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05/15 - International Conscientious Objectors Day [1]
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Date: 2023-05-15
Heh, it's so funny to see that there's an International Conscientious Objectors Day. While looking for public domain photos to use I even discovered a couple of monuments to C.O.s and one in particular to "The Right Not To Kill" or similar verbiage. I'm willing to wager that those countries with conscription in place, especially if they are engaged in armed conflicts, are less than enthusiastic about this holiday. I recall that the US, while feeling forced to allow C.O.s by the "freedom of religion" clause in the Bill of Rights did its best to make it as difficult as possible for anybody to qualify. For example, the refusal to kill had to be based on a religious teaching and religions had to involve a belief in god, disqualifying Buddhists, let alone anybody simply relying upon "ethics" or "Morals". It wasn't until the very late sixties or early seventies that the courts ruled that Buddhism was too a religion within the meaning of the law. With both parties being gung-ho for a war with China by 2027, we should soon see how they feel about such things now.
It's also the birthday of Madeleine Albright former secretary of War, Mayhem and Regime Change, aka Secretary of State whose famous motto was:
"If we have to use force, it is because we are America; we are the indispensable nation. We stand tall and we see further than other countries into the future...."
Riiiiiiiiight.
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