My grandfather was poor - Drafted into WW 2
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My father was poor- enlisted, but would have been drafted into Vietnam
Draft ends 1973
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My older brother was poor - enlisted
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I was poor - enlisted
Poverty is the Draft
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It’s unfortunate that you did not use your time in the military wisely. I used my time to get 3 degrees & send a child to college. We used the system to break the cycle of poverty. You failed because you didn’t have a good mentor. Be a stepping stone not a stumbling block
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I have 4 degrees & now am a high school teacher. Individual success does not equate to collective empowerment. Glad you were/are successful but that doesn’t change the by design oppression of our communities that is preyed upon. Grab yourself up by bootstraps is a myth.
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Generations of brave men from the same family serving our country are awesome. It reveals neither one of you suffered from bone spurs. 😊Thank you for serving this country. We appreciate you.
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Thank you for your service. I wish we did not go to war so often, but thank you for your service.
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I didn't have money for college. I enlisted to get it. I served, went to college, got my degree with that college money, got a job with the degree. Why is allowing military service to be a reliable path out of poverty bad?
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My dad fought in WWII. 10th armored infantry, Purple 💜, bronze star. He tutored at a lower income HS in LA in his later years and he took every opp to talk kids out of enlisting to pay 4 college. He told them, you’re just a number to them. Focus on your education.
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.. and the American capitalist & political system is rigged, to ensure it all stays that way!
America does not have a multiparty system, they have a ONE PARTY system with the illusion of a 2 party system. First FIX that, and the rest will follow!
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