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[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 55 points 1 day ago

National service should be a universal duty. We should, as a society, seriously consider moving away from an all-volunteer force and only fight the next war if everyone shares in the risk and the cost.

You first, Alex. I’m sure the military could use your help on the front lines in Iran. Go capture Kharg island.

[-] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

That’s one of the better ideas in the paper. It could lead to lower willingness to go to war.

[-] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Doesn't seem to have gone that way in Israel.

[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 6 points 9 hours ago

The Epstein class gets a convenient case of bone spurs every time there’s a draft.

[-] lps2@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago

It's like they forget why you should only give training and guns to those that WANT to be there

[-] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 day ago

Send Thiel to the front lines with Yarvin, Ellison, Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg. Throw Steven Miller, Russ Vought, Pete Hegseth, Joe Rogan, Steve Bannon, Sean Hannity, and Alex Jones in there for good measure.

So many problems could just disappear overnight with one well-aimed iranian strike...

[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 10 points 1 day ago
[-] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 day ago

He's literally mentioned in my previous comment, but we can send him twice I guess

[-] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 8 points 23 hours ago

I mean, when he looks in a mirror he’s seeing double of himself anyway.

[-] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 6 points 22 hours ago

I didn't think he appears in mirrors

[-] orbitz@lemmy.ca 4 points 22 hours ago

That's why they needed the makeup room...

[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 8 points 1 day ago

Fair enough. My eyes glazed over at the long list of traitors, though that’s my fault not yours.

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