Wednesday, June 02, 2004
How is this not slavery?
The Associated Press is reporting that the U.S. Army is instituting a "stop-loss" program which will keep service members in the Army past their agreed upon time period. Many members expecting to retire will be forced to remain if their unit is within 90 days of deployment, even if the retirement had been schedule prior to deployment orders.
Lets look at this checklist for the Army's definition of patriotism:
Forced consciption?................................Check
Poor compensation for work?.....................Check
Subjection to dangerous/damaging conditions?..Check
Forced separation from family?...................Check
Forced standards of living?........................Check
No say in any decisions being made?.............Check
Hmm, yep, patriotism is starting to look more and more like slavery.
Lets look at this checklist for the Army's definition of patriotism:
Forced consciption?................................Check
Poor compensation for work?.....................Check
Subjection to dangerous/damaging conditions?..Check
Forced separation from family?...................Check
Forced standards of living?........................Check
No say in any decisions being made?.............Check
Hmm, yep, patriotism is starting to look more and more like slavery.
