[spaethnl]

What you are saying is Russian propaganda.

Nearly every country that has been attacked has forced conscription. The US did during WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, and we weren't even attacked in 3 of those.

Were we authoritarian then?

[arandomusername]

Calling everything that doesn't paint Ukraine in a good light "Russian propaganda" is tiring.

Any forced conscription is immoral. Do you think forcing American men to go and die in Vietnam was morally just?

[mitthrowaway2]

Vietnam wasn't a war of defense, so it's not a great comparison. Maybe better to compare UK conscription in WW2. Which I can't really say whether it's immoral or not.

[motorest]

> Calling everything that doesn't paint Ukraine in a good light "Russian propaganda" is tiring.

It doesn't make it less Russian propaganda though, and from the same blend of the gay Nazi biolabs nonsense that's constantly spewed around. A telltale sign is the duality of criteria.

[arandomusername]

Just so I'm understanding correctly, being against the forceful sending of men to the frontline is 'Russian propaganda'?

What even is the point of having a discussion if anything that isn't pro-Ukraine is dismissed as russian propaganda?

[collingreen]

You have a lot of really bad takes such that I think you're intentionally trying to misunderstand or dishonestly represent an unbalanced take.

I don't know what your motivation is but I hope you'll stop. It will be more convincing as well if it looks like you're making a fair point in earnest.

[arandomusername]

User A: forced conscription of men is authoritarian and should be critiqued.

User B: that is russian propaganda!!

What am I misunderstanding, or dishonestly representing? If you don't want to have a discussion, you don't have to participate, but those cheap takes contribute nothing to a discussion.