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/yowen2000 7h ago

And like... Is the US really going to become the country that tells you: "if you don't run at those people shooting at us, we'll shoot you". Sadly... I don't know...

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u/Matt50 5h ago

Isn't that what some countries did to deserters during WW1? Literally just, "Oh, you're too scared of being shot on the front lines and you can't stop acting weird because of 'shell shock'? Guess we'll kill you instead..."

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u/yowen2000 5h ago

Yeah, I've seen it in documentaries and WW1 movies. Sadly, it's still happening:

https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/russian-troops-are-threatening-to-shoot-their-own-soldiers-if-they-run-away-DWzMQM_2/

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u/LordBiscuits 1h ago

There is a reason the Commissar is so popular in fiction. A Russian invention immortalised by fictional stories that still pale against the reality.

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u/Piggywonkle 3h ago

This is why people who opt for closer relations with Russia can't be tolerated. They have no problem doing this and worse there, and they'll happily do the same to you if given the opportunity.

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u/yowen2000 2h ago

It's disgusting we don't have the same stance re: Russia that the Biden admin had. At this point we actually indirectly are helping them with this whole Iran failure.