There is an interesting lack of symmetry when you consider dissenters when we are at war and dissenters when we are not.
If our national policy is that we are not at war with a country, taking personal action to harm that country is illegal. Individuals are not allowed to make war on their own. You cannot be a freebooter and expect to have your actions approved by the government.
But if our country is at war, it is "patriotic" to check out of the war and do all you can to make us end the war even if that means losing the war.
About Me
- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
