- graphito ( @graphito@beehaw.org ) 15•2 years ago
It’s not the question of men Vs women being expendable, it’s the issue of requiring citizens to die on behalf of elites. We as citizens gotta work to redefine and restructure wars – not to reduce value of some social group
- pingveno ( @pingveno@lemmy.ml ) 8•2 years ago
The draft, at least in the US, is an outdated institution. Professional armed forces are both more effective and less prone to human rights abuses. That said, it should absolutely include everyone regardless of gender. Viewing men as “expendable” is nothing more than pseudo-science bullshit.
- PolandIsAStateOfMind ( @PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml ) 4•2 years ago
Even if we reduce human existence to pure biology it’s still nonsense because we aren’t exactly endangered species.
- Johnny Mojo ( @johnnymojo@lemmy.ml ) 3•2 years ago
Equality has a price.
- sexy_peach ( @sexy_peach@feddit.de ) 3•2 years ago
Yes, but a draft obv is shit, so it also is shit to women.
- olbaidiablo ( @olbaidiablo@lemmy.ca ) 3•2 years ago
A 1916(?) Draft amendment to the US Constitution would have fixed this. It would have required that war be put to a vote among the general population and those who voted yes must register for the armed forces.