Tuesday, December 06, 2005
The Pianist without the M-16
Yay! Another Hippy Blogger topic.
So much has gone on with this Melvyn. Pfft. Some think we should alienate him, some think we should welcome him due to his achievements.
Come, he is now a British Citizen, what has his achievements got to do with us? We might as well claim Vanessa Mae, at least she's more famous with no NS scandal.
Me peeve on this issue is that, under existing laws, he did not serve NS. There are people who say that does not make one less a man. I totally agree. Not serving NS does not make you less a man. One is still anatomically and biologically a man. Probably minus some scars you pick up during NS too.
Basically this guy broke the law. Under the current laws, he has paid his dues (some claim $3000 ).
In my book, if you are due for NS and decide to skip it (and become another country's citizen to boot) then you simply become a foreigner. No such thing as Return of the Prodigal Son. If he were such a filial son, would he need to skip NS?
Let's just treat him as a foreigner (who he is if you forget that he's British) and put this whole issue behind.
1 Adorations
Yay! Another Hippy Blogger topic.
So much has gone on with this Melvyn. Pfft. Some think we should alienate him, some think we should welcome him due to his achievements.
Come, he is now a British Citizen, what has his achievements got to do with us? We might as well claim Vanessa Mae, at least she's more famous with no NS scandal.
Me peeve on this issue is that, under existing laws, he did not serve NS. There are people who say that does not make one less a man. I totally agree. Not serving NS does not make you less a man. One is still anatomically and biologically a man. Probably minus some scars you pick up during NS too.
Basically this guy broke the law. Under the current laws, he has paid his dues (some claim $3000 ).
In my book, if you are due for NS and decide to skip it (and become another country's citizen to boot) then you simply become a foreigner. No such thing as Return of the Prodigal Son. If he were such a filial son, would he need to skip NS?
Let's just treat him as a foreigner (who he is if you forget that he's British) and put this whole issue behind.
Comments:
Post a Comment
