Comment by Ray20
5 days ago
>advocated for a military draft where the draft eligible are only drawn up from the list of folks who voted yes on the war.
I really like this position from an ethical point of view.
But in reality you will be conquered by a neighboring country with different principles in about 3 days.
Voting yes on a war implies you're the one invading.
So you can just say that the war is defensive - and send those who voted against it to fight anyway? Or how does that work in your head?
In a defensive war - there is no vote whether or not to go to war. You are immediately at war because you have been invaded.
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