White House pressing Ukraine to draft 18-year-olds so it has enough troops to battle Russia
apnews.com
The aim is to expand the pool of fighting-age men available to help a badly outnumbered Ukraine in its nearly three-year-old war with Russia.
  • DeadWorldWalking@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    23 days ago

    I would let the people who want to fight do so.

    Forcing 18 year olds to kill against their will is so insanely fucked up.

    You live till 18 and then die for the glory of a leader you didn’t agree to fight for. The second they grow up they’re told to die

    • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      22 days ago

      Somebody hasn’t paid attention to what happens in Russian Occupied Zones. They aren’t fighting for Zelensky.

      • DeadWorldWalking@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        22 days ago

        They are fighting for pride and the right to control the politics in the place they live.

        None of the reason has anything to do with the ethicality of forcing people to die the second they stop being children legally.

        Lol let’s make you fight against your will then since you seem so eager

        • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          22 days ago

          I’ve been to war already so you’re barking up the wrong tree.

          And no, the Russians have been caught raping, murdering, and pillaging. This isn’t just some fight over who controls the region where the people never see a difference.