Iran, Drafts and Revolution.

Ah well to each their own. Im peacin...

 

One of my professors was speaking about what would happen if a draft began. I do believe an invasion of Iran is highly unlikely since Bush is out soon but we are not leaving Iraq soon at all. Obama is the best guy for the job imo, but he also realizes how blatantly pointless it would be to withdraw immediately. We got Saddam out but it would worsen or global image even more we we pulled out and left Iraq on its ass. So expect us to be there for a while, also, considering its all volunteers there, and some reserve already, a draft isn't that unlikely. Obama may give a good sense of hope and speaks well (hes this generation's JFK so to speak) but I think hes not going to do major changes. The good thing though is that he isn't going to do a whole lot of bad (if elected obviously).

Now, if there was a draft, I see my generation exploding in protest. We have a whole lot less "peace and love" which actually is to our favor. I think there would be A LOT of protests and quite a massive anti-war movement. Our generation has a much more educated and organized trait to our benefit aswell. We have the internet, and cell phones! That alone equals massive organization. This country needs alot of changes, politically, socially, economically, and in so many other ways. In a sick way, a draft might be the one thing this country actually needs for CHANGE. This country is so apathetic towards political issues that people are only willing to do something when Uncle Sam comes knocking on their door step with their draft number. I will actually be trying to organize anti-war protests in DC this summer so anyone interested hit me up with some PMs.

 

I have to admit; while I HATE the idea of drafts, never want to have one, never want to be part of one, etc.
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that might just be the thing to set people off enough to finally really start a revolution. I doubt it though because I think it's going to take A LOT more than that to start off the revolution.
Like what?
I'm thinking V for Vendetta type shit. Not the wierdo in the mask hijacking public telivision, but in terms of someone; an anarchist, revolutionist, terrorist, hippie, whoever.... doing something BIG to FORCE society to change. I'm talking shit being blown up.

 

Too unrealistic in my opinion. If some kind of home grown terrorism occured, it would be really isolated and cracked down on instantly making it bad (restricting our rights) for all of us. If people want to change the government, we need every single person involved, and people within the government on our side.

 

people in government, on our side? not gonna happen, at least for a while. my views may be unrealistic, but look at the reality; look at the country, the way its being run, the president, the wars, the hatred, the hunger, the suffering. There needs to be some drastic, if albeit "unrealistic" change.

 

Certainly thats Malcolm X way of looking at it. As its been so many times before, you can't spread peace/ democracy with wars/guns. I think we could use that exactly to apply it to our situation in this country. You push with fire, your going to get burned by theirs and probably start a new form of McCarthyism against people of similar views. Not only will you probably get burned, but your not going to get the people's side, the nation's side, which is what we need for change. They will just look at you like some radicalist.

While I share the same views of what needs to be done, I'm the total opposite of HOW it must be done. 90% of people call themselves either demo. or rep. which is one of the LARGEST flaws of our government and social issues. People need to escape the narrow mindedness of a party system because if they fall within the party, then the parties continue to exist and control. The electoral college is bound to their state's popular vote but the popular vote is ALWAYS for dem. or rep. Basically my little point here, is that a lot of our issues are not just governmental, SOCIALLY we need change. One of the best things for this is a libral education (libral arts) and I think its an edge and a *start* that our generation has towards reform because the majority of our age attends college.

Change is a slow process and this country is still young. Movements like in the 60s speed up the process for the time being, but won't reach the goal exactly, it just ends up closer (which is a great thing though). I think another movement is slowly sturing up but its very under ground, something needs to reach the masses for this to happen. We need to stir it up and make things happen. Throw a rock into a lake and it ripples out. We here on the forums already have a place to organize, to gather, to set plans of protest but again it leads down to social issues. I wonder how many people here even vote, even are willing to protest, or even will to start the movement beause I sure as hell am. I hope we can start something with our very different yet similar views. Peace sista.

 

i was thinking that exactt thought about the draft a couple days ago and i agree