• Allero@lemmy.today
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      26 days ago

      We still live in a world with mandatory military service in many countries. I’d trade it for that.

      But otherwise thanks, I’d rather have neither.

      • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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        25 days ago

        Military service exists for a reason though, and a good one. I disagree with it but I understand its need all too much.

        This, however is just the new extremist and inept government making decisions that break things, so to fill those holes they’ll just break other things.

        It won’t last

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                10 hours ago

                Again, any country without military is at great risk of being subjugated.

                I don’t want armies, I don’t want militaries but there is a reason for having them. You want Putin to rule Europe? Because that’s what happens when you remove Europe’s armies

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    26 days ago

    Anytime I’ve done some world building in my head for the great human empire :tm: it involves some sort of rotational labor period in each citizens early 20’s to give them exposure to a few different styles of work

    It’s a nice way to give back to the community while also getting to see how the rest of the world lives

    I’m sure there’s flaws with it but sounds a hell of a lot better than what we have now

    • Aremel@lemmy.world
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      26 days ago

      I genuinely believe everyone should serve some sort of customer service role at least once in their life.

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        26 days ago

        Except the American response to this would be to be extra shitty to retail workers since customers were shitty to them during their tour.

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          26 days ago

          That’s not how walking a mile in someone else’s shoes work. It’s the opposite.