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_doctor_love 18 hours ago

Agree - the key is that everyone MUST include people in power.

wahnfrieden 18 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's not how conscription is ever implemented in practice.

_doctor_love 18 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Of course it's not. Once upon a time quite long ago kings and generals got on the field. But as we industrialized leadership moved to "the back."

See concepts like Auftragstaktik, command intent, mission command.

boelboel 18 hours ago | parent [-]

Not even that long ago, nobility died at higher rates than normal people in ww1 and ww2. Many lines were killed during them. I still know of nobles in my own country in the army. Generals died in WW2 at a decent rate as well.

Nobility lost most relevance now so I'm sure it's different now, owning a castle or a weird last name doesn't make you rich or powerful.

throwaway173738 18 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

But it’s how it will be sold to us. It’s sure a lot warmer in the abbatoir for some reason. And they give some of us cigarettes. Bill says they even feed him.

Alive-in-2025 18 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

But they never do