Re: Presidential insanity
There are "draft dodgers" and then there are "draft dodgers."
I am a "draft dodger" (that cares about soldiers) who refused to kill people I didn't know, had nothing against, and didn't understand the complex political nuances in Viet Nam in order to protect and promote the interests of the US industrial-military complex. I didn't dodge the draft with a fake bone spur because I believe in service to country. I joined the Peace Corps where I served for two years in the Kingdom of Tonga. This was not a "cushy" job. I was paid $15 per MONTH (eggs cost $1 EACH) to build toilets for the local population. I lost 20% of lean body mass during that period because I was existing mostly on bananas and pineapple. I suffered from various local diseases like elephantiasis, infections from mosquitoes and flies, and spent a couple of weeks in the hospital with life threatening septic shock, paralyzed from the waste down. I lived on an island one mile wide and three miles long that was hours away from the nearest "civilization." As a result I suffered from loneliness and isolation. Would I change that experience for any other? NEVER, NEVER, NEVER! I don't pity myself or expect sympathy because that experience made me a better person and I am still alive and breathing today rather than lying in a grave in Viet Nam. I lost several high school and university friends in Viet Nam and for what? - a complete waste of both American and Viet Namese lives. Today, Viet Nam is a relatively prosperous country under socialist rule. There is a good chance that some of the fish you eat, the furniture in your home, the electronic you use, and the person who cuts your hair come from Viet Nam - and the military-industrial complex has moved on to more fertile ground for profits elsewhere in the world.
And then there are "draft dodgers" like the president and his family. I have nothing but disdain for them and their ilk.
Last edited by matapule; February 5th, 2020 at 05:15 AM.
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