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Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by mothballed on Saturday April 04, 2026 @12:47PM (#47640742)
Well women are the rate limiting factor in having more men produced for war fodder.

It probably makes more sense to ban birth control at the same time men are required to die for the war machine as both would then be playing out their slavery-induced biological role in ensuring survival of the nation. That is if you're down with the whole slavery for war thing.

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Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by Qem on Saturday April 04, 2026 @03:54PM (#47642716)
Wouldn't make more sense instead of make conscription mandatory only for men, to make it mandatory for all childless people then?
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Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by missedthecue on Saturday April 04, 2026 @12:51PM (#47640792)
Biologically true, but probably not in practice. Do we think Ukraine will compell women to repopulate postwar? It won't happen.
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Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by umanwizard on Saturday April 04, 2026 @01:34PM (#47641264)
That’s essentially what the commenter is proposing when talking about banning birth control. This would be equivalent to compelling women to reproduce (or forego sexual relations, which in reality most people won’t do).
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Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by samus on Saturday April 04, 2026 @05:50PM (#47643838)
Most actively wars are over long before the replacement rate starts to matter, and women that get pregnant or raise children will in all likelihood get an excemption from frontline duty.
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