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Maletic Research | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @4aee84f3 They are thinking of conscription because their own policies make people who would sign not do so. Instead of fixing the real problem and return to meritocracy, they'd rather force people in, neglecting lessons from Ukraine - when Ukr switched mainly to people forced in, temporary success ended
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8e118011 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @c45edd90 @4aee84f3

Who do they think they're going to draft? The morbidly obese 7/11 clerk, the non-binary genderqueer with 16 self-diagnosed mental illnesses, or the fentanyl-snorting homeless kid?  The vast majority of Americans today aren't even suitable for use as cannon fodder.

Maybe they can start drafting all the illegal immigrants streaming in.  A lot of them seem to be fit, military-age young men.