• Draces@lemmy.world
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      24 days ago

      A big part of why it exists is that the rich can dodge it though. If they were at risk of actually getting drafted, they’d be less likely to draft. So him dodging it absolutely is a big problem

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        23 days ago

        No drafting is the problem. No one should go to war against their will. Protecting the country with your life should be a choice. Unmotivated soldiers are useless anyway.

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          22 days ago

          I mean, if unmotivated soldiers were useless then drafting wouldn’t really be a thing. You get a hell of a lot of motivation to survive when you’re thrown into combat.

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            22 days ago

            ok not useless but a lot less useful, especially compared to trained military

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          22 days ago

          And a major contributor to that problem is, wouldn’t you say, a problem? What you just said doesn’t address my point at all. Drafts are a problem, that doesn’t make it the only one

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            22 days ago

            I don’t care that someone can dodge the draft, because there shouldn’t be drafts in the first place, so dodging drafts is not the problem

            edit: sorry I misunderstood your comment I see what you mean now

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              22 days ago

              Right. And part of why there’s a draft, the thing you have a problem with, is that wealthy people can avoid it. It’s literally a cause of the problem. I do not understand how you don’t think the cause of problems isn’t part of those problems?