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graphite · 61-69, M
When men are ordered to fight wars, they don't have a right to their own body. How many guys were shipped off to die in Vietnam against their will?
graphite · 61-69, M
@Pikachu We're always hearing about a woman being denied the right to their own body if abortion were outlawed but we never hear about how this happens to men and is forged into law. Someone asked Kavanaugh during his hearing about any example where men are denied jurisdiction over their own bodies and he didn't even mention this. The implication of the thread is that unlike women, men always have full jurisdiction over their own bodies but they don't.
LeopoldBloom · M
@graphite In case you haven't noticed, we've had an all-volunteer military in the U.S. for decades. Forced conscription was way overdue to be ended.
However, around two-thirds of soldiers in Vietnam were actually volunteers. The reason forced conscription ended was because it wasn't necessary. Military leaders also didn't want to deal with angry, resentful recruits who didn't want to be there. You don't hear about fragging incidents anymore.
However, around two-thirds of soldiers in Vietnam were actually volunteers. The reason forced conscription ended was because it wasn't necessary. Military leaders also didn't want to deal with angry, resentful recruits who didn't want to be there. You don't hear about fragging incidents anymore.
graphite · 61-69, M
@LeopoldBloom And men are still required to sign up for Selective Service at age 18, providing the government with a list of people disposable on the battlefield, if necessary. Only men make this list of disposable people. I had to sign up. (I wonder how many soldiers in Vietnam were drafted into the Army but, resigned to their fate, ended up "volunteering" for a stint in one of the other services, instead. Avoid the 2 years in the Army by getting perhaps a better deal with 4 years in the Navy or the USAF)