You commenting about Uncle Sam? That’s rich.

What’s a draft dodger’s idea of patriotism? Saluting the flag from a bunker in their mom’s basement.

I spent three days in the maternity ward of an American hospital across the bridge from where I lived in Canada. The rest of my life I lived in Canada with Canadian parents. I attended university in the USA during the Vietnam war. My American friends all had educational deferments. So, to suggest I was a draft dodger is beyond insulting. If you persist to defame me in this manner, than shame on you motherf**ker. I await your response!!!

I would have responded immediately but some liberal flagged a comment of mine and I was (yet another) 2 day ban.

Yes, you are a draft dodger. You also exploit America for your own benefit. You were born here, you decided to take advantage of our educational system in college as an American, but when asked to defend the very nation giving you all of this, you dodged. I’m guessing you still have US citizenship, right?

That would be correct; however I think you have been misinformed. All my classmates were AMERICAN. They had what you would call EDUCATIONAL DEFERMENTS. All were drafted, none served! My best friend graduated with a PhD, and later retired from the GUARD as a COLONEL. Do you not think it a little unfair to single me out as a draft dodger? For the record that war was unqualified debacle, and I opposed it on principal from the start!

Perhaps you’re too young to remember. Four Dead In Ohio

Not my monkeys. Not my circus!!!

Do you still have US citizenship?

I renounce it right now!

Why have you kept your US citizenship? Especially if you only lived here for three days after birth and were born to Canadian parents? Honest question. You’ve kept it for 70+ years. Why?

Because it facilitated my passage across the border when I had to go through Minnesota to get to Winnipeg Manitoba

I blame the students, not the guard members. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. That’s the epitome of FAFO.

Always good to have a cheap slogan to obscure your moral deficiencies

Because I favor rule of law, I am now morally deficient? It must be nice up there in your ivory tower.

My ivory tower comes with bleeding hands, twelve hour shifts, and showing up for work for 35 years. Judge me with your biography!

I am Bernie Sanders with a fist!

The problem with your fetid rule of law is that they were kids, unarmed, and expressing first amendment rights. Why was the Guard deployed in the first place? You can’t kill what you disagree with. Why to you cling so desperately to ignorance?

The days leading up to May 4 saw escalating violence on and around campus, which primed the National Guard for a heightened response. On May 1, protests in downtown Kent turned violent, with students clashing with police, breaking windows, and setting bonfires. On May 2, the ROTC building on campus was set on fire, which prompted the deployment of nearly 1,000 National Guardsmen. Ohio Governor James Rhodes described rhe protestors as “the worst type of people that we harbor in America.”

Hold a job? I’m 54 and retired military. I did 22 years. In at 17, out at 39. I am also 100% disabled, P & T, by the VA. So, thanks to the Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) program, I receive both benefits in full - pension and disability. For the past 15 years, I have been a civilian contractor on Camp Pendleton and hold the grade of GS-14.

Nice try though.

Please understand that the more details we reveal about ourselves, and our diverse histories, the better we can relate. Up to now, I considered you to be a disrespectful punk. Hearing your story, I can say god bless you brother, and thank you for your service. We can maintain our differences, but let’s not forget. We are all fellow travellers on a shady road to who knows where

Two days after I retired with 30 years of service, my American owned company declared bankruptcy. Canada has no legislation in place to protect retirees. All other creditors are paid first until nothing is left for retirees. I received a $400 dollar cheque as a retirement gift. The cheque bounced, and I had to pay the bank a $50 fee. Look, if you want to maintain an adult conversation, we should know the influences that formed our respective opinions. I have hate within me, but I don’t want to waste it on someone undeserving