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[-] khaleer@sopuli.xyz 17 points 4 days ago

Mandatory military service is a slavery.

[-] Fribbizz@feddit.org 16 points 3 days ago

Only if there are ways out for the elite. Otherwise it's essentially a defense co-op. If you believe your country is using the military in ethically wrong ways, that's the actual problem, not the draft.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

It can be a good thing.

While Canada doesn't have it, most of our military usage is disaster relief and it comes with free education.

I wouldn't mind everyone having to help in shelters, evacuate people, or fill sand bags in exchange for free education.

[-] FukOui@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It has merits in some cases. (Eg living beside a hostile country like N Korea)

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