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mudge

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8. No way around it

Reply to 5X (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2020, 09:45 AM

May 2020

The old man wasn't fooled back in the day. Right after the "War on Drugs" slogan
started getting pushed down our throats, he and most of his Vet buddies
railed against the entire concept. As teenagers back in the 70's old man explained
that the system was nothing more than a cash cow for the feds that would never end.
All you need to do is declare a war on an enemy that does not exist. He could never
conscience the actions taken against so many of our own. This from the late 70's early 80's.
Amazing how smart most of out parents are/were.

Mudge and the misus

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Some may consider this post obscene, [View all] 5X May 2020 OP

I've been saying it for decades. I always say I was a veteran of the "big war" the war on drugs. walkingman May 2020 #1

Hardly anybody our age wanted to volunteer for the armed services. 5X May 2020 #2

Yeh...some did...nt N_E_1 for Tennis May 2020 #3

Interestingly, only about 25% who served in Vietnam were drafted. Over 60% were drafted in WII. Hoyt May 2020 #4

I met many of those that volunteered after they got back, 5X May 2020 #5

Same experience here. Hoyt May 2020 #6

I recall, it was in the 70's. I was a high school teacher in New Providence, N.J. 3Hotdogs May 2020 #7

No way around it mudge May 2020 #8