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[โ€“] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 10 months ago

Its a tough one. A pro draft stance I have only seen with the extremes. Usually with the right its nationalism related, real x should be eager beavers when their time comes to serve. On the left its hey the sons of the leaders and the leaders themselves should have representation in the ware zones. I sorta get the last one as we have an all "volunteer" force that has benefits for signup akin to if you coutry had somewhat decent social safety nets along with training and decent pay. So it has no real draw for the well to do. Thing is that when there was a draft the kept their cowardly progency out with things like bone spurs or such. So they had docs make up medical excuses while they called the ones who were plucked to go die suckers and losers.

[โ€“] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

I mean you can look at Russia as an example for how much of the economy was hurt by forcing people out of normal occupation and into service. You also have too look at their abysmal attrition rate to see its unsubstainable and if used primarily leads to worse and worse outcomes on the battle field as they less and less qualified personnel.

Appealing to morality is probably a lost cause for someone supporting a draft, they have already bought into war as a solution. Like moral arguments that Russia is choosing to sacrifice millions and set back their region is something they are already choosing to ignore, forcing people to do it minor in comparison.

[โ€“] tranarchist@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

as an anarchist I don't really feel like dying for the tyranical state for obvios reasons

[โ€“] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

~~Draft them into playing chess with you. Then say "imagine if this was a real army".~~

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