General Discussion

And the military doesn’t support it. Nor is there a need. Trump poses serious dangers to this country, and I fail to see the need to imagine more. Additionally, we have seen one of these polls for every administration , including Obama’s.

The country knows full well that the white middle and upper-middle class will not tolerate a draft, that they are perfectly comfortable leaving those responsibilities to the poor, lower-middle class and people of color. If we had concern for equality, we would have required national service for all Americans, as many nations across the planet do. And certainly at a time when commitment to deepening inequality and restoring the unfettered privilege of the white male middle and upper-middle class pervades national politics across the political spectrum, there is no way politicians would asked for an equitable system of national service.