Conscientious Objectors?
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This may come as a shock to you, but there are conscientious objectors who are not Christians, and there are Christians who base their religion on more than the Bible.\n\nGo talk to your Sunday school teacher about this, and leave us out of it.
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Don't forget Nelson Mandela.  It shows that the person takes the law seriously and respects authority, and at the same time wants to demonstrate an injustice in our society.  It forces people to question whether they think their laws are fair since innocent people are suffering.  There is an underlying assumption that people are basically good and your cause is fundamentally just.
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Its a deal with the devil, but your local national guard recruiters will have carreer evaluation tests. Not just the armed services apptitude test, but a civilian test too.
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Why shouldn't they be, isn't it discrimination if they don't?\nCapitalists are still worried to death about Communists,and rightly so (esp USA).\nI wonder why (apart from the stuff they have read in the capitalist news papers and watched on the capitalist TV)\nI don't think capitalists and communists can ever reach a mutual understanding. (Religion is the opium of the working classes) some one once said! he was right. Both sides have committed atrocities, both sides have done some good, is the question meant to prove this sort of reaction?
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Civilians.\nWant me to expound further?
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I've seen them in my local library and they're also selling them at my work - they are out there.\n\nI don't see what problem people have with remembering the suffering that soldiers endured during two world wars, it doesn't seem very pro-war to me?
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so in reality, you're helping communist China's troops...\n\nI'd support the stickers/magnets if they actually went to helping the troops. They need body armor and someone's pockets are getting filled off of them.
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You can apply for Conscientious Objector status, although this could take years. You may also request a separation if your family or dependents are suffering severe financial, physical, or psychological problems. A few examples are: death of or divorce from your spouse, leaving you the sole parent of a child; disability or death of a parent, leaving others dependent on you for support; or, a long-term physical or mental illness of your spouse which requires your presence at home. There are many other possibilities.
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I hope that this isn't really all talk ..  like all thos e protests b4 we went to war lol ..\n\nanyway ...  BAD .. Level 4 soldier of fortune at your service !!!!\n\n\nDr BAd\nMercenary for hire ... (cheap seasonal rates)
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What's wrong with boarder patrol in Iraq, or Afghanistan? That is what a conservative would say. I think there will be thousands of discharged military men looking to fill those positions already.
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Small scale criminals, yes, I think that would be a worthwhile idea.  However, I would wonder how many of them would fulfill their committment.\nThe idea of the military being professional is true, and there are certain requirements that must be met.  I see no reason why these individuals couldn't get the education, etc that they need to serve while serving prison time.
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I would say they are still around. They have no need to arouse attention to themselves as most of them weren't so much anti-government as they were anti-democrat and apocolyptic. Quite a few of them I would wager are part of this new "minuteman" craze which is hell bent on securing the US borders from illegal immigrant attacks.\nBTW I believe they think they are fighting for the right...
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nice.\n\nI think vigilantes would be better, might take a few bungs though.\n\nStill, those in power don't seem adverse to that do they.\n\nOr a wealthy benefactor?\n\nAll good ideas, I'd join.
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I think there should be a compulsory national service of some kind for adults 18-45.\n\nMilitary service could be one of the choices.  Another option for conscientious objectors  should be an in-country service corps (like AmeriCorps VISTA) or the overseas Peace Corps.\n\nNot enough people realize how lucky they are to live in the United States - too many people take their situation for granted.   A national service requirement would change their perspective.\n\nI also believe that an immigrant who served in a national service should be given credit for their time served, if they wanted to pursue immigration by naturalization.\n\n(added 11-20-06)\nReinstatement of the draft significantly raises the "political trigger" for a government to choose to go to war.  If we had the draft in place before sending troops to Iraq in 2003, you can bet there would be a more spirited debate, and we probably would not be in the mess we are now.\n\nAnd immigrants who choose to join the military today can get credit for time served, if they eventually apply for citizenship.  It's a law that has been on the books for many years.
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In the U.S. we have an all volunteer military so this would not apply to those who volunteer to serve.  When we had a Draft it was a felony to refuse induction.
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It suits those conservatives to call protestors traitors because they possibly have an agenda, or an agreement to keep the war going, (not just conservatives of course).\nThe problem is I don't think there's many people left who still support the Iraq war, so are they all 'traitors'?\nPoliticians seem to sometimes forget they're elected and are supposed to be representing their constituents views, I thought, rather than ignoring them and promoting someone else's agenda becasue they don't, can't or won't say no.
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It's amazing how when ordinary people put on some form of uniform how much they change into something full of megalomania, delusions of grandeur and paranoia.I have a total mistrust of uniforms and authority in general. Priests however come high on the list alongside a lot of cops. the hypocrisy these people generate is hurting society. Claptrap about the law, which of course we need was founded on religious beliefs laid down thousands of years ago dont apply today.\nThe poor in society have no chance against the rich when it comes to defending themselves, mainly thanks to corrupt lawyers feeding frenzy for money.\nThere are however some bloody good cops out there, however when the dollars are waived in front of you who is strong enough to say no? Everyone has their price dont they?\nProblem is ,what to do about it? The people we trust to keep society clean of corruption are part of the system.\nHave a good one my friend.\nKeep happy.\nTake a look at http://thebaldchemist.blogspot.com  where I have written about authority and other things but with a total piss take and humour. Enjoy it. Cheers