Tom Rexton Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Read this interesting story here. In sum, he wants to be discharged as a "conscientious objector" because, having witnessed the brutality of war, he realized that war (in general) is unnecessary. (!) Some disturbing quotes: "People say, 'You're abandoning these soldiers that depend on you,' and so that weighs on you," he said. "But what's worse? Going over there and participating in war, or maybe doing something that can help people figure out that you don't have to go to war?" "Some people may be born a conscientious objector, but sometimes people realize through certain events in their lives that the path they're on is the wrong one," Benderman said. "The idea was: Do I really want to stay in an organization where the sole purpose is to kill?" ------------- I do hope this is just a rare (perhaps the only) case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Norton Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 I do hope this is just a rare (perhaps the only) case. I do hope so. As long as the bromides are still in the intellectual arena. I will not be surprised with these type of people - the purposeless ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitalism Forever Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 conscientious objector The new expression for "coward." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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