Word: guerreiro
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...writing in respose to Matthew M. Guerreiro's letter ("The Draft and the Poor," Crimson, February 25, 1980), in which he proposes that we support the draft as a means to resolve social and economic inequities. I certainly deplore the current economic situation which leaves so many people with little or no employment opportunities other than the armed services. However, the draft is an essentially military measure; registration for the draft is an essentially military measure; registration for the draft brings us one step closer to an unnecessary and unproductive war. I oppose registration for the draft, not because...
...would be a mistake if our generation chose to narrowly pursue our own self interests (as upper-middle class youths who may face the draft but would never be forced into the "volunteer army") rather than our larger responsibility to the less privileged members of our society. Matthew M. Guerreiro...
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