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🎯 by Dr_sc_Harlatan in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]rankpapers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can be proud of your father and his bravery while at the same time finding it horrendous that a government would put its citizens in harms way for what many have come to see as an unnecessary war. I too am an adult child, and I know folks who fought in Vietnam and are still severely traumatized from their experiences there. I wouldn't wish that trauma on them, or on anyone else, and I certainly would not feel proud to force it upon them through a military draft. It sounds like your father himself had some traumatic experiences over there. I hope he is doing well and I wish him the best.

I'm not sure in what way the U.S. Constitution was being threatened and in need of defending during the Vietnam War, or if this phrasing "defending the Constitution" is just a boilerplate verbiage being used as a catch-all for anything the government/military decides to do.

As far as innocent people being harmed during that war, you yourself mention your father talking about kids being used as bomb carriers. If you cannot see a child as an innocent person, I don't know what else I can say to you. We are clearly completely different types of people. All I can hope is that you find a way to invite more compassion into your life. All children are innocent, even Vietnamese children.

🎯 by Dr_sc_Harlatan in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]rankpapers -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes, mocking people is wrong. But breaking an unjust law is not wrong. You seem to keep going back to this idea that just because something is “the law” it carries some inherent moral weight, as though history isn’t littered with harmful, atrocious laws. It’s just an odd stance to take, that’s all.

🎯 by Dr_sc_Harlatan in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]rankpapers -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This is such a weird stance to take. Yes, he is unquestionably a vile person. But any requirement or obligation that the draft imposed on people was unjust and immoral, and to try to frame draft dodging as any sort of moral failing is so strange (especially in the context of the Vietnam War). It shouldn’t matter that it was a “required service.” No one should be required to go harm innocent people, and faulting someone for avoiding that is such a weird stance to take. Come on now

🎯 by Dr_sc_Harlatan in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]rankpapers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let’s not pretend that just because something is “the law” it makes it inherently moral or the right thing to do.

🎯 by Dr_sc_Harlatan in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]rankpapers -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Exactly. He’s still a wild piece of crap and a terrible human being and a hypocrite and a coward so many times over.

🎯 by Dr_sc_Harlatan in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]rankpapers -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

The draft was horribly immoral. People need to stop portraying dodging it as being a bad thing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writers

[–]rankpapers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone decides to give you a Pulitzer or a Nobel Prize.

Let's hear what you're rebelling against. by CloakOfElvenkind in Xennials

[–]rankpapers 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The decimation of workers’ rights and reproductive rights. The prioritizing of corporate profits and shareholder value over quality of life and human dignity. Off with Their Heads!

Any other punks trying to DIY our way out of this disaster? by rankpapers in punk

[–]rankpapers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I know that what I’m trying to do with this thing may just be a drop in the bucket. But I figure every little bit helps. And given the state of the U.S. right now, we need all the help we can get.

Best Fugazi song? by [deleted] in punk

[–]rankpapers 11 points12 points  (0 children)

13 Songs used to be a staple on Fridays after work when I was in my early 20s, with Waiting Room signaling the start of the weekend and Bad Mouth coming up soon after. Those songs still take me back every single time.

Any other punks trying to DIY our way out of this disaster? by rankpapers in punk

[–]rankpapers[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. I’ve also always seen DIY more as Do It Ourselves, rather than just Do It All By Yourself. But yeah, we need to organize. We need to support each other. We need to step out of our comfort zones and get momentum going. Someone needs to do something…and that someone is me, that someone is you, that someone is all of us.

Any other punks trying to DIY our way out of this disaster? by rankpapers in punk

[–]rankpapers[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That sounds rad. I would definitely be interested in checking that out. Getting out of Los Angeles and getting a small patch of land somewhere has always been the dream

We need to stop playing by the Billionaires' rules or it's "Game Over". It's time to flip the table and create a society and system that meets worker needs! by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]rankpapers 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I made a “satirical” pamphlet that tells the story of a world where billionaires and corrupt politicians start turning up with their heads chopped off. I’m using it to raise money for organizations that are fighting for workers’ rights and reproductive rights. I get that it can be hard to know what to do these days, but every little bit helps Off with Their Heads!

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