Support The Israeli Conscientious Objectors… December 18, 2008
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The whole idea of military service is disgusting. At such a young age, with relatively little emotional experience, one becomes accustomed to an unquestioning obedience to the state, and a very militaristic form of patriotism that “is able to crush the gentle and the compassionate“.
Incidentally, the thought that, had I lived in Israel, I’d be forced to join the armed forces in less than year is about as appealing as a mallard’s funeral. I don’t know whether I’d be as brave or principled as these guys, but for a moment…just a fleeting second…I did feel grateful for having UCAS…
I’m with you, I’ll put this up tomorrow, the conscription stuff makes for terrible soldiers that shoot first and ask questions later and I have a friend who used to serve in the medical core and saw the terrible things that conscription leads to.
Thanks for this Ben!
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No worries, man.
What kind of things did your friend see (unless they’re private, of course)?
Ben
I can’t say too much but in a nutshell (and bear in mind he is Jewish but liberal) he saw the terror and fear in the conscripted ‘child soldiers’ (he was only 19 himself), the violence they suffered and the pain they meated out.
His stories tell of a dire situation, of Isaelis youth shooting first and asking questions second to save their own skins.
Terrible stuff.