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  • Dendrologist@lemmy.worldtoUnited Kingdom@feddit.uk•Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory National ServiceEnglish
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    6 months ago

    You think NATO v Russia is going to require conscription?

    Or, sorry, let me rephrase that. You think Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK, and USA v Russia is going to require conscription?

    Or, sorry, let me rephrase that. You think 966 million people v 145 million people is going to require conscription?

    Or, sorry, let me rephrase that. You think a country that has been at war with its small neighbour for 10 years and is struggling v the largest military alliance in the world with the largest economies in the world would require conscription?

    I’ve been a bit of a dick here to get my point across but making excuses for the tories bringing back conscription is also a bit dickish.

    If you want to sign up, go for it. If there comes a point where it’s required, I’m a relatively young fit man so would consider signing up too. But only when there’s a need for it. There is no need yet.

    Plus, if we’re going for WW3, we’re all gonna die in the nuclear blasts before we even get a chance to put boots on the ground anyway.