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Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by logicchains on Saturday April 04, 2026 @01:11PM (#47641035)
No crazier than that the old can vote to send the young to war.
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Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by SauntSolaire on Saturday April 04, 2026 @01:16PM (#47641096)
A little crazier — the old were once young, and could have been voted into a war themselves.
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Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by Ylpertnodi on Saturday April 04, 2026 @01:52PM (#47641456)
And yet the vast majority of combat veterarans are very anti-war.
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Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by HappyPanacea on Saturday April 04, 2026 @03:36PM (#47642528)
Which combat veterans?
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Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by dranudin on Saturday April 04, 2026 @07:07PM (#47644490)
My grandpa (ww2) was one of them. He helped my father dodge the draft, when he was supposed to go to military service.
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Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by a3w on Saturday April 04, 2026 @04:37PM (#47643111)
Trans people exist. So: Some women were treated by law as "once men, and could have been voted into a war themselves

Footnote: But not necessarily felt to be correctly labeled men, ever in life.

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Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by hypertele-Xii on Sunday April 05, 2026 @03:43AM (#47647111)
Body dysmorphia is a mental illness.
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Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by mr_toad on Saturday April 04, 2026 @05:06PM (#47643378)
Why don’t presidents fight the war; why do they always send the poor?
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