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

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[–]Jiminy 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Draft doesn't really mean anything. People would care if war started and they drafted people. People would go awol and escape to Canada like during Vietnam. Voting doesn't matter either, they don't really count any votes.

[–]RedditButt 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

If the war isn't an existential threat, then people won't support it. Vietnam was a perfect example of that.

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

Yeah it only matters if USA is attacked. Like people were ok getting drafted when pearl harbor was hit. Or most supported war right after 9/11 and many freely signed up but recruiting got harder when everyone realized it was a false flag.