Hi Bob,   
      
   On Sat 2012-Feb-25 10:36, BOB BREED (1:123/140) wrote to FRANK SCHEIDT:   
      
      
      
   BB> Here we agree. :)  Looking back I have no problem spotting just when   
   BB> most lost faith with the government - and it's that damn VN war.   
      
   YEp,for a variety of reasons.   
      
   BB> I'd go even a bit farther in defining it:  The draft.   
      
   BB> When it became evident that the sons of the upper class could   
   BB> escape, thus leaving only the poor subject to it, that became a big   
   BB> divisor.  That's why so many young men fled to Canada, and was   
   BB> really the first time the powers couldn't rally the masses to the   
   BB> cause. (What the hell ever that was?)    
      
   That was the other part of why folks lost faith with their   
   government.  iN fact, I'm all for the draft, but imho it   
   shouldn't be a draft, it should be compulsory military   
   service, for every citizen, disabled, women, if you wanna   
   vote, you want the benefits of citizenship, you'll showup as soon as you   
   graduate from hs, or on your 18th birthday.   
      
   I tried to enlist, my draft card said "subject to call" and   
   I told the man, I'm an experienced radio op. Remember back   
   then the navy still used MOrse.  The man laughed at me, my   
   card soon got switched to 4f.   
      
      
   BB> WWII had young men flocking to enlist - MOST did in fact, but of   
   BB> course others waiting for the call from the friendly draft board. :)   
      
   BB> Next was the K thing.  Here the first wave was reserves called back,   
   BB> don't recall a lot of enlisting, but of course the draft caught us.    
      
   BB> Then the VN thing, and I'm at a loss to figure out just what   
   BB> happened there.      
      
   YEp, the Korea thing still had teh GI bill not so diluted   
   though iirc.  VN may have had it too for the most part, but   
   already that benefit was being slashed iirc.  IT's not near   
   what it used to be for returning soldiers iirc.   
      
      
   BB> Oh, have to add the 2k election - odd how the beat about your vote   
   BB> counts kinda died down after that one. :)   
      
   Funny how that works ain't it?   
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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