Subj : Re: Um...no comment?
To   : Frank Reid
From : Asylem Kat
Date : Sun Sep 18 2005 02:52 am

  Re: Re: Um...no comment?
  By: Frank Reid to Finnigann on Sat Sep 17 2005 01:49 pm

 > I also believe in mandatory military service.  The military has a demonstrat
 > record of achievment in helping youths become successful members of society,
 > even after life or personal choice has pointed them down the wrong path.  It
 > no coincidence that a large percentage of successful businessmen or even
 > politicians served in the armed forces.  They establish a work ethic that
 > persists no matter what avenue one chooses in life.

What about the pacifists or the people that are anti-guns? Would it be fair to
force them to join the military and make them do things they don't believe in?
Or what about those that were over weight and couldn't go through the training?
Should you force them to lose weight and get in shape? (I for one have not seen
a single obese military person) And suppose they have O.D.D. (oppositional
defiant disorder) and would end up mouthing off or actually fighting their
superiors?

I actually have all these problems and I knew long ago that not only would I
not WANT to join the military, but that I physically, mentally and morally
WOULDN'T be able. I am a spiritual person and I do believe in turning the other
cheek and unless I was directly assaulted and my life was in danger, I would
not be able to fight. It's just not in me. If I were to change that I would
change who I am as a person and forcing me to do so would infringe on my
freedoms. Unless there were ground forces invading US soil and marching across
the country, and unless myself or my family were directly a target, I would not
be able to bring myself to fight. And I seriously doubt that ever happening.
If anything we're either getting nuked or gassed or poisoned or some other
quick non-confrontational strike. These men are cowards that know better than
to risk direct fighting on our home front.

I love myself, I love my family and I love my country but I hate my government
and I refuse to fight for something I do not believe in.


Asylem Kat

Cute -- BUT WRONG!!


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