On 4/4/22, Ian - youngerpliny at cs.com (via tml list)
<xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:
> “I've also noticed that a lot of Vietnam vets seem to
> have picked that up during their time over there“
>
> Class as an issue was brought to the forefront of American culture by the
> draft. If your family had the money you could get a college deferment. That
> made class a big issue with Vietnam veterans.

Excellent point, that was something I forgot (because I'm young enough
that the class aspect of the draft had been successfully excised from
my schooling)