11-06-2002 20:42									#1
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I was talking to the Kurd who runs my favouriote kebab shop last night, and he told me he fleed his country because he did not want to be conscripted.

Is he a legitimate immigrant?

	11-06-2002 20:45									#2
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"legitamate immigrant?" What do you mean? Are you talking about political asylum?

And it's fled, not fleed.

-Arrian

	11-06-2002 20:46									#3
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nice avatar...

	11-06-2002 20:46									#4
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Ask Canadians.

If it looks like you are ever about to get drafted, join.
You can pick a field that way.

	11-06-2002 20:47									#5
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quote: Originally posted by SlowwHand Ask Canadians. If it looks like you are ever about to get drafted, join. You can pick a field that way.

If it looks like I'm about to get drafted I'M off to Canada...

Oh Hobbes, Asher...

	11-06-2002 20:48									#6
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Thanks Cali.

Aren't Germans conscripted? Should Britain await an influx of Germans who don't want to serve their coutnry?

	11-06-2002 20:50									#7
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Last time I checked, Kurdistan wasn't a country, Stew... would you want to get conscripted by an army that's responsible for killing and torturing your own people?

	11-06-2002 20:53									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Boddington's I was talking to the Kurd who runs my favouriote kebab shop last night, and he told me he fleed his country because he did not want to be conscripted. Is he a legitimate immigrant?

Legitimate??

Is he a legal immigrant?

Or are you talking about if he deserves to be a immigrant in your country?

	11-06-2002 21:01									#9
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Bod, is your new avatar Jean Marie Le Pen?

	11-06-2002 21:04									#10
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own goal

	11-06-2002 21:07									#11
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looks like it

	11-06-2002 22:06									#12
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Yup, definitely an own goal.

	11-06-2002 22:10									#13
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A classic own goal, I'd say...

	11-06-2002 22:26									#14
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quote: Originally posted by *End Is Forever* Last time I checked, Kurdistan wasn't a country, Stew... would you want to get conscripted by an army that's responsible for killing and torturing your own people?

Answer his question.

	11-06-2002 22:28									#15
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If his own people include immigrants like myself (second generation, from Ireland), then probably yes.

	12-06-2002 00:12									#16
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Congratulations! One of your ten stupidest threads on this site!

Try looking up what's happened to the Kurds over the past century.

	12-06-2002 00:14									#17
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1/10

	12-06-2002 00:26									#18
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Generous, Ramo.

	12-06-2002 00:26									#19
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Oh come on Stewart, answer...

...as Iain has stated, the circumstances are completely different as he is a Kurd being conscripted by the Turkish armed forces. Slightly different to the Germans being conscripted by the German armed forces.

Deary, deary me. Next time I am in Aberystwyth I shall mention this thread to the kebab shop owner. Let's see if you'll ever have a kebab in Aber again

	12-06-2002 00:30									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Deary, deary me. Next time I am in Aberystwyth I shall mention this thread to the kebab shop owner. Let's see if you'll ever have a kebab in Aber again

He will, just with "added ingredients"

	12-06-2002 00:31									#21
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More like he's going to get that kebab shoved up his ass.

	12-06-2002 02:59									#22
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He'd enjoy that.

	12-06-2002 03:05									#23
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Boddingtons is a bigot. I thought we'd established that?

	12-06-2002 03:22									#24
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Man oh man...

Is Stinky like this in the real world as well?

	12-06-2002 03:24									#25
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Apparently he isn't.

	12-06-2002 03:27									#26
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I know that more than one country has mandatory military service-- Korea and Lebanon both do. Does anyone know any more?

I think the sentence, "I want to live here," is a legitimate reason for immigration, so maybe I'm biased, but I definitely think forced military service is a damn good reason to emigrate.

	12-06-2002 03:28									#27
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I do as well. I sure as hell wouldn't accept conscription, unless there was a serious war from a serious threat.

	12-06-2002 06:16									#28
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quote: I know that more than one country has mandatory military service-- Korea and Lebanon both do. Does anyone know any more?

Where do you live man? In orbit or sth?

Most countries in the world have mandatory military service. Most EU countries do f.e. Israel (and I don't know who else) even has mandatory military service for women.

And of course my country does. It once was 18-21 months, but now it's down to 14 months, soon to be 12.

	12-06-2002 07:12									#29
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$Drunken Post$

The brave resist military service.

The weak comply.

Fortunately there is no shortage of weaklings.

	12-06-2002 08:34									#30
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"Where do you live man? In orbit or sth?"

I'd cut her some slack and just answer the question that was based on curiosity. Over the course of its history, the U.S. has rarely had conscription and none during my lifetime, so no "orbit" need be involved.

Edit: btw, I agree that in many cases this is properly considered under the rubrick of political asylum. I have a christian friend from a muslim country who knew that because of his religion, conscription meant a high likelihood of death fighting in the front lines against christians on the other side. He was granted asylum.

Last edited by DanS on 12-06-2002 at 08:39