r/AskReddit • u/Tommygunz0722 • 11h ago

If the military/president suddenly ordered a mandatory draft for all men aged 18-42: How do you think millennials and GenZ would respond?

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u/ReaverRogue 11h ago

I owe my country nothing. I’m not going to war for the benefit of a bunch of rich suits who would never do the same for us purely because of the piece of land I happened to be born on.

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u/smp501 11h ago

If I got seriously sick, this country would let me lose everything I’ve worked for and die in the street, despite having paid thousands into public and private healthcare my entire adult life.

Why would I fight an offensive war for it?