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Ultimately, the task of the armed forces is to kill people when called upon to do so, a task which we all like to think does not come naturally to people. The main concern of military training is to prepare recruits for this by dehumanizing the enemy and dehumanizing the recruit by making her or him function as only one component of a larger machine. He or she must wear a uniform, follow orders, perform drills, honor rank and the like. Given the goals, tolerance and sympathy for fellow humans are not encouraged...
...sound like a newsreel from the 1960s...
...People who've never gotten involved, who've never picked up a sign, are getting involved," says Hillis. "For the first time, students feel like their rights are being taken away...
...there could be a constructive debate, if people are prepared to look at the substance of the issue and not act like '60s radicals, then maybe it's a good idea to open up the issue again...
...find an example of this blind spot, we need look no further than the most popular course on campus this semester, Gen. Ed. 105, "Literature of Social Reflection." Taught by renowned psychiatrist Robert Coles '50, the course offers a reading list of predominantly white male authors, like James Agee, George Orwell, and Raymond Carver, although it does include a smattering of women and minorities, such as Ralph Ellison, Tillie Olsen, and Flannery O'Connor. The authors and texts, supplemented by occasional movies and documentaries, are divided into categories like "Ordinary American, So-called Working Class Men and Women: Several Angles...