File spoon-archives/lyotard.archive/lyotard_2003/lyotard.0301, message 133


From: steve.devos-AT-krokodile.co.uk
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 13:27:24 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_war_fears?=


Hugh

The below analysis of the draft is incorrect - the draft always favours the
middle and upper classes. The distribution of risk and casulaties remains
the broadly speaking the same. The evidence of the Vietnam colonial
adventure proves this...

The poor have more kids may only be true in america - gradually the
birthrate falls...

steve

> And the U.S. no longer has the military draft, although it's
> reinstatement has been proposed.  In spite of  evasions, the draft
> would distribute more risks and fear to middle and upper classes
> 
> So war is just part of the Spectacle, the soldiers come home, we
> celebrate, the rich get richer and the poor have more kids.
> 
> In deconstructionist terms:  C'est la vie.
> 
> regards,
> Hugh.



   

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