in school. This will solve a lot of America's problems (not all though we still have people making fake nicks on GFY making BS fucking POINTLESS posts  ). And for this I blame the government and the citizens of the US. You can see how we prioritize spending in our country. |
Explain to me how Vietnam or Iraq have anything to do with English or the supposed "freedom" Americans have. I don't think there was a huge problem with WWII draft dodgers. I'd be the first guy lined up to defend my country if it were threatened, but I'd rather go to jail for the rest of my life than be shipped overseas to kill defenseless poor people in an unjust, illegal war that's doing nothing but taking more money out of the hands of lower class citizens and putting it into the hands of war profiteers.
That being said, I agree with the second part of your post.