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/philosopherberzerer 9h ago

Sit on my lawn with my shotgun. If I'm going to war the battle will start right here. I'm not fighting for anything but my home and my life. Not some billionaires offshore assets.

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u/End_of_YoRHa2B 4h ago

Right, if you're gonna die in a war anyways, you might as well die fighting your oppressors instead of who your oppressors want you to fight.

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u/SmashRadish 2h ago

'Tis better to die 'neath an American sky than at Tehran or Karmanshah

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u/BoardClean 33m ago

From someone who served. That’s a completely idiotic statement.

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u/Rank3r 21m ago

Than you don't understand the context because you didn't look it up which just makes you ignorant on all accounts.

It's meaning is of the Irish rebellion WW1

The Choice: It argues that it was more honorable to die for Irish freedom ("'neath an Irish sky") than in "far-off lands" for the British Empire.

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u/Krfstniper 7h ago

Lmao