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Well, germany infamously did this with the Hitler youth.
by DontchaKnowit 2y ago
Well, germany infamously did this with the Hitler youth.
- Aeolun 2y agoI deliberately left that reference out. It was the one that came to mind though. It’s always the facist states that do it (fair, that’s kinda the whole fascist schtick, but still)
- DontchaKnowit 2y agoWell, after, 2 seconds of cursory research Looks like the societ Union had youth military education programs. Not surprising at all, seeing as I have never heard a satisfying distinction between fascism and communism. What ends up being described is blanket totalitarianism, every time.
- keybored 2y agoTwo seconds of research reinforced my hunch.
- ahazred8ta 2y agoTheir DOSAAF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOSAAF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOSAAF was a hybrid of Junior ROTC, rifle training, and military sports.