My idea for preventing wars of choice is for there to be a designated loved one (child, spouse, grandkid, etc) the President has to personally kill with their own hands in order to order military action not pre-authorized by a 3/4 vote by Congress.
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brownsugga@lemmy.world 3 days ago
The US should have compulsory military service, once the Dem Socialists are in charge.
No buying your way out, no exemptions unless you’re in a vegetative state.
Everyone has to do it for 2 years.
It will build more generational solidarity than anyone realizes.
If the rich kid has to serve alongside the poor kids, maybe he’ll get a sense of what real life is like, especially if he’s the dude taking care of the toilets, or recycling milk containers.
That and making congress like jury duty, one 4 year term for everyone
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 days ago
brownsugga@lemmy.world 2 days ago
This was proposed during the Cold War. In 1981 Roger Fisher proposed having the nuclear codes in a capsule inside the chest cavity of a naval officer, whose job it was to carry a butcher knife to be killed with. If the president wanted to launch, he’d have to get the codes by killing this guy with his own hands
RBWells@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I agree with service for 2 years (after high school before college) but public service in general not just military.
brownsugga@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Ok very fair point
itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Time for the olde and proud tradition of Fragging your COs to return
OldManWithACane@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Hard Agree
JamesTBagg@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Two years may be too short, some jobs require near two years of training from boot camp to fleet. I’m in aviation and my initial contact was 5 years active instead of the standard 4.
FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
I agree with you on this, based take