Thread: Women and the Draft
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Re: Women and the Draft
I will not enter this thread. I will not enter this thread. I will not enter this thread.

::enters thread::

D'oh!

I'm going to be frank here: I didn't read all the posts. Especially once the personal attacks started. So I'll just point things out as I go.

Okay, viewpoint #1: the "all things being equal" viewpoint. If you truly believe all things are equal, then women should be allowed in the draft. Of course, all things aren't equal; it's just life. But in this case, men and women are essentially equal.

Viewpoint #2: the "women aren't as physically capable" viewpoint. In some cases, this may be a valid point (although I personally don't believe it). But if it was, then we wouldn't have women volunteering for military service.

Viewpoint #3: the "combine viewpoints 1 & 2" viewpoint. Simply put, you can't have it both ways. Which is why I personally think women shouldn't have their own sports leagues. They should be playing with the men. But now I'm getting off topic.

Back on topic, in our world violence solves everything (just ask the people of Carthage, Constantinople, and Hiroshima). And unfortunately, it always will. It's simply our human nature. That being said, if there is something I believe in, I will fight for it, using violence if necessary (although only after every other means is exhausted). Of course, you can flip-flop that. If I don't believe in it, I won't fight for it. And I refuse to be forced to do so. It's simply un-American and wrong. I'll get right to the point and say I don't believe in our country's actions. My answer to the question: women should not be in the draft. Plain and simple. Oh yeah, this is an unfair question since I also believe men should not be in the draft. If people want to fight and they believe in the cause, power to them. But if you are so low on reserves that you need to draft, it's because you're short on volunteers. And if you're short on volunteers, then most likely you're running things badly enough where the people don't believe in the cause.

Wow, I've quoted Heinlein twice today.