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Can we get a bill started that says if you support any war, you have to be enlisted to fight on the front lines of it?
I stand by the fact that there would be way fewer warhawks if they had to put their money where there mouths are.
Cowardsw
Yeah, that one I could get behind.
100% of the population must vote to go to war or not.
Everyone is notified beforehand that a vote of Yes is also immediate enlistment into the military for the duration of said conflict.
No more shouting "hell yeah turn the middle east into a parking lot" from the comfort of your armchair or lifted pickup.
That would be great if we could get most governments to pass the same rule. If adversarial governments aren't restricted by the same rules then it tips the power balance in a way that favors foreign warhawks.
I feel like enough people would be willing to step up and defend their own country.
Defensive wars almost always have high approval ratings.
This is America though, we will end up tearing ourselves apart from the inside, no outside entity has the power to wage wars over an ocean to invade us.
We are naturally in one of the most defensible spots, with both mineral and arable resources
I'll 100% grab a rifle to help defend my neck of the woods, but no way in hell am I supporting an offensive war.
Never Again Volunteer Yourself, but in a defensive war it's no longer capitalism and the military industrial complex you're "defending", it's your neighbors.