index@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoHow do you make someone understand that being drafted by force and ordered to invade another country is not a good thing?lockmessage-squaremessage-square231fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down160file-text
arrow-up1131arrow-down1message-squareHow do you make someone understand that being drafted by force and ordered to invade another country is not a good thing?lockindex@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square231fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 months 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-squareKairoslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months 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.