• TheYang@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    You largely can choose the provider of this service, but they will also choose you (or not).
    And you can not refrain from the service while being in the community of those that don’t refrain. In practice there are (nearly) no places where the community as a whole chooses to refrain.

    If you’re in a country with compulsory military service, make yourself interesting for other countries and leave.

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      8 months ago

      You largely can choose the provider of this service,

      Really? I’m from the Middle East, took me fucking ages to “change the provider”.

      If you’re in a country with compulsory military service, make yourself interesting for other countries and leave.

      Literally not an option for 99% of people.

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      8 months ago

      unless you’re a US citizen which requires the extra step of completely renouncing your US citizenship or continue paying US taxes (and therefore supporting the military mostly lol) regardless of where you may live in the world

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      8 months ago

      The current situation is not the best in my opinion. I think people who don’t agree with it (like me) should try to change it if possible (peaceful ways are always preferred) instead of adapting to the situation. Though everyone has the right not to fight and not to do anything at all. I’m not saying that fighting the regime you don’t like is mandatory