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[–] 5 points 7 months ago (8 children)

I'm all for the draft on one very strict condition; it has to be truly random with no way for rich kids to get mommy and daddy to buy them out of it or into a cushy assignment. When the rich kids have an equal chance of dying in oil wars, there won't be so many oil wars.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    When the rich kids have an equal chance of dying in oil wars, there won’t be so many oil wars.

    Are you sure? Considering anthropogenic climate change cascades, I highly doubt the rich care about their kids.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    That's a fair point, but I would argue that that's far enough in the future for them to convince themselves it's not real. Dear little Chet getting shot in the face by Muslims next week is probably harder to ignore.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    How do you feel about women being required to sign up for selective service?

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    As a woman, I think if men have to, we should have to as well. That said, I also don't think men should have to in the first place. If you can't generate enough popular support for your war to get people to volunteer, then your war can get fucked.

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