alt Hacker News> most of them were draftees who didn't necessarily want to be there
It is called forced labour or slavery.
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> It is called forced labour or slavery.
In war, people who tolerate military conscription and discipline will conquer those who're slaves to pigheaded "you're not the boss of ME!" individualism.
It'd be nice if humans would voluntarily abandon war someday. But a corollary of the First Commandment is to face facts.
Not sure why this is being downvoted.
A draft is by definition forced labor and a form of slavery. If you are drafted, you are being forced to do something you did not volunteer for.
If enough people volunteered there would be no need for a draft in the first place.
People can argue whether they think its "correct" or not all day, its still forced labor.
In peacetimes, yes, but if it's defensive war I don't see many arguments against a draft, it can't be generalized though.
It wasn’t slavery as they were paid and could be expected to be discharged at the cessation of hostilities.
Conscription is as old as society itself.