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Conscription is a much heavier restriction of rights than being told to stay at home, yet it's been used multiple times in the US during the 20th century. Seems
by icebraining 6y ago
Conscription is a much heavier restriction of rights than being told to stay at home, yet it's been used multiple times in the US during the 20th century. Seems ahistorical to pin this on some sort of recent cultural shift.
- tachyonbeam 6y agoAnd it's also fair to ask whether we should be engaging into so much war that we need to force people to join the army.
- icebraining 6y agoI've always heard that it was the opposite; relying on conscription makes war less likely, since it's unpopular to force mothers to surrender their sons. The creation of a volunteer army is essential for prolonged war. Looking at the history of the US, that seems about right.