@index to [email protected] • 22 days agoHow do you make someone understand that being drafted by force and ordered to invade another country is not a good thing?lockmessage-square214arrow-up1185arrow-down161file-text
arrow-up1124arrow-down1message-squareHow do you make someone understand that being drafted by force and ordered to invade another country is not a good thing?lock@index to [email protected] • 22 days agomessage-square214file-text
minus-square@JohnDClaylink0•21 days agoWhy ought countries risk their existence to avoid a draft? The government already dictates other matters of life and death. Forgoing a draft would force bigger permanent militaries and not allow for some defense in depth strategies.
minus-squareKairoslinkfedilink1•21 days agoBecause we’re better than that. A state is just a legal entity. The nation and its residents are infinitely more important.
Why ought countries risk their existence to avoid a draft? The government already dictates other matters of life and death. Forgoing a draft would force bigger permanent militaries and not allow for some defense in depth strategies.
Because we’re better than that.
A state is just a legal entity. The nation and its residents are infinitely more important.