I used to be against the draft or conscription, but someone made the argument that people are far less war hungry when they or their loved ones might end up on the front lines. In that case, I’m all for it as long as the rich, politically connected, and otherwise privileged are treated like the rest of us. Otherwise the next best option is an all volunteer military.
I still don’t want those people to risk life and limb because the powerful people in our country decided to send them to war. With conscription people are less likely to vote for candidates that might send them to war.
I used to be against the draft or conscription, but someone made the argument that people are far less war hungry when they or their loved ones might end up on the front lines. In that case, I’m all for it as long as the rich, politically connected, and otherwise privileged are treated like the rest of us. Otherwise the next best option is an all volunteer military.
But without conscription, everyone involved in the war is there by choice.
I still don’t want those people to risk life and limb because the powerful people in our country decided to send them to war. With conscription people are less likely to vote for candidates that might send them to war.