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There is a storm brewing, and it is called the military draft. Here is how to resist it. Many people do, but the authorities can't go after everyone, just the vocal folks.
"I asked Ed, "Ed, they are bringing back the draft, the military draft. What do you have to say about that?" He coughed and thought a little while and said, "Many, many of us immigrants came to this country to avoid conscription back home in an unjust war. This country was built on the backs of draft dodgers. It's an American Institution." Utah Phillips (paraphrased from memory) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"I asked Ed, "Ed, they are bringing back the draft, the military draft. What do you have to say about that?" He coughed and thought a little while and said, "Many, many of us immigrants came to this country to avoid conscription back home in an unjust war. This country was built on the backs of draft dodgers. It's an American Institution." Utah Phillips (paraphrased from memory) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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