Re: The draft

["David Schanoes" <dmsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Einde O'Callaghan" <einde.ocallaghan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "marxmail" <marxism@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: The draft


> >
> A minor aside here. The campaign against the introduction of
> conscription in Ireland in 1917-18 played a major role in the rise of
> Sinn Féin and laid the popular basis for the War of Independence
> (1919-21).
>

Einde:

I am aware of that resistance to conscription in Ireland.  Clearly, it is
part and parcel of the overall resistance to British imperialism and
military occupation and can and should be supported without reservation.

However, the situation in US is closer to the situation in England as
opposed to Ireland, where reliance on a volunteer professional army
facilitates capital's repression of a civilian population.

DMS


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