{"id":1728,"date":"2010-11-23T00:23:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T00:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melangedmaculateme.wordpress.com\/2010\/11\/23\/motherjones-dont-like-the-idea-of\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T16:31:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:31:37","slug":"motherjones-dont-like-the-idea-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melange.dmaculate.me\/home\/2010\/11\/23\/motherjones-dont-like-the-idea-of\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cDon\u2019t like the idea of compulsory public service? Think the government is de debbil? Fine: Tune out, turn off, and drop out. We dirty collectivists will make sure you still get to sleep safe. We just won\u2019t be able to help you with that optional ARM mortgage that you had to get from a usurious private bank.\u201d \u2014MoJo<\/em> blogger Adam Weinstein, on a military-draft proposal with an opt-out clause for tea partiers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

motherjones: \u201cDon\u2019t like the idea of compulsory public service? Think the government is de debbil? Fine: Tune out, turn off, and drop out. We dirty collectivists will make sure you still get to sleep safe. 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