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December 27th 04, 10:00 PM

Steve Robeson K4YZ wrote:
Subject: Mode/Band Use in 1961
From: PAMNO (N2EY)
Date: 12/27/2004 6:30 AM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

In article ,

(Steve
Robeson K4YZ) writes:

I think every able bodied (and that is far more liberal these
days,
all things considered...) should be REQUIRED to put in 2 years of
mandatory
public service...

I don't think *anyone* should be *required* to serve in any
capacity.
That's
involuntary servitude AFAIC.

Jim...Ain't it a kick in the butt that one of the most liberal
societies
in
the world, specifically Switzerland, has mandatory MILITARY
training for all
able bodied men, yet no one considers it "involuntary
servitude"...?!?!

Interesting observation, but consider this:

- Is Switzerland really "one of the most liberal societies in the
world"?
I've
known a Swiss expatriate or two, and the reason given for leaving
was that
the
place was highly *conservative*. That's just hearsay, of course, and
I've
never
been there, but the clear impression I was given was that it was a
place
where
everybody was expected to behave in accordance with very strict and
narrow
customs and traditions.

Ever hear of "Needle Park"...???

No!

Where is it - in Switzerland?

I know that The Netherlands has very loose rules in certain districts
on things like recreational drugs, but I don't know about Switzerland.

--

I've been to Geneva plenty of times - Geneva New York, that is....
73 de Jim, N2EY