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Re: [internetworkers] Mandatory military service / government registration for ALL young Americans...
- From: Steven Champeon <schampeo AT hesketh.com>
- To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Mandatory military service / government registration for ALL young Americans...
- Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 01:38:44 -0500
on Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 01:21:57AM -0500, Phillip Rhodes wrote:
> > http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/01/07/rangel.draft/
> > http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=1283&catcode=11
> > http://www.talkleft.com/archives/001773.html
>
> Interesting. I actually agree with his sentiments to a degree.
I'm glad you didn't call them "reasons". From what I've read, it seems
that playing the race and class card when it comes to combat duty is a
poor bet. Seems African-Americans tend to gravitate towards the military
as a way to gain job skills, whereas the white kids tend to do it for
college money and kicks, and so they end up in combat units, etc.
But I haven't seen any authoritative data on this; I just remember it
being talked about quite a bit when the proposal was first floated. The
Economist thought it ironic that after years of being underrepresented
in the military, as soon as parity was achieved and then surpassed, the
cries started about having to bear an unfair share of the burden; then
quoted Colin Powell saying blacks in the military were a good thing.
And the idea that universal service should have any effect on whether
the children of the elite have to serve (and hence on whether they will
change their politics as a result)? What planet are they smoking?
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Re: [internetworkers] The Passionate Maker of The Passion of The Christ
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Re: [internetworkers] The Passionate Maker of The Passion of The Christ,
MCW, 02/24/2004
- Re: [internetworkers] The Passionate Maker of The Passion of The Christ, Ruth Suehle, 02/24/2004
- Re: [internetworkers] The Passionate Maker of The Passion of The Christ, Sil Greene, 02/24/2004
- Re: [internetworkers] The Passionate Maker of The Passion of The Christ, Ron Thigpen, 02/24/2004
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Re: [internetworkers] The Passionate Maker of The Passion of The Christ,
Greg Cox, 02/24/2004
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[internetworkers] Mandatory military service / government registration for ALL young Americans...,
Phillip Rhodes, 02/24/2004
- [internetworkers] More about Dudley Hiibel & the 4th Amendment, Phillip Rhodes, 02/25/2004
- Re: [internetworkers] Mandatory military service / government registration for ALL young Americans..., Steven Champeon, 02/25/2004
- Re: [internetworkers] Mandatory military service / government registration for ALL young Americans..., Steven Champeon, 02/25/2004
- Re: [internetworkers] Mandatory military service / government registration for ALL young Americans..., Phillip Rhodes, 02/25/2004
- Re: [internetworkers] Mandatory military service / government registration for ALL young Americans..., Steven Champeon, 02/25/2004
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[internetworkers] Mandatory military service / government registration for ALL young Americans...,
Phillip Rhodes, 02/24/2004
- Re: [internetworkers] Mandatory military service / governmentregistration for ALL young Americans..., Alan MacHett, 02/25/2004
- Re: [internetworkers] Mandatory military service / governmentregistration for ALL young Americans..., Phillip Rhodes, 02/25/2004
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Re: [internetworkers] The Passionate Maker of The Passion of The Christ,
MCW, 02/24/2004
- Re: [internetworkers] Mandatory military service / government registration for ALL young Americans..., Sil Greene, 02/25/2004
- Re: [internetworkers] Mandatory military service / government registration for ALL young Americans..., trekkie, 02/25/2004
- Re: [internetworkers] The Passionate Maker of The Passion of The Christ, Sil Greene, 02/25/2004
- RE: [internetworkers] The Passionate Maker of The Passion of The Christ, Tony Spencer, 02/25/2004
- Re: [internetworkers] The Passionate Maker of The Passion of The Christ, Rowland Smith, 02/25/2004
- Re: [internetworkers] The Passionate Maker of The Passion of The Christ, Steven Champeon, 02/25/2004
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