Defence minister announces move as ‘we have no reason to think Russia will change its behaviour’
  • sexy_peach@feddit.de
    131·
    2 years ago

    I really don’t like compulsory military service, it’s a human rights violation in my opinion.

      • vitaminka
        21·
        2 years ago

        The only use of a military in those countries was protection of the people, and the protection of socialism from outside threats.

        i’m just glad that this is a very concrete stance that definitely will not and never has been bent to absurdity to justify wars 🤗

          • vitaminka
            21·
            2 years ago

            that’s admirable, (if you sideline the fact that US isn’t a terribly high bar to overcome in terms of non-involvement in military conflict) but that’s not my point

            just because one’s goals happen to be “good” or “bad” doesn’t change the fact that mandatory military service is a violation of human rights; the precursor, justification, consequences, economic system, surrounding rhetoric are not relevant, because we’re discussing the semantics of “violation of human rights”, not whether its consequences lead to more or less peaceful outcomes

  • vitaminka
    61·
    2 years ago

    mfs already part of nato AND eu, why do they have to pile even more on top? if anyone is safe, it’s them 🥲

    • Ninmi@sopuli.xyzOP
      84·
      2 years ago

      Aside from contributing to the alliance, you’d still need to be able to defend until help arrives, and Latvia is tiny.

  • Ninmi@sopuli.xyzOP
    86·
    2 years ago

    the mandatory military service requirement would apply only to men

    Very disappointing.