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Because if it is attacked, you have to defend it. This obligation to your country gives you the right to stay in it.
by widge 4y ago
Because if it is attacked, you have to defend it. This obligation to your country gives you the right to stay in it.
- lordnacho 4y agoCorollaries: - People who can't "defend the country" don't get these rights: women, children, old people, people with religious exemptions, people with an unreasonable fear of being violently killed. - People who promise to come and defend will get these rights, regardless of where they were born? Do they just make a solemn oath or do they have to do boot camp and maintain their skills? I hope you can see this is not where your rights come from.
- the_af 4y agoYou don't lose citizenship if you refuse to defend your country. Depending on the country, you may be jailed, fined or otherwise punished, but most countries won't take your citizenship away from you if you refuse to fight.