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logicchains
63 days ago
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German men 18-45 need military permit for extended...
No crazier than that the old can vote to send the young to war.
SauntSolaire
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A little crazier — the old were once young, and could have been voted into a war themselves.
a3w
63 days ago
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Trans people exist. So: Some women were treated by law as "once men, and could have been voted into a war themselves
Footnote: But not necessarily felt to be correctly labeled men, ever in life.
hypertele-Xii
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Body dysmorphia is a mental illness.
Ylpertnodi
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And yet the vast majority of combat veterarans are very anti-war.
HappyPanacea
63 days ago
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Which combat veterans?
dranudin
63 days ago
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My grandpa (ww2) was one of them. He helped my father dodge the draft, when he was supposed to go to military service.
mr_toad
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Why don’t presidents fight the war; why do they always send the poor?
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