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TIL that in 1916 there was a proposed Amendment to the US Constitution that would put all acts of war to a national vote, and anyone voting yes would have to register as a volunteer for service in the (www.huffpost.com)

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[–] Joe@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Plenty of jobs going in the military. If you support the war, support the war

[–] argv_minus_one 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not that many jobs. If fully half of the country supported an act of war, there would be nowhere near enough military jobs for them to fill.

[–] lemmy@lemmy.quad442.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your a rifleman first.

[–] argv_minus_one 1 points 1 year ago

I was going to say they don't even have enough rifles for that many riflemen, but then I remembered that the United States has more guns than people, so… 🤷‍♂️