Comments on: Morning Notes

By: I'd

I'd — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:48:00 +0000

ALL the people in the military joined voluntarily. The people of small town America decided they wanted to fight in wars. Their choice.

By: nota gain

nota gain — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:18:15 +0000

Recruitment should be replaced by the necessity for all able bodied persons to support the US. The draft should be reinstated.

By: KalashniKEV

KalashniKEV — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:55:49 +0000

woohoo!!!

HOPE! CHANGE!

#occupyARLnow

By: Quoth the Raven

Quoth the Raven — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:32:29 +0000

What an awesome, insightful comment!!!! You’re right, because that’s exactly why people (like me) join the military – because we’re just too stupid to do anything else. Thank you so much for pointing that out!

By: charles

charles — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:21:31 +0000

Maybe Arlington students are just too smart too volunteer to die in other people’s civil wars, or wars that protect oil companies profits that never actually trickle down.

By: MC

MC — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:53:16 +0000

I don’t think military recruiters should be allowed to recruit anyone under 18. This is not the old days where kids could safely grow up by serving in the army or marines. We live now in a world of constant war with a volunteer army, where recruits are expected to serve again and again in traumatic combat. As tragic as that is (and heroic the people who do it) service is not a decision that minors should be making, any more than voting or drinking are. I think the tragic rates of suicide in the military these days are a symptom that military recruiting doesn’t necessarily provide a realistic set of expectations of what the reality of military service is like today.

By: curious

curious — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:51:04 +0000

Who’s the one who never left HS mentally?

By: KalashniKEV

KalashniKEV — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:07:45 +0000

I can’t help it… I needed to sink to his level. I’m weak.

By: Josh S

Josh S — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:54:25 +0000

Now you’re just being an ass.

By: Maeve

Maeve — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:50:59 +0000

I’m on the D list and I got it. I also got a puzzling robocall claiming to be a gay and lesbian organization that exclaimed very emphatically about Forrest’s gay-ness. It seemed a bit odd, as it said nothing about issues, just gay-ness. I’m confused. My initial reaction was that this was probably from his opponent so I should vote against her just to show my disapproval .. but that would seem a strange technique for gay-friendly Arlington .. now I wonder if it is voter suppression… so I’m just confused.