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> .. the huge Vietnam war death toll was, for Pinker, a result of the “fanatical” unwillingness of the Vietnamese to surrender to superior force. (“The three deadliest postwar conflicts were fueled by Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese communist regimes that had a fanatical dedication to outlasting their opponents.”) This is pretty crude apolo- getics for aggression and mass killing.
#EdwardHerman on #StevenPinker about #InvasionOfVietnam #VietnamWar #CommunistRegimes
bs2Aug 2, 2023

> In every poll since the Viet Nam war, reinstatement of the draft is overwhelmingly opposed by the general public, and even more so by veterans...
> Despite a 22% increase in sexual assault reports since 2015, convictions have plummeted by almost 60% in the same timeframe.

https://worldbeyondwar.org/14-points-against-draft-registration/
#WorldBeyondWar #USAdraft #USAmilitary #MilitaryDraft #SexualAssault #USAveterans #VietnamWar #InvasionOfVietnam

14 Points Against Draft Registration - World BEYOND War

By Leah Bolger, World BEYOND War 1. Wrong question. The argument that extending the Selective Service registration requirement to women as a way to help reduce gender-based discrimination is specious.  It does not represent a move forward for women; it represents a move backward, imposing on young women a burden that young men have had […]

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