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Thursday, May 13, 2004

 
I was talking to Lauren and her family the other day at her house. I realized that our Government is talking about re-instating the draft. The DRAFT; we are Spartans, after all. You know, that does mean that if this whole "war" thing keeps going, I and my friends may well be drafted. Even the girls, what with Feminism and equal rights and all.
And I think about it, would I dodge it? Lauren (somewhat) jokingly said that her family may go to Canada or something if the draft is re-instated, being as the Government has no right to force Our children to War; and idea towards which I wholeheartedly agree. She asked me, "John, if you were getting drafted would you go to Canada?" again, (somewhat) jokingly. It made me think a little. Would I?

I can honestly say that... well I don't think I would dodge the draft; and here is why...
I don't think I could bring myself to just dodge the draft, when around me so many people that I know are selflessly (or even reluctantly) flinging themselves into war. I am not a "Pro-American", in fact I hate all politics; but I have to say I would be unable to see my friends go to war, see the sacrifice they have made, and say to them and my family, "Nope, not for me. I'm too good for THIS war."
It would be disrespectful. Imagine someone being drafted and giving into it because they have no hope for the future in any case, and dying out there on the sand; and then I come back from my trip to Canada after the war with a jug of Maple Syrup under each arm and seeing the grief-stricken faces of all those who had lost loved ones to the Corporate-Jihad.
No, I hate war in it's every carnation, I hate the idea of Animalistic-Competition to which we are constantly subjected. But I dare say that I could never dodge the War; not out of opinion or religious clinging or political stance, but out of respect for those who have lost. Is that understandable?

Eh, hopefully it will never come up. Anywho, I had those thoughts a'brewin and needed to put 'em somewhere, my apologies.

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