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Anon learns that his grandfather dodged being drafted

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Submitted ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨greentext@sh.itjust.works⁩

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  • Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This is based as far as I can tell.

    It’s a bummer how killing strangers for your government is glorified.

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    • Makhno@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s a bummer how killing strangers for your government is glorified.

      It’s definitely more palatable when the strangers you’re killing are nazis

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      • Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I can agree that there’s been an extremely minuscule amount of justifiable war in an endless number of wars.

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      • Lileath@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        But the story in the greentext takes place in 1932, before the Nazis even got into power in Germany.

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      • Tagger@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        except they mostly weren’t

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    • elvith@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s a bummer how killing strangers for your government is glorified.

      Killing for yourself: Government will track you down, kick your door in and throw you in prison and maybe send you into the death row.

      Killing for your government: Government will provide training, shelter, equipment, pay you and award you medals.

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      • r00ty@kbin.life ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Killing for your government: Government will track you down, kick your door in and throw you in prison for refusing to.

        Fixed thar for you :P

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      • khaleer@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Do not forget about right to rape and steal dishwashers on your government enemy territory!

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    • cheddar@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Tribalism. Our tribe is good, their tribe is bad. If you are not with your tribe, you are a traitor, so people are pressurized into this, and start believing lies about our glorious pride and wise leaders.

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      • Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Probably a cooler picture than Stanhope appreciates, but:

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  • 9point6@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    War is for pussies

    Real men talk out their problems without violence

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    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Sometimes war is brought to your door.

      Recent ones: Gaza. Ukraine.

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      • 9point6@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah

        Started by fucking pussies

        Defense isn’t war.

        War masquerading as defense is for fucking pussies

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      • uis@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Putin is deepest pussy.

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    • SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Because that worked out so well in this exact case, Neville Chamberlain?

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      • ChairmanMeow@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Hitler was too big of a pussy unfortunately.

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    • Reddfugee42@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You turn the corner to see a skinhead repeatedly punching your dad in the face. Walk us through your next moves.

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  • Thcdenton@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Based. Put the people who declared the war on the frontline.

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    • Reddfugee42@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s often the case when it’s a battle over shit like oil but for instance when Germany attacked Poland, it’s the Poles’ primary responsibility to fight for what is theirs. “Let the people who declared war be on the front line” okay well in this example that’s Germany and you’re going to lose everything your family ever worked for.

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      • sam_sam@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        *if you and your family own stuff. Which is not the case for most working class people. The same working class getting shoved to the front lines.

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  • RunawayFixer@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m going to go with based. I would not have wanted to be a conscript with the rank of private in any army at this time period. You’ll be badly treated disposable cannon fodder and you’ll be stuck in that situation until the war ends, until you get taken prisoner, until you desert, or until you died.

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  • shasta@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Can be pussy and based. And based on the world war death tolls, there’s a very high chance OP would never have been born otherwise

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    • pelletbucket@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      this says it was 1932

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      • Samsonreturns@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Indeed, is there more you want to comment? Or is there more you would like to know about the 1930s in Europe? Now I understand that I am taking a liberty with the assumption that OP is referring to European heritage, but I could direct you to a book or two to expand your knowledge of history

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      • Maddier1993@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Was it between wars?

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  • Etterra@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It depends entirely on what country Anon’s grandfather was from.

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  • DaddleDew@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My grandfather did the exact same thing. But he was in conquered France and did it to avoid being drafted by the Nazis.

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    • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The only thing more based would be fragging his Nazi CO.

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      • sheepishly@fedia.io ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Fragging or shagging?

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  • bassomitron@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    TIL there was a lot of conflicts occurring in 1932: en.m.wikipedia.org/…/Category:Conflicts_in_1932

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    • Keanu@lemmynsfw.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Emu War

      Grandpa was right…

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      • YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        On the internet, no one knows that you are a giant bird

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    • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There has been tons of conflicts occurring every year since the beginning of human civilization

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      • r00ty@kbin.life ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Humans? I knew it! Even when it was the bears, I knew it was them!

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    • ericbomb@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Based purely on names, about 90% of those are HARD pass from me.

      The other 10% are a soft pass.

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    • NucleusAdumbens@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My favorite is the Battle of El Sauce, at which the International Consortium of Spanish-speaking Countries defeated the Yum! Brands Taco Bell Corporate Mercenaries to save the word “salsa” from extinction

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  • plasticbuddha@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    it’s likely you’re here because he hid…

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  • Glowstick@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Depends on which war it was

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    • pumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The one difference that matters if he dodged invading a country or defending his own.

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      • rowrowrowyourboat@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        But sometimes you have to invade to defend.

        How would you defeat Hitler without invading Germany or all the countries he occupied?

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  • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How old was the daughter?

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    • frazorth@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And how did he get her pregnant without being seen?

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      • thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Did her from behind, of course

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      • Num10ck@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        she caved.

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    • DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Why is this so far down??

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  • Illuminostro@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
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    • tkk13909@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Unbased

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  • TTimo@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What country was drafting in 1932? No major war effort going on anywhere at the time afaik.

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    • FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Idk about drafts but some conflicts in that period:

      • French-IndoChina vs Siam

      • Saya San Rebellion

      • Sino-Tibetan War

      • Kumul Rebellion

      • Idrisid Emirate Rebellion

      • Najran conflict

      • Uukwambi uprising

      • Annexation of Jimma

      • Chechen uprising of 1932

      • Two-Liu War

      • Kirghiz rebellion

      • La Matanza

      • January 28 incident (China v Japan)

      • Darre Khel revolt

      • Soviet–Japanese border conflicts

      • 1932 armed uprising in Mongolia

      • Lesko uprising

      • Constitutionalist Revolution of Brazil

      • Ecuadorian Civil War of 1932

      • Sanjurjada

      • Colombia–Peru War

      • Chaco War

      And technically the Emus vs Australia. This list has not been vetted by a professional nor is it a complete or exhaustive list.

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      • uis@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        And it’s just one year! Damn, 20th century was very full of events.

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      • gorgori@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Based if he dodged the Emu War.

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  • joneskind@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It depends on the war we are talking about I guess?

    The only war I would participate without question would be if my country (EU) was invaded.

    Absolute based in any other scenario.

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    • RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      country

      EU

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      • joneskind@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yes, my country is EU. My State is France.

        I’m European before being French and I don’t care if it confuses people.

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  • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Depends on the circumstances, I guess

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  • FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Depends on which country.

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  • Outsider9042@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Old man was pussy pilled.

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  • Wanderer@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Pussy. If you not going to defend your family and your countrymen when it’s needed whats the point?

    A lot of people have died to make your life better. It didn’t come for free.

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    • uis@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So everyone who do not fight for Putin’s yacts and palaces are pussies too?

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      • Wanderer@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        If they are avoiding it because they are “afraid” then yes. If they are doing it because fuck Putin then no

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    • absentbird@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Doesn’t it depend on the war? A lot of good allied soldiers died defeating the Nazis, but a lot of good would-be Nazis also found ways to avoid service.

      Every enemy draft dodger is one less soldier you need to defend against.

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