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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: carranza2 who wrote (97348)1/28/2005 2:03:56 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 793750
 
This is the logical flaw in your thinking--the fact that we may be facing a compelling threat is not necessarily recognized by the bulk of the populace

What you are disagreeing about is not my assertion about the validity of the draft construct but whether or not there is a disconnect between people's perceptions and the degree of threat.

Until the wolf is at the door, it is unlikely that the great bulk of the people will be very concerned about imminent threats.

Indeed, at such time the wolf is at the door, in other words, when the threat becomes existential, then people will respond as I asserted. Meanwhile, you're talking about conscripting people for your crusade, not theirs. This is a free country and we each get to decide what's compelling and what's not.

I appreciate that there can be a time lag in acknowledging the seriousness of a threat and that there is some risk in that. But when a threat is really existential, no amount of static can obscure that from at least enough people to man an army.

The alternative risk is that the disconnect is not static but foolishness or bad faith on the part of the powers that be. I think that in a free country it's better to risk the delay than sacrifice young people for less than compelling reasons, as acknowledged by them.
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