I do not think that anyone should be conscripted, ever.
I do not think that because one demographic is enslaved, every demographic should be enslaved.
I do not want my daughter to be conscripted for the sake of punishing feminists or making a political statement.
I think that participating in the military is not a civil right and that the decision of who is or is not allowed should be left to the people whose lives depend upon the performance of the individual next to them.
Just my two cents.
GPIA7R said:1. We will never have another draft. Ever. It's just not going to happen. Regardless, if it does happen (aliens invade, for example), women would be in safe intel jobs. There's no worry either way.
GPIA7R said:2. I still don't know who wants this. Is it feminists? Maybe certain feminists? "Punishing them" is the first line I started seeing when this came up... but aren't there feminists that think this is how it should be, also?
Concur. The only way to stop this madness is to require any politician voting for war to fight in said war (and I don't mean sitting behind the line drinking beers with the general, they need to be on the front line with a rifle in hand). Lots of bloated fat rich guys sending poorer guys to go die for their money.
It's been said that "wars are fought by the poor for the benefit of the rich," and it's still the case today.
The heads of the USMC and Army are saying that they think the time has come for women to register for the draft. Fair's fair, I guess. I'd much rather see the entire draft thing done away with and have a truly voluntary military (which it is, in reality, but with the threat of involuntary servitude hanging above everyone's head), but if we are to have equality in the military then it only seems fair that capable women should shoulder some of the burden, too. They've already proven that they can do most of the same jobs in the military as men and serve in combat positions. This is just one more peg in the board.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...its-time-for-women-to-register-for-the-draft/
Failed the reading comprehension test, huh?And once again you show just how much you don't know. Most women can not do Infantry very well, and it's been proven time and again. They can be effective snipers, and decent tankers, and maybe the really butch women can hump arty rounds if need be, but something about putting on 120lbs of dead weight in combat gear makes them go all dead cockroach in about 1 mile. And when was the last time you were threatened with a draft, 1974?
...if we are to have equality in the military then it only seems fair that capable women should shoulder some of the burden, too. They've already proven that they can do most of the same jobs in the military as men and serve in combat positions.
Hmmm. Reading comprehension. Ironic.Failed the reading comprehension test, huh?
Anything a woman is qualified to do she should be allowed to do. Sorry it triggers you.
The draft is always a threat hanging over the heads of America's citizenry, as long as the registration system exists. I'm looking forward to the day when we do away with it. As long as one person is registered for it then the risk of being drafted is there. All it takes is politicians willing to enslave people.
Failed the reading comprehension test, huh?
Anything a woman is qualified to do she should be allowed to do. Sorry it triggers you.
The draft is always a threat hanging over the heads of America's citizenry, as long as the registration system exists. I'm looking forward to the day when we do away with it. As long as one person is registered for it then the risk of being drafted is there. All it takes is politicians willing to enslave people.
Failed the reading comprehension test, huh?
Anything a woman is qualified to do she should be allowed to do. Sorry it triggers you.
The draft is always a threat hanging over the heads of America's citizenry, as long as the registration system exists. I'm looking forward to the day when we do away with it. As long as one person is registered for it then the risk of being drafted is there. All it takes is politicians willing to enslave people.
Failed the reading comprehension test, huh?
Anything a woman is qualified to do she should be allowed to do. Sorry it triggers you.
The draft is always a threat hanging over the heads of America's citizenry, as long as the registration system exists. I'm looking forward to the day when we do away with it. As long as one person is registered for it then the risk of being drafted is there. All it takes is politicians willing to enslave people.
Cerberus said:You can't answer the question because you have no example that has threatened you. All you have is hypotheticals. And trust me, the military does not want the draft. It's just something for nancy boys to whine about.
Conscripted soldiers have been used for thousands of years. Your claim that it won't happen here is unconvincing.
Conscripted soldiers have been used for thousands of years. Your claim that it won't happen here is unconvincing.
Apart from a worldwide catastrophic event (aliens violently invade), it won't happen here again.
Even if China and Russia feel like taking the US on at the same time for some dumb reason... it still wouldn't happen.
Put bluntly, the point is the military is to kill people and break things. Whoever does that best should be in the role appropriate to them. The simple fact of biological science is that many of these tasks are very physical in nature. Some women can be very good at this, but way more men than women are physically suited to many of the destructive tasks at issue.
...if the task is emotional destruction, though......