tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279511551247964089.post6607895903236840534..comments2023-09-25T10:29:52.300-04:00Comments on Thinking about policy over politics: Get to know our Sailors.JamesBedellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578520029802568224noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279511551247964089.post-87073691460544397072008-05-27T14:29:00.000-04:002008-05-27T14:29:00.000-04:00Of course the best opportunity for these people fr...Of course the best opportunity for these people from "tough backgrounds" was to become the prey of a flesh hungry military industrial complex, bribed by hollow career promises, tuition grants, and vagaries of "patriotism" that define "love of country" as perpetuating imperialist destruction by offering your otherwise productive human capital to a corporate driven machine.<BR/><BR/>Yes this story is very telling, it is a case study of how recruiters prey on "tough backgrounds" and is yet another piece of evidence of the discriminatory practices and desperate measures the military is using.<BR/><BR/>It does not explain the horrific situations that conscientious objectors and AWOL troops face when they express dissent...it does not explain how too many of these men and women joined the military just so they could pay for college, build their resume, or receive other benefits.<BR/><BR/>It's sick and disgusting how our "volunteer" force is drafted.<BR/><BR/>Sure, if they want to join to occupy Iraq, Afghanistan, and threaten Iran then they should, because that is the purpose of the military today...but they shouldn't be signing up by default, because it was the only way they could pay for college, support their families, receive medical coverage...<BR/><BR/>That's domination. That's a draft. That's indentured servitude.<BR/><BR/>And neither the Democrats or Republicans oppose it.<BR/><BR/>There is no hope in the Democratic Party to address the issue of the misappropriated military budget and racist recruitment policies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com