Myanmar: All men and women of eligible age now required to serve in army
(www.wionews.com)
from BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to world@lemmy.world on 10 Feb 2024 20:50
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from BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to world@lemmy.world on 10 Feb 2024 20:50
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So slavery, then?
Military service is not usually equated to slavery
Conscription by an illegitimate government in the middle of a civil war is slavery. Imagine being conscripted and sent to kill people in your home town.
It is not the ethics or legitimacy of the government, but the loss of rights and forced labor that makes it slavery.
Isn’t there an actual genocide in Myanmar rn?