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  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Hunter Thompson opined that the US draft was better than the alternative.

    Under the draft everyone, rich and poor, was expected to serve. With a ‘volunteer army’ only the poor need to go.

    Another drafted vet said that draftees are more likely to speak up if civilians are targeted because the soldiers know that they are eventually going home. Lifers will obey all orders.

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      3 months ago

      Systemic racism in the US ment an inproportionate number of drafted service personnel were black as white draftees were able to get college deferments in higher numbers.

      This boiled back down to the poorer economic situation of black peoples in the Civil rights era fighting for basic equality.

      The draft also caused friction that increased fraggings as this racist treatment by educated white officers or NCOs were dealt with locally. Fragging was furthered by a disconnect between draftees who wanted to just survive and glory hounds who saw military service and War as some great adventure.