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[-] index@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 days ago

Forced conscription is a form of slavery, especially when enforced with violence. I'm using slavery as an example to make you understand that there's no condition under which slavery can be good and the same principle applies to forced conscription. Slaves can be used to fight for a country and for "society" but slavery is and will always be wrong.

In some countries, you are required to show up to vote, you don’t have to vote for anyone, you can just submit a blank ballot, but failure to do so can result in fines. Is mandatory voting slavery?

Imagine being arrested for not submitting a ballot, is this the society you want to live in?

Taxes are mandatory, in order to fund stuff that benefits society, is taxation theft?

Paying taxes in russia that goes into fueling the ukraine invasion is more than simply theft, isn't it? If you were russian would you happily pay taxes and consider it rightful?

Let me guess, you’re the type of person to not return a shopping cart because it’s “slavery”. You won’t wear a mask because it’s "tyranny.

Are you really comparing returning a shopping cart with being conscripted into a war that is estimated to have made a million casualties already?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Ukraine

"According to an estimate by Ukrainian commanders, 50% to 70% of Ukrainian conscripts are killed or wounded on their first day in combat."

this post was submitted on 24 Feb 2025
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