> If it's so great, why they have to force people into it?
The fact that people are forced is not in opposition to the fact that they can still be motivated and capable once training is over.
> I was conscripted, I fired 20 bullets over 12 months. Rest was just bullying, cleaning toilets and scraping potatoes. They would not even let me drive a truck, because I was too "unreliable"!
Conscription sucked for you, sure. If everyone in that army receives that level of training, I will concede that it will be neither motivated nor capable.
But we have plenty of examples where countries with conscription armies have performed well in armed conflicts.
So the concept of conscription is not obviously ineffective. It depends on the implementation.
But while you will find absolutely no support for slavery in the Nordic countries, there is 100.0% support for conscription in the Swedish parliament.
The people forced into conscription in Sweden later end up voting for parties who support it. I doubt you'll find the same thing with many ex-slaves, right?
The "huge opposition" that you keep bringing up just doesn't exist here.
My "practical" opposition to slavery is that I will never ever become slave again, no matter if waht, if I am forced into it!
Uhh, what? Did you just make that up?
Funny how both the left party and the green party are for forced conscription in Sweden if there's such a strong opposition against it. You'd think they could get a lot of votes by campaigning against conscription? Which they don't...
So not just Uncle Tom, but also total misogynistic! Please do not ignore women, they are human beings and they matter too!
I was conscripted, I fired 20 bullets over 12 months, I get more practise over weekend of paintball! Rest was just bullying, cleaning toilets and scraping potatoes. They would not even let me drive a truck, because I was too "unreliable"!