Wizard Marks wrote:
<massive snippage>
> Where Louis and I join forces is "African American, Latino
> or poor." Disproportionately, that's who dies.
<more snippage>
Wizard, would it be too much trouble for you to examine your
assumptions once in a while to see if they fit the facts? The Army
has changed a lot since Vietnam. The grunts in the ranks of the
infantry tend to be suburban white kids these days, whereas
their sergeants and junior officers are Latinos or blacks. The
exception to this pattern, of course, is the National Guard,
which in these parts is whiter than Casper. None of this is
terribly new, either: the Wall Street Journal had a front-page
article on the changing ethnic composition of the Army last
year. As for the Guard, did you ever stop to think that there
might be a reason why most of the armories are outstate or
in the suburbs? Granted, there is one in Nordeast, but I think
that's the exception that proves the rule.
Ex-SSG Kevin Trainor
Ward 6 Precinct 10
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