This was partially important as this class was previously exempted from the draft through an exemption for degree-seeking college students. The auth thus more likely to be drafted tended to become more liberal and less supportive of the war. While the men with higher lottery numbers did not experience the same effect but often still remained in support of the war and their political opinions remained relatively the same. This is taken further with the assertion by the authors that the effect of the lottery system carried beyond the Vietnam years and affected people’s political beliefs in the years that followed (2011, Pages
This was partially important as this class was previously exempted from the draft through an exemption for degree-seeking college students. The auth thus more likely to be drafted tended to become more liberal and less supportive of the war. While the men with higher lottery numbers did not experience the same effect but often still remained in support of the war and their political opinions remained relatively the same. This is taken further with the assertion by the authors that the effect of the lottery system carried beyond the Vietnam years and affected people’s political beliefs in the years that followed (2011, Pages