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Prompted by another thread about conscription in Ukraine.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 4 months ago (7 children)

When everyone is being drafted. Including the children of the oligarchs and political class.

Otherwise it's never right. It's just feeding the poor to the war machine.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (4 children)

So if for example every person's name goes in the hat, and then conscripts are drawn at random? I only clarify because in a situation where every able body is fighting you've already lost, there needs to be logistics, maintaining utilities, growing food, etc

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Drafts usually are of young men for the logistic reasons you mentioned.

So, if all men ages 18-24 are being drafted, the President's kids should be first on the list.

In other words, if you're going to send my son to war and you are president you need to send your's first. Otherwise I'm telling my kid to dodge because his life isn't worth less than some rich assholes.

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