Tens of thousands of high school students took to the streets of cities all over the country to protest against the reintroduction of military service. Many people believe that conscription is inevitable.

Young people gathered in Berlin’s central Potsdamer Square on Thursday and marched through the German capital to protest against the government’s plans to reintroduce military service. While the police counted around 3,000 participants, organizers claimed there were 6,000 demonstrators in Berlin and 50,000 in more than 130 towns and cities across Germany.

  • SeductiveTortoise@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 days ago

    “but when I had to go” does the lifting here. I can’t speak for others.

    Besides that, drafted soldiers can only be sent into combat if war had been declared. For the “conflict” in the Balkans, no drafted soldiers could be sent.