Conscription

Paradigm Shift 4zzz fm 102.1 friday at noon on 28 Oct 2016.

Andy and Ian talk about the 1916 conscription referendum and Andy interviews Humphrey McQueen about opposition to world war one (WW I).

Playlist
Monica Grabin – I didn’t raise my boy to be a soldier
Phil Ochs – Draft dodger rag
Edna St Vincent Millay – Conscientious objector
Paul Spencer – War’s a game for powermongers
The Black Market – If you call out my name

2 thoughts on “Conscription”

  1. Centenary of the 1916 conscription referendum: a significant defeat for the imperialist war

    The Australian Government has put enormous effort into commemorating the centenary of the First World War, focusing on our soldier’s participation in the Gallipoli invasion and battles on the Western Front. The promotion of the ANZAC legend is to not only glorify past foreign military adventures but to also garner support for future military aggressions.

    http://www.cpaml.org/posting1.php?id=386

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