You forgot to mention that this question is about the article "Soldiers can choose to stop fighting".
Answer and Explanation:
1. He believes that since veterans have already participated in a war, they know all the terror and suffering that the war causes and therefore should not want another war to happen, being the first to try to stop it.
2. He believes that they are actively participating in the war, they must stop fighting and refuse to start the fight again, only then an unjust and illegal war is stopped.
3. When choosing personal and moral responsibility rather than choosing what he is ordered to do, the soldier will provide the fulfillment of his duty to the people of his country by promoting security for the entire population, in addition, the soldier will gain the gratitude of the people, not with words, but with actions.
4. The author states that all soldiers and persons involved in any military action must have responsibility for the results of their actions and be able to discern through their reasoning when they are part of incorrect, illegal and immoral actions.
5. Serving the army is no excuse for disastrous actions. Every soldier is committed to promoting good and progress, not the other way around. Furthermore, every soldier is an adult and important being who must be able to reason for himself.
The story “Harrison Bergeron” By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. tells about the year 2081. During this period many amendments were made by the constitution to demolish inequality among the US citizens. The efforts were not made to empower and raise the standards of the handicapped. Instead methods were adopted to penalize people who were gifted with superior intellect, physical beauty or strength. The normal height, weight, appearance, intelligence and strength were decided considering the handicaps and the disabled people so as to equalize the society.
People with beautiful faces were asked to wear masks to hide themselves, intelligent people were forced to wear headsets that disturbed their brains and nerves with loud noises and annoying sounds. People with good physical body have to carry sacks of birdshots so as to weigh down. This was the way which the Americans adopted to maintain the equality among themselves.
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