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Yet every swiss male citizen does military training and is issued a weapon to keep, to use in staying proficient. There's no need for a military culture, when
by beerandt 5y ago
Yet every swiss male citizen does military training and is issued a weapon to keep, to use in staying proficient.
There's no need for a military culture, when the government has already mandated it for you.
Not that it isn't popular:
>On September 22, 2013, a referendum that aimed to abolish conscription was held in Switzerland. However, the referendum failed with over 73% of the electorate voting against it, showing strong support for conscription of men in Switzerland.
- ahtihn 5y agoMilitary service isn't popular at all, but the majority of people do agree that it's necessary to have a military and they don't want a professional army. So that leaves the current system.
- beerandt 5y agoThe popular mechanism remains- there's no need to encourage a voluntary interest in military culture and therefore military readiness, when it's already a popular idea to mandate the readiness. In the absence of that mandate, there would be a vacuum in which citizens suddenly have self-interest in promoting voluntary readiness, which is implemented culturally.