Actually, the historic anti-conscription movement is a fascinating subject. Too bad no one here can get beyond the fact that they are angry because someone had the audacity to speak their mind about Memorial Day and honoring veterans. It seems to be more important to members to shout down and silence the people they disagree with, rather than hold a conversation.

BTW, CarolC, it was the Almanac Singers who first became infamous for singing "C is for Conscription" and Pete kept it in his repetoire over the years--it has a pretty interesting story behind it. But it looks like Mudcat isn't a very welcoming place for discussing it.