http://www.pensitoreview.com/2006/11/20/draft-women-first/
this blog is saying that if the draft comes up again, women should most definitely be drafted along with the men. Yes, equal right and responsibilities should be shared so of course women should go to war with the men, according to the author. however, this is not the primary rationale behind him wanting to send women to war. The point is to get rid of the war altogether, and by sending women, hopefully the conservatives would rethink their stance because they do not want to endanger their children, particularly their daughters.
This puts an interesting slant on the issue. On one hand, the article is pro-women fighting and being drafted, for many of the same reasons that others state. At the same time however, Ponder is recognizing that women going to war would greatly affect and impact the middle class. Although sending their boys would also do so, its the shipping out of the girls that would most likely bring war to halt. this recognizes a difference between men and women, and that people regard females as soldier differently. He is therefore acknowledging the point that although people want to send women in the name of equality, equality, in that case, has not been made between the two in the realm of feelings and emotions.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Friday, January 19, 2007
Philosphy of blogging
What is the value of blogging? Why might blogging be useful to you in this class--and perhaps beyond this class as well? How can blogging fit into and even implement a Christian world view?
The value of blogging lies in its open-endedness. It gives people the freedom to say exactly what they want to say about anything, to the length and depth they desire and in keeping with whatever style they choose. Without the constraints of formality, structure, topic, or rules on what can be written, a person is free to express themselves. Although blogging tends to be a rougher, less refined style of writing, it often contains an honesty, a "realness" that can have a tendency to get lost amidst the rules and unspoken requirements of other forms of communication. A blog is even less inhibited than a conversation, because the person does not have to adhere to the flow of the conversation, or to the level of interest of their current audience. That person can say anything, and those who are interested can read and react, while those who are not can click out. This is the value of blogging. The freedom to express, and to be open with what one has to say.
Blogging will be useful for my Comp II class because it allows me to process the information that I am taking in and pump it back out in my own words. This activity forces me to think, to change abstract ideas floating in my brain to concrete ones that become text. Then, I can look at what I have written and realize what I actually think about the particular topic, and how I reacted. It allows me the freedom to put down my initial thoughts and impressions, without having to worry about structure or flow, so that when I get to the point where that is a requirement of my assignment, I already know, in general, what I want to say and what I think, and can then focus on that aspect of my writing. Thus, blogging becomes part of the sifting process, of filtering the information and deciding what to use and what I agree with. This part forms a rudimentary--and much more effective--form of prewriting or drafting that the traditional style that I learned.
Blogging can easily be a part of the Christian worldview. There is nothing inherently against my faith that is contained in what blogging is. People can use and abuse their ability to say what they wish, and some of the content of their blogs can be sinful and go against my beliefs. Blogging itself, however, is not the source of that. It can be used to express anything from feelings and emotions to prayers and petitions to God to the soccer score of the my favorite team's last game. In the life of a believer, there should be no distinction between the sacred and the secular. Everything that I do, including what I write on this sight, should be God-honoring. Through a blog, a person has some power to do what is right, to sin, to cause harm, or to help. What to do is a choice that has to be made by the blogger, just like in every other area of his or her life. Blogging can actually impliment a Christian worldview, if the person chooses to allow it to do so. Everything that is written shapes what that blog becomes. I imagine a person living out their faith cannot help but spill some of that over into the site itself. When it is read by another, that person should will see evidence of their faith, of the worldview mirroring Christ in us, by being able to see life through the viewpoint of that Christian person, writing from that particular slant. We cannot help but have our beliefs and views come through in our writing. If our faith is really what we value and the lense throug which we view the world, that will become apparent in our blogs.
The value of blogging lies in its open-endedness. It gives people the freedom to say exactly what they want to say about anything, to the length and depth they desire and in keeping with whatever style they choose. Without the constraints of formality, structure, topic, or rules on what can be written, a person is free to express themselves. Although blogging tends to be a rougher, less refined style of writing, it often contains an honesty, a "realness" that can have a tendency to get lost amidst the rules and unspoken requirements of other forms of communication. A blog is even less inhibited than a conversation, because the person does not have to adhere to the flow of the conversation, or to the level of interest of their current audience. That person can say anything, and those who are interested can read and react, while those who are not can click out. This is the value of blogging. The freedom to express, and to be open with what one has to say.
Blogging will be useful for my Comp II class because it allows me to process the information that I am taking in and pump it back out in my own words. This activity forces me to think, to change abstract ideas floating in my brain to concrete ones that become text. Then, I can look at what I have written and realize what I actually think about the particular topic, and how I reacted. It allows me the freedom to put down my initial thoughts and impressions, without having to worry about structure or flow, so that when I get to the point where that is a requirement of my assignment, I already know, in general, what I want to say and what I think, and can then focus on that aspect of my writing. Thus, blogging becomes part of the sifting process, of filtering the information and deciding what to use and what I agree with. This part forms a rudimentary--and much more effective--form of prewriting or drafting that the traditional style that I learned.
Blogging can easily be a part of the Christian worldview. There is nothing inherently against my faith that is contained in what blogging is. People can use and abuse their ability to say what they wish, and some of the content of their blogs can be sinful and go against my beliefs. Blogging itself, however, is not the source of that. It can be used to express anything from feelings and emotions to prayers and petitions to God to the soccer score of the my favorite team's last game. In the life of a believer, there should be no distinction between the sacred and the secular. Everything that I do, including what I write on this sight, should be God-honoring. Through a blog, a person has some power to do what is right, to sin, to cause harm, or to help. What to do is a choice that has to be made by the blogger, just like in every other area of his or her life. Blogging can actually impliment a Christian worldview, if the person chooses to allow it to do so. Everything that is written shapes what that blog becomes. I imagine a person living out their faith cannot help but spill some of that over into the site itself. When it is read by another, that person should will see evidence of their faith, of the worldview mirroring Christ in us, by being able to see life through the viewpoint of that Christian person, writing from that particular slant. We cannot help but have our beliefs and views come through in our writing. If our faith is really what we value and the lense throug which we view the world, that will become apparent in our blogs.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
wimps
http://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/000262.html
this man makes me laugh. He knows a lot about how the draft works and is adamantly against it altogether. He presents all his facts rather correctly from what I can tell, then proceeds to launch into a spiel about how all should choose not to go and it would take a police state to force it upon us, which would show us what our country was really made of if it got to that point.
He is okay with some people going to fight, though. "Draft? I'll support one. Get a few worthless youngsters off the street. Draft them all, no deferrments , no rich brat excuses." If it is going to happen, these are his conditions. Oh, and how does he feel about women in the next draft? Dismisses it completely. "No drafting of females, that's pathetic the wimps of this country would even consider it." And that is that in his mind.
I think in order to handle this question of females in the next draft, it must be taken into consideration how people feel about the draft in general, gender issues aside. They have their feelings about involuntary service, and then their feelings about women on top of that. In many cases, the conditions of it make people's opinions more toward one extreme or the other. This is issue is not just a man vs. woman thing at all. Women are divided on what they think, men are divided, young verses older have different views, and then everybody has their own opinion on the draft. Will it happen? Should it happen? How should we react if it does? etc.
this man makes me laugh. He knows a lot about how the draft works and is adamantly against it altogether. He presents all his facts rather correctly from what I can tell, then proceeds to launch into a spiel about how all should choose not to go and it would take a police state to force it upon us, which would show us what our country was really made of if it got to that point.
He is okay with some people going to fight, though. "Draft? I'll support one. Get a few worthless youngsters off the street. Draft them all, no deferrments , no rich brat excuses." If it is going to happen, these are his conditions. Oh, and how does he feel about women in the next draft? Dismisses it completely. "No drafting of females, that's pathetic the wimps of this country would even consider it." And that is that in his mind.
I think in order to handle this question of females in the next draft, it must be taken into consideration how people feel about the draft in general, gender issues aside. They have their feelings about involuntary service, and then their feelings about women on top of that. In many cases, the conditions of it make people's opinions more toward one extreme or the other. This is issue is not just a man vs. woman thing at all. Women are divided on what they think, men are divided, young verses older have different views, and then everybody has their own opinion on the draft. Will it happen? Should it happen? How should we react if it does? etc.
stop the draft
several women got involved, stating their opinions at this "Stop the Draft" sight, and they were saying completely different things. Very interesting how differently even just the females view this issue. One lady said it was absolutely absurd to draft women, for reasons such as how emotional women are, men's natural athleticism as opposed to females, the fact that women are intended to be mothers, and in a basic survival type of situation, a lot more women are needed than men to bring in the next generation. Such was one opinion
Another took the opposite route, stating that these "equal rights" we have are not equal. For better or for worse, if we are doing things for the sake of equality, we have no reason not to include women to be drafted the next time around. One part that really bothered her was that, even if it wasn'r required for all women to register, they can't register for it at all. Men have to, and women cannot. She says that some women probably just are not cut out for war at all, so its probably a good thing that they are not required to go. Some women could though, and have talents and capabilities in that area--resources that are not being tapped, but that could be if it was allowed for them to have the option of registering.
Despite my desire to be objective, I agree with her on that point, personally. Gotta be sure not to let that come through in my writing about the different viewpoints.
Another took the opposite route, stating that these "equal rights" we have are not equal. For better or for worse, if we are doing things for the sake of equality, we have no reason not to include women to be drafted the next time around. One part that really bothered her was that, even if it wasn'r required for all women to register, they can't register for it at all. Men have to, and women cannot. She says that some women probably just are not cut out for war at all, so its probably a good thing that they are not required to go. Some women could though, and have talents and capabilities in that area--resources that are not being tapped, but that could be if it was allowed for them to have the option of registering.
Despite my desire to be objective, I agree with her on that point, personally. Gotta be sure not to let that come through in my writing about the different viewpoints.
Draft Women?
Draft women? http://blog.rockthevote.com/2004/08/draft-women-concern-of-military-to.html
In this blog, everyone has an opinion, and they are all quite different. The initial premise is that, if we are called to another draft, it is highly likely that women will go for the first time. It has been brought up before, apparently, and the Supreme Court decided at the time to keep the draft the way it was. Because of the changing times and the desire to have equal rights on all fronts, it could happen this time around. It is definitely not a new idea or argument, just something that is resurfacing because we are at war. One woman blogger feels like men are forcing us to do more of their dirty work when we don't want to, and that men have always upheld war and it shouldn't be the females place to get dragged into their mess. Another says that equal rights requires that women be allowed to fight, and that it isn't right that they do not get the opportunity to serve as the men do. Someone else thinks that women are equally as violent as men, but that they are cowards and want the guys to do all the hard stuff. Some women openly state that men really ARE superior and that they want no part, and a man replied by saying, "like it or not, equal rights are coming at you, and you need to also accept the responsibilities." Part of the problem seems to be that women want equality to a certain point but then pick and choose on the hard stuff. When its something they don't want, they fall back on those things being a man's responsibility. That seems to be what guys have a problem with in this situation, whether they are for or against women's involvement.
Man, everyone voices their emotion more than anything. Not a lot of logic or reasoning, just feelings.
In this blog, everyone has an opinion, and they are all quite different. The initial premise is that, if we are called to another draft, it is highly likely that women will go for the first time. It has been brought up before, apparently, and the Supreme Court decided at the time to keep the draft the way it was. Because of the changing times and the desire to have equal rights on all fronts, it could happen this time around. It is definitely not a new idea or argument, just something that is resurfacing because we are at war. One woman blogger feels like men are forcing us to do more of their dirty work when we don't want to, and that men have always upheld war and it shouldn't be the females place to get dragged into their mess. Another says that equal rights requires that women be allowed to fight, and that it isn't right that they do not get the opportunity to serve as the men do. Someone else thinks that women are equally as violent as men, but that they are cowards and want the guys to do all the hard stuff. Some women openly state that men really ARE superior and that they want no part, and a man replied by saying, "like it or not, equal rights are coming at you, and you need to also accept the responsibilities." Part of the problem seems to be that women want equality to a certain point but then pick and choose on the hard stuff. When its something they don't want, they fall back on those things being a man's responsibility. That seems to be what guys have a problem with in this situation, whether they are for or against women's involvement.
Man, everyone voices their emotion more than anything. Not a lot of logic or reasoning, just feelings.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,157095,00.html
This is actually more of an article than a blog, but several people responded to it and blogged their opinions to the statements made in "Barring Women From Combat Support Would Shortchange Military." This discusses why women are important in their roles, and is in response to the desires of some to pull women out of "dangerous" positions in Iraq and replace them with men. The problem is that doing so would possibly bring back the dreaded draft, in order to replace the women with men who can fill the positions that they formerly held. They do not believe that women will be drafted, therefore, if a call for selective service comes around, but that a traditional draft will be the response to the removal of volunteer women from warfare.
Interesting. I'm not a feminist by any means, nor do I swing to the opposite extreme and I try to be objective when reading these blogs and articles, but it is so funny to see how carefully everyone treads, taking precautions to be politically correct and not insult anyone's "rights and freedoms" while still getting their ideas across. I suspect however, that people will, in general, tend to be more blunt in what they have to say in their blogs than they would in any sort of official document or righting. Nice to see, in spite of the harshness of it, what people really think on all sides of the issue.
This is actually more of an article than a blog, but several people responded to it and blogged their opinions to the statements made in "Barring Women From Combat Support Would Shortchange Military." This discusses why women are important in their roles, and is in response to the desires of some to pull women out of "dangerous" positions in Iraq and replace them with men. The problem is that doing so would possibly bring back the dreaded draft, in order to replace the women with men who can fill the positions that they formerly held. They do not believe that women will be drafted, therefore, if a call for selective service comes around, but that a traditional draft will be the response to the removal of volunteer women from warfare.
Interesting. I'm not a feminist by any means, nor do I swing to the opposite extreme and I try to be objective when reading these blogs and articles, but it is so funny to see how carefully everyone treads, taking precautions to be politically correct and not insult anyone's "rights and freedoms" while still getting their ideas across. I suspect however, that people will, in general, tend to be more blunt in what they have to say in their blogs than they would in any sort of official document or righting. Nice to see, in spite of the harshness of it, what people really think on all sides of the issue.
the draft
Well, this site is going to be completely school-based, at least initially, and focused on the potential future military draft. It will be dealing primarily with the possibility of women being included in this draft, and how that idea is viewed by Americans, as well as the pros, cons and complications of adding them to Selective Service.
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