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Wait until you hear about all the developed countries that have compulsory service for everyone. (every male at least)
by imgabe 5y ago
Wait until you hear about all the developed countries that have compulsory service for everyone. (every male at least)
- toomuchtodo 5y agoDo they have functioning educational and healthcare systems?
- imgabe 5y agoYes, you just have to serve in the military to fulfill your duties as a citizen in order to access them.
- toomuchtodo 5y agoI will have to better qualify what a developed country is in the future. Mandatory military service directly contradicts a citizen’s freedom.
- imgabe 5y agoBeing a part of a society means not only freedoms, but responsibilities. You're responsible for following the law. You're responsible for paying taxes (you know, those things that pay for all the free stuff you're demanding) and sometimes you're responsible for defending the country that guarantees you those freedoms. The US has a large population and is able to field a military with only volunteers (at the moment. This wasn't always the case, and the draft can be reinstated if necessary). Smaller countries would not be able to have a military at all without mandatory service. Their freedoms would be moot if they were invaded and conquered. Demanding freedom and shirking responsibility is the act of a child.