farfromthetrees:

The concept of mandatory military service is insane to me. I cant believe it still exists in some places. It is (or was) especially fucked if there is (or was) a war on.

“The government has decided you WILL lay your life on the line for the state regardless of your situation, personal moral code or beliefs. If you refuse to serve in the military then you will be jailed and/or executed”.

It beggars belief that governments feel (or felt) entitled to the lives of its citizens like that. Lives stolen from innocent people, entire generations lost. It cant ever be allowed to happen again in the countries where it was abolished and it needs abolished in the countries where it is still in practice.