08-11-2004, 05:06 PM
Morg, I admire your reasons for going to Iraq. I've heard a number of much less eloquent members of your fraternity giving more base reasons for heading out.
Just to clear something up, it is still law for all men over the age of 18 to register for the draft. If you don't, you have broken a federal law. The fact that it's been about 35 years since the last time the draft was enforced is another story. If the US were in a war that was scary enough, all men in the US are potential soldiers.
I'm also happy to hear the "labels" being preceded by "some" rather than branding all people of a religion or country as cruel. The fact that the media looks for the most sensational stories to present means that people who practice sexual mutilation or extreme ownership of a spouse are more likely to receive air time than people who are average with similar views to our own.
The same thing happens with big cities in the US. Get a picture in your mind of Detroit. All the national media shows are the gang violence or Devil's Night activities. Never mind that the majority of the people who live there have neatly trimmed yards, work 9-5 jobs, drive SUVs, and have 2.6 children. It's the places that are out of the ordinary that get the attention and set peoples opinions about that place.
Wouldn't it be funny to see news coverage of "ANOTHER HOME DEPOT OPENS!!" or "GRADUATING CLASS HAS 2.7 GPA!!!"
Just to clear something up, it is still law for all men over the age of 18 to register for the draft. If you don't, you have broken a federal law. The fact that it's been about 35 years since the last time the draft was enforced is another story. If the US were in a war that was scary enough, all men in the US are potential soldiers.
I'm also happy to hear the "labels" being preceded by "some" rather than branding all people of a religion or country as cruel. The fact that the media looks for the most sensational stories to present means that people who practice sexual mutilation or extreme ownership of a spouse are more likely to receive air time than people who are average with similar views to our own.
The same thing happens with big cities in the US. Get a picture in your mind of Detroit. All the national media shows are the gang violence or Devil's Night activities. Never mind that the majority of the people who live there have neatly trimmed yards, work 9-5 jobs, drive SUVs, and have 2.6 children. It's the places that are out of the ordinary that get the attention and set peoples opinions about that place.
Wouldn't it be funny to see news coverage of "ANOTHER HOME DEPOT OPENS!!" or "GRADUATING CLASS HAS 2.7 GPA!!!"
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.