Why are women allowed to vote if they can't get drafted?

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[–]Hematomato 2 insightful - 4 fun2 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 4 fun -  (4 children)

There hasn't been a draft in fifty years, and there probably won't be another: modern wars are fought by machines and their operators, not by conscripts with boots and rifles.

But if there were ever to be another draft... there's a very strong chance the government would decide "yeah, women have to go, too."

[–]rodmanii 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

if that was true zelensky wouldnt be lowering the age for men to be drafted, war needs meat

[–]flugegeheimen 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

If Ukraine's example ever teaches us anything, it's that when draft is restored, it will be in the form it was abandoned in with all the wonderful ideas of men of being subhuman disposable cattle destined for slaughter from 1940s and women not having to do shit because they are women.

However what you can absolutely sure is that it's mostly women will screech hysterically from their comfortable sofas how it's you are a pathetic loser, traitor and coward for not wanting to spill your intestines in the dirty trench. They will also be twice more loud when doing that from somewhere abroad.

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well, contrary to the refrain of the Fallout series, war is changing.

That said, even if you believe that war never changes... there's a long history of soldiers returning home from battle, telling their wives to get their asses back in the kitchen where they belong, and hitting them in the fucking mouth if they disagree with that plan.

So maybe women shouldn't be too eager for an all-male draft.

[–]Musky 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ukraine and Russia are both using conscripts.

It's a lot better to fight with a professional army, but desperate times can lead to desperate measures.