• Kairos@lemmy.today
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    6 hours ago

    Any time someone brings up the draft I remind them the last time the U.S. did a draft it was for a war that they lost, and justified due to things that never actually happened after the U.S. lost.

    So basically the U.S. enslaved and sent tens of thousands of people to their deaths for no reason.

    • WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world
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      They then abolished the draft due to public pressure but a little bit later started selective service registration just in case

      • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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        5 hours ago

        Draftees make horrible soldiers, especially in unpopular wars which, lets be honest, have been all of the US’ military engagements since 1945. I think the military would rather do without them and the grenades that tend be dropped into the tents of sleeping COs.