We sort of live in a dictatorship even in the USA although no one admits it. Government power, court power over the people. We live in a heavy policed nation just like Israel.
Vietnam was an atrocity as I don't see a threat to national security. So jailing people that didn't want to fight is offensive to those that honor freedom. I heard Vietnam was created by the democrats. The same democrats that are taking away our freedoms today.
At the time many refused to fight in Vietnam because Congress did not "declare the war" so to legally call for the draft. I.E it was a illegal war.
Americas government plays the empathy card claiming our war involvement is for humanitarian reasons.
When in truth we are at war anywhere because we can exploit a nations resources.
Years ago when an oil dereck off the Florida coast blew and polluted the Gulf it was a crisis. Ohhhh nooooo!
The company was a holding in part by then VP and shadow president,Dick Cheyney.
Money,aid,volunteers,etc...to the rescue.
While at that same time and for years crude oil has been pouring the waters near Africa and no one stops it. Years! The oil that entered the Gulf the whole time our Florida coast environmental tragedy was news,was said to be the amount of crude that toxified the African coast waters daily.
We did nothing to stop that because,well, it's Africa. And there's nothing to make us $$$care$$$.
America is not a free country. (Unless your an illegal) And hasn't been for generations.
Income tax began the enslavement. And it has gone from there.
America is actually an authoritarian Oligarchy.