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Military conscription

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Donotpanicoknowpanic · 09/01/2026 10:25

There is lots of talk about if ww3 happens then military conscription will happen

This is basically people who sit in an office safely saying we need to either send ourselves or out children to fight and die in horrible conditions

Am I unreasonable to think that anyone who thinks this is a good idea

They should be the first ones to sign up and to lead by example

Any politicians who think this is a good idea, there children should be the first to go

Russia is literally sending troops in wheel chairs and crunches to the front line

So age, disability and gender will not be a problem for anyone who supports any conscription policy's, they can go first

Also the UK will not be invaded, we are not Ukrainian, If we were more like Ukraine I would be more in favour of this as the country itself is under threat

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Carla786 · 23/01/2026 17:54

SerendipityJane · 23/01/2026 17:30

I read a story about an American family forced to flee the woke cesspool of America for the unsullied whiteness of Russia. The father was conscripted and hasn't been seen for months.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/american-family-moved-russia-seeking-better-life-got-drawn-war-ukraine-rcna220463

Do these people not believe that conscription is happening in Russia? If they wanted an anti-woke country they could have gone to Hungary...

SerendipityJane · 23/01/2026 17:55

Carla786 · 23/01/2026 17:54

Do these people not believe that conscription is happening in Russia? If they wanted an anti-woke country they could have gone to Hungary...

They are MAGAnauts and so believe everything they are spoon fed by Fox.

Less stupid people in the world isn't a bad thing.

Carla786 · 23/01/2026 17:58

SerendipityJane · 23/01/2026 17:30

I read a story about an American family forced to flee the woke cesspool of America for the unsullied whiteness of Russia. The father was conscripted and hasn't been seen for months.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/american-family-moved-russia-seeking-better-life-got-drawn-war-ukraine-rcna220463

Wait, did the article say that? I read it as saying Huffman was rumoured to have been killed, but that he had reappeared in later videos posted by the family.

I can't say I feel much sympathy for an adult man choosing to fight Ukranians, but his children didn't choose that life..

SerendipityJane · 23/01/2026 18:00

Carla786 · 23/01/2026 17:58

Wait, did the article say that? I read it as saying Huffman was rumoured to have been killed, but that he had reappeared in later videos posted by the family.

I can't say I feel much sympathy for an adult man choosing to fight Ukranians, but his children didn't choose that life..

Any "news" out of Russia needs to be caveated ... who knows what is true ?

EasternStandard · 23/01/2026 18:00

SerendipityJane · 23/01/2026 17:55

They are MAGAnauts and so believe everything they are spoon fed by Fox.

Less stupid people in the world isn't a bad thing.

Whatever your political views being glad about this isn’t great.

SerendipityJane · 23/01/2026 18:02

EasternStandard · 23/01/2026 18:00

Whatever your political views being glad about this isn’t great.

As a long term follower of the Darwin Awards, you can't be too sentimental when people stupid themselves to death.

EasternStandard · 23/01/2026 18:04

SerendipityJane · 23/01/2026 18:02

As a long term follower of the Darwin Awards, you can't be too sentimental when people stupid themselves to death.

Focusing on this in the horror of a war probably says more about the person doing that tbf

JenniferBooth · 24/01/2026 22:52

LlttledrummergirI · 22/01/2026 08:13

Gosh, that sounds dreadful.
I'm so glad it's not like that in the UK.
What country do you live in?

If you want an idea of the quality of housing soldiers and their families have had to live in google Carillion Amey

LlttledrummergirI · 24/01/2026 23:06

I was a military brat. I don't need to Google it, I lived through it. I've seen the worst of military housing (one of ours is no longer there), but this is mainly down to budgets rather than a deliberate attack on the armed forces.

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