Stasis/Main Argument of FTD

The main argument of the "Fuck the Draft" poster is a criticism of the draft used in the Vietnam War and of its ethics and rational. The draft was famously used during the Vietnam War in a fight that many Americans did not want to get involved in. The draft was initiated because the US government could not gain enough support from the American people (except from the rich) to join the military and get involved in the war. Lower-class citizens and minorities believed that the draft unfairly chose them rather than the upper class and wealthy people. The people who least wanted to get involved in the conflict were the most impacted by the war, paying the highest price for the battles of others. In the poster, the pictures highlights the anger towards this unfairness and and gives an uncensored opinion of blue collar perspective in the 1960s. The poster calls for Americans to stand up against the draft and calls for the government to get rid of the draft. Although this poster doesn't specifically cite who should take action, the poster appeals toward the American people standing up for their rights and their safety by commanding the people to not follow the draft. Going back to the poster's overall message, the intent of its message was not to go into detail of all the things wrong with the draft; it does simply point to the draft being wrongly used and bluntly criticizes it. It takes little words to communicate the detriment the draft had on America's families and youth and this picture is an attempt to show the raw emotion against the war as a whole and its methods.