In hindsight yeah, same with the WWII draft. At the time though it was the biggest sign of cowardice and weakness, and the skeeviest fuckers got "student deferments" for it. It's one of the reasons academia is so fucked.
The anti-war movement was backed because it defended left-wing regimes in southeast Asia. Needed to happen 55 years earlier, with people accepting jail sentences or violently resisting drafts.
I won't hold avoiding the Vietnam draft against anyone.
In hindsight yeah, same with the WWII draft. At the time though it was the biggest sign of cowardice and weakness, and the skeeviest fuckers got "student deferments" for it. It's one of the reasons academia is so fucked.
The anti-war movement was backed because it defended left-wing regimes in southeast Asia. Needed to happen 55 years earlier, with people accepting jail sentences or violently resisting drafts.