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Denmark wants to conscript more people for military service - including women, for the first time (apnews.com)

submitted 6 months ago by NightOwl@lemmy.ca to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[-] fustigation769curtain@lemmy.world 25 points 6 months ago

Slavery, but at least it's not discriminating based on sex.

[+] V0uges@jlai.lu -22 points 6 months ago

How is that slavery? In a sane country, military service is actually a great tool to teach young adults how to behave within a diverse group and give life skills many lack at that age. In my homeland military service is only mandatory for men and i think it’s a shame and sexist that because I’m a woman I’m considered too fragile to do it.

[-] fustigation769curtain@lemmy.world 38 points 6 months ago

You're forcing people to work for you who otherwise wouldn't.

That's textbook slavery.

I'm sure all the arguments you make in favor of it are similar to ones whites made to enslave blacks. "It's good for them." Lol.

[-] aluminium@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

In Austria we still have conscription and the officer in charge of our company outright said to us during basic training : "This right here fullfills all the criteria of slavery if conscription wasn't explicitly allowed I'd be in jail now!"