If there’s one thing I’m not remotely doomer about, it’s the draft, it is impossible for the United States to implement a sucessful draft, it’s not possible even if there was a popular war
That doesn’t mean they can’t try and frankly part of me hopes they do; it would become one of the greatest generators of mass revolutionary energy in American history and simultaneously collapse multiple institutions within the military and security apparatus
Barrack riots, millions strong student protests, fugitive networks springing up everywhere, labor shortages, shootouts, mass flight, generational mass radicalization
It would be the single biggest mistake the capitalist class ever made; it would make imperialism real for the average American
it would become one of the greatest generators of mass revolutionary energy in American history and simultaneously collapse multiple institutions within the military and security apparatus
This is why no other president after Vietbam war has been stupid enough to do it. Trump could be though, and like you I hope he does.
Barrack riots, millions strong student protests, fugitive networks springing up everywhere, labor shortages, shootouts, mass flight, generational mass radicalization
Part of me is and part of me has absolutely no faith in the American public to ever get off their asses and do anything.
If there’s one thing I’m not remotely doomer about, it’s the draft, it is impossible for the United States to implement a sucessful draft, it’s not possible even if there was a popular war
That doesn’t mean they can’t try and frankly part of me hopes they do; it would become one of the greatest generators of mass revolutionary energy in American history and simultaneously collapse multiple institutions within the military and security apparatus
Barrack riots, millions strong student protests, fugitive networks springing up everywhere, labor shortages, shootouts, mass flight, generational mass radicalization
It would be the single biggest mistake the capitalist class ever made; it would make imperialism real for the average American
This is why no other president after Vietbam war has been stupid enough to do it. Trump could be though, and like you I hope he does.
It would also give the general US population firearms, tactics, and intelligence training.
Part of me is
and part of me has absolutely no faith in the American public to ever get off their asses and do anything.