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Anna Zimmerman's avatar

Thank you very much for another excellent analysis.

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Jörg-M. Rudolph's avatar

What you call »compulsory military service«, Wehrpflicht, is a fundamental civil right of the citizen Bürger. What we have now is a mercenary force for the convenience of the ruling class. This convenience should be broken by Wehrpflicht. As the U.S. aggression in Vietnam proved, it is impossible to maintain that kind of war with a democratic army, Wehrpflicht that is. Compare Vietnam to the U.S. wars after abolishing the draft, they were easy for the ruling elite, the people did not care, the mercenaries, after all, got their income for risking their life. I would, therefore, even like to see the draft expanded to arming the citizenry, as is (was?) the case in Switzerland. Even better: a militia. Carrying weapons is a right that makes rulers cautious. And still better armed, of course.

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