Comment on Why Did ‘Barbie’ Bomb in South Korea?

• gowan@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The common understanding is with DPRK ready to go at any given moment in theory that they need the population to be trained just in case.

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  • kamenoko@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Then it seems pretty sexist to leave women out of the opportunity to effectively defend themselves in case North Korea ever attacks.

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    • seejur@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Isn’t that why men say that if they want to get the same privileges they should enroll as well?

      The caviat is that the mandatory service is two years long, which most Korean women don’t want to waste in the military

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      • kamenoko@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        No rational human should ever want to waste 2 years of their life learning how to kill.

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• firewyre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This was an incredibly stupid thing to say when their only direct neighbor wants them all dead.

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  • kamenoko@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If the threat is that large then it should be no issue to have a standing, regular army instead of forced conscription.

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    • Deftdrummer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      There’s this thing called pride… and not the type you’re likely all about.

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      • kamenoko@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Young men die for old men’s pride… close enough?

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