Some might be wondering if slavery is still rampant across the world? The answer is YES. Government-induced slavery is one of the sources of slavery in the world today such as the modern-day gulags in North Korea, the debt slaves of america, and of course, Conscription a.k.a The Draft.
In the world today, there are still countries that has conscription and most of them, only men are being drafted. If they try to evade it, they often get imprisoned, barred from leaving the country, barred from getting an employment, and in some cases, denied government privileges. Historically of course, all able-bodied men are being conscripted in many civilizations and during that time then if some of them objects to it or evaded it, they mostly get imprisoned or executed, which is common in that days and oftenly considers it an act of treason by their rulers. The reason why i consider it a form of slavery because it is an involuntary servitude. The man is being forced to enlist without his consent with the threat of imprisonment. And it’s not just a form of involuntary servitude, i believe that this is also a form of sexism, due to the fact that in most countries only men are being forced against their will to serve.
Feminism and conscription
In general, conscription only requires men to serve. Many of the so called “Feminist countries” claimed that they believe in social freedoms and equality but why do many of them still like to enslave men(With few exceptions such as disability, etc…)? And despite those countries enslaving males to serve for 6 months to to years on average, feminists there(Particularly in the west) still like to continue to whine, moan, and cry for more entitlements because they’re being oppressed. Western women are already among the most privileged women in the modern world.
Conclusion
Wars do nothing but to kill and destroy. Governments and kingdoms use it to profit from it, not by defeating an enemy. The elites makes money from wars. Don’t believe in the propagandas you see in the media and in the news about the war. They’re lying to you. Don’t believe in whatever they say. Governments doesn’t care about you. They only want to expand their power and profit from wars. I’m against any forms of involuntary servitude including conscription. This is why i don’t like mandatory r.o.t.c’s and c.a.t.(citizenship advancement training, which is like r.o.t.c) because they function the same as conscription. It strips off individuality from you, it breeds authoritarianism, it makes you subject to an authority, and it teaches you to be a part of a collective. One of the best ways to end conscription is to stop having wars. Stop fighting against your fellow human beings. Stop killing your fellow brothers. I also believe that we don’t need an authoritative tyrant like those in the military to teach us to become nice to others. Try to teach yourself one instead. And also, conscription is becoming a burden to tax-payers. Even if the conscripts are not being paid at all, there is still a cost for it. Except for places like north korea, it’s budget mainly comes from taxation so conscription is very expensive in terms of taxpayer money.
Only if your homeland is under invasion, conscription could be justified for that. Maybe.
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