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[โ€“] pingveno@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago

The draft, at least in the US, is an outdated institution. Professional armed forces are both more effective and less prone to human rights abuses. That said, it should absolutely include everyone regardless of gender. Viewing men as "expendable" is nothing more than pseudo-science bullshit.