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LiberalArkie

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6. Yes, and despite all the corruption in the selection. it was more fair than the way we do it now. Selecting the poor and

Reply to yardwork (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 02:37 PM

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those who want to just rape, and kill and kill.

I have actually been pretty in favor of the draft selecting those who are able (2 working arms, 2 working legs, 2 working eyes and decent health).

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