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minus-squareWilshire@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·28 days agoThe mandatory conscription for men age 18-30 only lasts one year. This can force them back into military service and be used to enhance selective enforcement against dissidents.
minus-squareschizo@forum.uncomfortable.businesslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·27 days agoAh that makes a lot more sense: I had just assumed conscription was quite a lot longer than just a year for some reason. It’s certainly a good target if you wanted to criminalize the group of people you want to conscript since the overlap is probably pretty much 100%.
The mandatory conscription for men age 18-30 only lasts one year. This can force them back into military service and be used to enhance selective enforcement against dissidents.
Ah that makes a lot more sense: I had just assumed conscription was quite a lot longer than just a year for some reason.
It’s certainly a good target if you wanted to criminalize the group of people you want to conscript since the overlap is probably pretty much 100%.