Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds

> At least they, you know, die soon.

They may very well live another 20 years and you have to pay their demise, too. Their generation smoked more, drank more alcohol, had a life full of asbestos, PCB and lead. It's gonna be expensive for us.

We had our chance in 2020, but blew it because of silly ethics. I see little gratitude for the gigantic sacrifice the young generation made for boomer life. I hope the kidz won't forget next time someone eats a bat.

To be fair those boomers probably were subjected to non voluntary military service in their youth, and many of them now told to work longer before getting a pension while getting fired at 59.

Please don't do this here.

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