Confronting the War Machine: Draft Resistance during the Vietnam War — Resistance or Evasion?
When the costs of war are distributed unequally, what does responsible citizenship require?
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Using Confronting the War Machine: Draft Resistance during the Vietnam War by Michael S. Foley as its lens, this episode investigates the movement that publicly challenged conscription, the Vietnam War, and the government’s authority to compel participation.
Foley distinguishes draft resistance from private evasion. Many resisters returned or destroyed their draft cards, surrendered the protection of deferments, and…
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