schizoidman@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days ago‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscriptionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down19 cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up199arrow-down1external-link‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscriptionwww.theguardian.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square34fedilink cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squareLesserAbe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down54·3 days 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-squareCMDR_Horn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up42arrow-down5·3 days agoUkraine allows for foreign volunteers. Feel free to help out.
minus-squarereagansrottencorpse@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down6·3 days agoYou would if it was you being sent to the meat grinder.
minus-squareEasternLettuce@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up43arrow-down6·3 days agoVery brave stance coming from someone online
minus-squarenekandro@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up46arrow-down10·3 days agoSo when are you booking your flight to Kyiv?
minus-squareLesserAbe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down21·3 days agoDo you think there are situations where conscription is appropriate?
minus-squareShinkanTrain@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down6·3 days 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.
Ukraine allows for foreign volunteers. Feel free to help out.
You would if it was you being sent to the meat grinder.
Very brave stance coming from someone online
So when are you booking your flight to Kyiv?
Do you think there are situations where conscription is appropriate?
Go take their place then.