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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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[–] parrot-party@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's only because we haven't actually gone to war in a long time. Showing off our shiny toys in Desert Storm wasn't a full scale war. Nor have any of our other excursions been. But a fight with China? You bet your ass we'd need a never ending line of barely trained soldiers to keep up with the bloodshed. We can only hope such an event never happens.

[–] argv_minus_one 3 points 1 year ago

A fight with China would be over within hours, leaving both countries reduced to radioactive craters. We won't even need soldiers for that, let alone cannon fodder.