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Re:Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Re... by darkpuma on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @04:12PM (#18764945)
> "Veteran status is also protected under employment discrimination law, and military service isn't an innate attribute"

I'd say being a veteran is, once you're a veteran you cannot change that about yourself. You could decide to not become a veteran, but you can't unveteran yourself.

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Re:Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Re... by emiliobumachar on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @05:45PM (#18765558)
Also, there used to be a draft. Plenty of veterans alive today did not have a choice. That is not the same as "innate", but it's closer to that than to being a choice.
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