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Tag Archives: The Draft
Go Stick A Pencil In Your Ear
When I was eighteen I knew nothing of this; I thought it was a man’s manly duty to serve his country. (Boy! Was I ever wrong!) Stick a pencil in your ear and rupture your eardrum. A small price to … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Expository Writing, Government, Human Sacrifice, Justice, Personal History, Plain English, Politics, Religion, Suicide, The Twentieth Man, Veterans
Tagged Canada, Civil Rights, CO, Coast Guard, Conscientious Objector, Department of Defense, DOD, Draft Dodgers, Eisenhower, History, Law, Military-Industrial Complex, Ministry, National Guard, NG, Peace Corps, Pencils, Politics, Presidential Pardon, Priest, Rabbi, Ruptured Eardrum, Selective Service System, SOL, SSS, Student Deferments, The Draft, The Lazy Man's Road to Riches, The Merchant Marine, The War Effort, U. S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, Women
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The Hiatus
Among other things, my stint in the army was also a three-year hiatus from television. Three years is a very long time. A schoolmate rushed into marriage and left a young widow. (That’s why I broke up with a girl … Continue reading
Posted in For Feminists, Human Sacrifice, Mass Media, Observations, Personal History, Politics, Veterans
Tagged Advertising, Advice, Brainwashing, Culture, Feminism, God, Humanity, Ivan Pavlov, Life, Mass Media, Mental Health, Pop Culture, Programming, Propaganda, Psychology, Sexual Equality, Slogans, Television, The Draft, U. S. Army, War
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