# Dissenters, Deserters, and Objectors to America’s Wars

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/dissenters-deserters-and-objectors-to-americas-wars>

**By** Chris Lombardi, Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus

**Published:** June 18, 2021

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Chris Lombardi joins the podcast to discuss how dissenters and objectors to war are not new to the American political landscape.

## Shownotes:

Before the U.S. Constitution had even been signed, soldiers and new veterans protested. Dissent, the hallowed expression of disagreement and refusal to comply with the government’s wishes, has a long history in the United States. Soldier dissenters, outraged by the country’s wars or egregious violations in conduct, speak out and change U.S. politics, social welfare systems, and histories.

What happened to deserters?

## Further Reading:

[I Ain’t Marching Anymore: Dissenters, Deserters, and Objectors to America’s Wars](https://www.amazon.com/Aint-Marching-Anymore-Dissenters-Deserters-ebook/dp/B0843K1272), written by Chris Lombardi