Congrats to grads today. Remember: Don't let individualism trump community; move from a selfie culture to an culture.
Did he make that "ussie" s--- up himself, or get it from a staffer?
Congrats to grads today. Remember: Don't let individualism trump community; move from a selfie culture to an culture.
Have you forgotten when forced conscription yanked grads out of their beds and into Uncle Sam's bunks?. And bunkers?
ReplyDeleteIt's only ever been intituted in extreme situations, and then has not been taken lightly.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm unclear of the connection between a reference to the conscription in America's distant past and Perez's message to Oberlin grads.
ReplyDeleteDistant past ages us, but males were all ussies upon graduation prior to 1971 or so, as is us selective issuances entering the service, cattle prodded to become brainwashed during basic training and then being deployed where told to, in no uncertain terms.
ReplyDeleteAnd it has since become clear we're better off with a professional fighting force comprised of those who want to be there. Free societies learn.
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ReplyDeleteWell, I don't wanna be a soldier, mama, I don't wanna die
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Well, I don't wanna be a sailor, mama, I don't wanna fly
Well, I don't wanna be a failure, mama, I don't wanna cry
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[Verse 2]
Well, I don't wanna be a thief now, mama, I don't wanna fly
Well, I don't wanna be a churchman, mama, I don't wanna cry
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See more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf44CHE31Gc
Yes, it was a pretty horrendous time, our classmates coming home in body bags or maimed physically and psychologically. No way to sugar coat the forced mission (for many) to stop the spread of communism in southeast Asia.
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