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milestogo

(21,856 posts) Mon Aug 11, 2025, 10:25 AM Aug 11

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I talked to a young man this weekend who is afraid of being drafted into a Trump war.

He is 22. Just out of college, just getting started in life. Hates TSF. But he is afraid that TSF will get us into a ridiculous war and he will be forced to fight in it.

I told him to start researching the ways of resisting it.

But honestly I had been unaware that young people were thinking about this.

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I talked to a young man this weekend who is afraid of being drafted into a Trump war. (Original Post) milestogo Aug 11 OP

I really think the patriotic duty now is to not join the military or Eliot Rosewater Aug 11 #1

Um, yeah, also people with male children 14-20 are absolutely worried about this Prairie Gates Aug 11 #2

Upskill with European based training program bucolic_frolic Aug 11 #3

Eliot Rosewater

(34,154 posts)

1. I really think the patriotic duty now is to not join the military or

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 10:29 AM

Aug 11

National Guard, nobody should.

If piece of shit starts a war it’ll probably be with us, so that will complicate things.

Prairie Gates

(6,314 posts)

2. Um, yeah, also people with male children 14-20 are absolutely worried about this

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 10:31 AM

Aug 11

bucolic_frolic

(52,460 posts)

3. Upskill with European based training program

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 10:35 AM

Aug 11

and seek a job in a classy city over there.

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