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Why did many men burn their draft cards during the Vietnam war?
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∙ 12y ago
You just hit the nerve of the anti-war movement! People could have cared less about the war...but it involved them. Now they cared. A nation can fight all the wars it wants too, as long as it doesn't involve them...(them=the non-volunteers).
The anti-war movement was really an anti-draft movement hidden under the disguise of "the war just ain't right...etc." Young men back in those days feared US Military boot camps; especially the US Army & US Marine Corps boot camps. They feared those two camps more than the war itself. In fact there were LINES to sign up for the US (Army and Air) National Guards, US Coast Guard, US Air Force, and US Navy in that order. Any of the above rather than the US Army or Marines! Men had to place their names on clipboards and when an opening became available the recruiter would call up the prospective (future) draftee. Bottom line: Men protested induction into the military (by burning their draft cards) under the guise of war.
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How did men avoid being drafted?
Go to Canada or Mexico, or burn draft cards.
Why did the SDS oppose the Vietnam war?
Students for a Democratic Society saw the war as not a war ( it wasn't declared) but a police action. So, that means it was illegal and that it was also illegal to draft men for the war. They wanted young men to burn their draft cards in protest of the war and would hold demonstrations on college campuses to protest the war.
What was the target of students protests in 1989?
Students, like many teenagers, need to "protest" something; it's part of the "growing pains." They don't really have a "real need" to protest now...because they're NOT AT RISK OF BEING DRAFTED INTO THE MILITARY AND GETTING KILLED OR HAVING THEIR ARMS AND LEGS BLOWN OFF! Like they were during the Vietnam War. Those "students" had a need to "protest", they had DRAFT CARDS in their hands (which they often burned during their protests). Today's students don't have draft cards to burn. The only major event that occurred in '89 was Operation Just Cause, the invasion of Panama; and the Berlin Wall came down.
Why cant you burn a military draft card?
Qualify the question a bit and I will be happy to answer. Do you mean why is it illegal to burn a draft card or why is it (or is it) socially unacceptable/morally wrong to burn a draft card? The fact is that you can burn a draft card but it is illegal. For a legal discussion see US v. O'Brien. I think there is a good wiki entry on it.
Did a Buddhist monk burn themself in Saigon in 1964?
Yes, a man called Quang Duc burnt himself alive in order to protest during the Vietnam war.
What did protesters burn in the Vietnam war?
Radical protestors during the Vietnam era often burned their draft cards. American involvement in Vietnam began in 1955, and the war ended in 1975 during the presidency of Gerald Ford.
Why did people burn draft cards?
Many young people who were drafted did not want to go to Vietnam because they did not support the war. To show their resentment, they burned the draft cards. This was quickly outlawed and punishment for doing so resulted in going to Vietnam anyway or being arrested.
How did men avoid being drafted?
Go to Canada or Mexico, or burn draft cards.
Why did the SDS oppose the Vietnam war?
Students for a Democratic Society saw the war as not a war ( it wasn't declared) but a police action. So, that means it was illegal and that it was also illegal to draft men for the war. They wanted young men to burn their draft cards in protest of the war and would hold demonstrations on college campuses to protest the war.
What was the target of students protests in 1989?
Students, like many teenagers, need to "protest" something; it's part of the "growing pains." They don't really have a "real need" to protest now...because they're NOT AT RISK OF BEING DRAFTED INTO THE MILITARY AND GETTING KILLED OR HAVING THEIR ARMS AND LEGS BLOWN OFF! Like they were during the Vietnam War. Those "students" had a need to "protest", they had DRAFT CARDS in their hands (which they often burned during their protests). Today's students don't have draft cards to burn. The only major event that occurred in '89 was Operation Just Cause, the invasion of Panama; and the Berlin Wall came down.
Why cant you burn a military draft card?
Qualify the question a bit and I will be happy to answer. Do you mean why is it illegal to burn a draft card or why is it (or is it) socially unacceptable/morally wrong to burn a draft card? The fact is that you can burn a draft card but it is illegal. For a legal discussion see US v. O'Brien. I think there is a good wiki entry on it.
What is a burn card?
A burn card is a card that is put away without showing its value to anyone, as in the start of a shoe. A burn card is also a card that is not in play after it has been exposed out of turn. Basically burn cards are cards that are not used in play.
What became illegal to burn on August 31 1965?
A U.S. Draft Card.
Did a Buddhist monk burn themself in Saigon in 1964?
Yes, a man called Quang Duc burnt himself alive in order to protest during the Vietnam war.
What should be done if a dealer flips one of your first 2 cards during a Texas Hold'em game?
If a player's card is exposed during the initial deal, that card is placed in the burn (discard) pile and after all the players have received their cards the card is replaced by the next card in the deck.
What gas was used in the USMC Boot camp gas chamber that burn's your skin bad?
Unless changed during current times; CS was SOP for training men during the Vietnam War era. To include the gas chamber.
Are players in Texas Hold-em poker allowed to see any cards from the burn pile if jokers are in play?
There are no jokers used in Texas Hold'em, and no, you can't see the burn pile cards.
