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Re: Sexism Sexism Sexism.
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Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil
It's imporant to make a distinction between my beliefs and my arguments in this thread. You may think I'm backpedaling, I'm not. When I started the thread I fuly intended to support my view point until the end. I would be lying if I said I wasn't hoping you would participate in this thread.

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First of all, I'd like to thank Mike for making a statement of his beliefs. I hope this will serve as a catalyst to the discussion, because it will hopefully stop the comments on "someone believes this, someone believes that." I also pass on to M. Krass that I hope you would stay in the thread, because your political passion, as Bill Gold words it, would be much much missed (sincerely so.)

I believe that neither should be drafted (kudos to those who have said it) but that is not the object of my post. Please understand that the rest of this is based on that belief. I do however understand his thought process of women should have the right to volunteer at frontlines. To share a personal story, a good friend of mine is in the US Army and truly desires to fight on the front lines. Army is a family tradition for her, and she enjoys and cherishes this tradition. Just because no feminist movement has risen in the public eye to protest the lack of female involvement in frontlines, doesn't mean they don't want to be there. Before a movement rose up to protest lack of voting rights, many women wanted them. Please understand that women as a whole are not a feminist movement: we are individuals who may not always have access to demonstrations, but are more than willing to unite for a cause. That is the only correction I have.

The other reason for posting this is a request for Mike to explain the connection between military service and government rights. The connection screams "devils advocate" to me, but as a reasonable request I would like to ask that it be carefully explained. I am not "unjustifying" his question, if that's a word, I am merely asking for a clarification.

I agree on the case that if we must must be drafted, we should bare arms together. However, what is hindering this? Men and women bare arms together everywhere discluding the front lines. I imagine that in time, just as before, a new movement will rise up and fend of this restriction and then Mike will be happy and the women who have the will to just as the men who have the will to will have the opportunity to fight on the front line, in place of teenagers and 20-somethings who just want to graduate and go home.