It’s only not compulsory if enough people volunteer. It’s like robbing someone and telling them at gunpoint: “I’ll only take your money by force, if you don’t give it to me out of your own free will.” “We’ll force half a million of you to die and kill for the oligarchy unless of course you volunteer to do that.”
LovelyMover@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
It’s not compulsory though, is it?
woodenghost@hexbear.net 4 weeks ago
HubertManne@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
I think they are worried its not compulsory for now but could be later. To be fair I would be more willing to die for germany right now than the us.
mathemachristian@hexbear.net 4 weeks ago
There’s a law being discussed to bring compulsory military service back.
woodenghost@hexbear.net 4 weeks ago
They already passed the law that will bring back compulsory military service under the pretense of only resorting to it if not enough young people volunteer.
Schmuppes@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
It’s been kinda “opt out” since the 70’s, so you could write a letter along the lines of “I was raised a pacifist and cannot point a gun at anybody” and do non-military service instead. Like in an old folks home or a hospital. If they bring back military service the way it was (until around 2012 I believe?), that’s completely fine I think.