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[Basanos]

Originally Posted by Kaveh [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I have never taken my children to Iran for fear my sons could be conscripted for military service

So to some extent I see your point, though it’s different and there’s zero moral equivalency between Iran and the US. That said, I’d remind you crime is on the rise. I don’t think this is unwillingness of Americans to fight, I think they are simply physically and mentally incapable. That’s a scary thought. There aren’t many jobs you can reasonably do if youcant do ANYTHING for the military imo

Unemployment and rising crime can be used as leverage to increase military recruitment. Both are related to economic conditions. There’s a reason they use the GI bill stuff for recruitment, and why they are permitted to recruit in high schools. Which is downright evil.

I like that these things are ceasing to work for the time being, but as economic conditions worsen, I assume recruitment will go up. Especially if war breaks out, for obvious reasons.

They don’t even need a draft anymore. Poverty is the draft. Capitalism requires widespread poverty, it needs an underclass to exploit.

I also don’t see why it matters if a drone operator is large. We have all been schooled in some game by some basement hambeast. Sure, if the base they’re working out of gets overrun, they can’t fight back as effectively as the in-shape, but militaries have often had lots of non-combat roles.

[magnetaress]

Originally Posted by Basanos [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Unemployment and rising crime can be used as leverage to increase military recruitment. Both are related to economic conditions. There’s a reason they use the GI bill stuff for recruitment, and why they are permitted to recruit in high schools. Which is downright evil.

I like that these things are ceasing to work for the time being, but as economic conditions worsen, I assume recruitment will go up. Especially if war breaks out, for obvious reasons.

They don’t even need a draft anymore. Poverty is the draft. Capitalism requires widespread poverty, it needs an underclass to exploit.

I also don’t see why it matters if a drone operator is large. We have all been schooled in some game by some basement hambeast. Sure, if the base they’re working out of gets overrun, they can’t fight back as effectively as the in-shape, but militaries have often had lots of non-combat roles.

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