I don’t think folks who go out to events like this are dumb. I think it is perfectly acceptable to say you are morally against war in any form. I think that is a perfectly sane argument to make.
I also think it is acceptable to appose the current rules the military practices concerning women and homosexuals. I have a problem with the militaries positions on these topics as well.
I also think that stopping recruitment ‘one person at a time’ is a practical way to put your ideas into action.

So I really am trying to avoid the trap these discussions often take when it turns into “You stupid smelly hippies� and “ you fuckin fascist pigs�. That really is conversation for folks who don’t want to convince anyone of anything. They just want a fight.

I do however think that a civilian army is far better than a draft, and I will support any individuals right to sign up. When my told me he was thinking of signing up for military service after high school, I had to remind him what it means to make that jump. I served honorable and I enjoyed it for the most part. But I knew that whatever the military was promising me had to come in second to the fact that I could be sent to die in a war. A war a may not even be 100% convinced was worth it. But I knew that when I signed up, that is part of the job. I continue to tell anyone who is thinking about enlisting that they have to come to a very adult mindset that is aware that they could die. What they decide is up to them, and I will support any individual who wants to sign up, but it is no game.

So I guess my whole point is think about your decisions, and let others think about theirs as well. But I would hope you all would not demonize folks who come to a different conclusion than your own on this issue.