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[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think the point of the draft "thought experiment" they were proposing was to stop people from starting these wars and conflicts if they had a personal stake in it.

There's this NPR episode I heard where they said that the codes to the nuke should be in someone's heart and that person carries a suitcase with a knife. To get the nuke, the president should plunge the knife into that man to do it. It's absolutely horrific and bloody but to kill many from afar you should at least be able to do one up close. I think that the person that recommended it said he'd be the first volunteer and would love that job. He'd make best friends with the president and get to know their kids, just to make the decision absolutely impossible.

I'd like to think that's what they were getting at? Your response to the thought experiment seemed confusing at first but I think what you're getting is that they'd just send the kids to safe areas of the war, rather than anything real anyways, right? which makes sense ... politicians would weasel to get their own skin out. I'm not 100% sure why that'd lead to a draft? Do you mean in retribution they'd take it out on others and protect their own?

Anywho, from another Canadian. ✌️

[–] plyth@feddit.org 2 points 17 hours ago

To get the nuke, the president should plunge the knife

The MIC would make sure that any supported candidate will be able to do it without blinking.