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wfaulk184 karma
Some of the founding fathers of the United States were very opposed to a volunteer military because they felt that it created a class of mercenaries amongst the poor, and thought that all people should serve to avoid that situation. My observation is that poor people in the US are disproportionately represented in the US all-volunteer military, so their concern seems to have been at least somewhat warranted.
Do you feel that removing compulsory service might have a similar effect in Finland?
wfaulk247 karma
I love the concept of Werner Herzog taking it easy after a long day of … Werner-Herzog-ing, and sitting down to watch some cat videos on YouTube.
What a time we live in.
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