schizoidman@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months ago‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscriptionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down19 cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-link‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscriptionwww.theguardian.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square32fedilink cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squareLesserAbe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down54·5 months agoWhen the country is doing stupid shit like invading Iraq I’m opposed to the draft. When it’s defending against an existential threat which is on native soil, I don’t have as much sympathy for people avoiding the draft.
minus-squarereagansrottencorpse@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down6·5 months agoYou would if it was you being sent to the meat grinder.
minus-squareCMDR_Horn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up42arrow-down5·5 months agoUkraine allows for foreign volunteers. Feel free to help out.
minus-squarenekandro@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up47arrow-down10·5 months agoSo when are you booking your flight to Kyiv?
minus-squareLesserAbe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down21·5 months agoDo you think there are situations where conscription is appropriate?
minus-squareShinkanTrain@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down6·5 months agoGo take their place then.
When the country is doing stupid shit like invading Iraq I’m opposed to the draft. When it’s defending against an existential threat which is on native soil, I don’t have as much sympathy for people avoiding the draft.
You would if it was you being sent to the meat grinder.
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Ukraine allows for foreign volunteers. Feel free to help out.
So when are you booking your flight to Kyiv?
Do you think there are situations where conscription is appropriate?
Go take their place then.