Imagine all that is happening in our world today, and add to that

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a military draft based on a lottery, with the lowest numbers being drafted first.

Whether it would be you drafted or a spouse or sibling or child, try to imagine how that would impact the political and social climate.

And you'll be close to what it was like during the Vietnam era, or remembering what it was like then.

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1. military draft

canada's population will go up.

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3. It did then too

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2. With a government that can't even handle a hurricane

I woouldn't be too concerned. Right now I doubt this government could organize a picnic, let alone a draft. Chickenshit congress has all they can do to ignore the way in which they are "drafting" reg. army and national guard troops for 'extra' duty.

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4. I don't expect it either, but it just occurred to me that sometimes

people who weren't around during the VN era ask what was it like in various ways.

That was all I was doing, trying to provide a way to relate to how it was at that time.

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5. I know. And I recall it too. Dark, very dark, days.

It is extraordinary to recall the assassinations, the war, the draft, civil rights, drug use on the rise, Watergate....Wow...just wow...

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6. They were dark days.

There was a sense of community among those opposing the war etc.

But the polarization was young vs old.

It was frightening being young and hanging out with young men with long hair at that time.

Getting stopped by police with some frequency for little reason.

People trying to get too thin or blowing off a finger or any number of other ways to be disqualified for the draft. The ones I knew were opposed to the war.

Not the chickenhawks who supported it and got deferment after deferment or deserted the TANG.

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7. I recall the absolute polarization in families

Course' it occured in my own so I s'pose that's why.

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8. In mine there was a big rift too, but it was between

the older traditional liberals and the more radical younger folk, ie me.

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9. We had it too. Brother drafted into the Army and younger brother

who was a hippie, long hair, the works. Younger would have fled to Canada if his number came up. Instead his father threw him out of the house on a cold winter night with nothing. Older brother still drinks heavily.

Neither of them won a thing. What I liked best about that era tho' was the music. It was the best time for music and so manyof the musicians were amazing. Today's news play the stuff like they were all protestors but in reallity many were just youth, talented, talented youth with a voice.

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10. Archie Bunker was of that time too.

Yes, there was a lot of great music.

The music did tend to be a part of what was called the "counter-culture," if not all actual protest music.

Change was in the air, towards the left.

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11. Well let's just hope the hurricanes blow a little our way too

Good talking to ya'

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12. Got my fingers crossed

Good talking to you too.