pro and con (my debate class)?

Question

hi so I am on my school'd debate team. This years subject is: " should there be a mandatory draft for anyone age 18 and over, unless they are enrolled in high school?" I would like to know if anyone has a site that is useful for that subject. And if people can tell me their opinion on this subject.

Answer 1

What about those out of school and that have a job?

Nitpicking aside...

Although the armed forces do have a history of instilling some much needed discipline into society's ne'erdowells, it still cannot be what is called an honourable profession, because tart it up any way you like, the purpose of all militaries is to prepare for war. Some idiots will pretend that they are needed for peace, but it readily obvious that if untold billions are ploughed into developing weapons on an annual basis, that peace is NOT what its about. If you want peace, you are peaceful. Its that simple. We are not, as a race, peaceful and so we have armies to maintain our status quo and to threaten others. We should accept them for what they are and not try to pretend otherwise, but if you wish for a peaceful planet then there is no way you can endorse military force of any description.

Now, there will be some irate people who will come on and start ranting about the threat of terrorism and what not. This is very true and very real, but the very same anger and fanaticism that is directed at advocating the military is the same mindset that advocates killing in the name of Allah or whatever other stupid idea people use to murder fellow humans. Granted there are degrees of fanaticism, but the SEED is the same in all of humanity and only the outward expression is different. Fighting for Ali Baba or whatever his name is or for democracy, communism or currant buns is still fighting. There is no civility to it; no progression and it inherently denies intelligence.

I say again: If you want peace, you are peaceful and therefore would not be able to train in the ways of war. Your consciousness, at root, is fundamentally the same as every other person alive, so in order to affect the issue at heart, you have to change yourself. That means no justification of killing in the name of king, country, God or any other stupid ideal of your own imagining. It means no killing period, so armed with this realisation, it is inconceivable to back the draft. For the youngsters who are out of school and not in work, there can be other deterrents or ways to get them to 'buck up', without encouraging violent tendencies.

Answer 2

I had many years experience in negotiations and debate.
What you have to do is back up your argument with logic not opinion.This is a good debating question.Look up basic debating skills on Google or Yahoo and follow the lay out they give you.My opinion is that if I was for the draft it would universal the fairest system one in all in.
If I was against the draft it would be because I believe if you improve the conditions for people who yolunteer you may get a more professional voluntary military.

Answer 3

I think the question is a little off.
There are many people who are no longer in high school but have not yet turned 18 (I was one of them). I started college just before my 18th birthday. Are you really trying to draft college students?

I would add " . . . enrolled in high school or college" as one of your initial defining remarks. Otherwise you could get hit (if on the affirmative) with an argument that you are discouraging people against going to college - since they are just going to get drafted anyway, why bother?

I'm sure you can find a lot of research and arguments for and against a draft online.

Answer 4

I can tell you my opinion. No! My husband was drafted back during the Vietnam war. Although he did not go to Vietnam, he was sent to Germany.
When he came back he was a totally different person, very pessimistic, and still is to this day. He is sweet, but sometimes when this negitive thinking flares up I know where it came from.
He thinks everyone should be made to go through basic training. That would be fine if that is where they drew the line.
Too many men and women have lost their lives over this Iraq war and where is it getting us?

Answer 5

i think that they should because they just should! But if you don't know what to do when it comes time just get on the internet and look for it under mandatory draft for debate, I am sure it will help and pop up.