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Do you believe conscription is okay? Why or Why Not? (reddthat.com)

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[–] masquenox@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

For the most part wars are better fought by paid professionals.

That only goes for dirty wars that you have no good reason to fight.

It has much to recommend it. It creates a shared experience in otherwise fragmented societies, breaking down barriers of class, race and gender.

The US would like to disagree.

It can be used to instil the values of a country in its population.

In other words... nationalist brainwashing.

And it subjects a pampered population

Only a boomer could think this.