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The American army no longer uses conscription to fill its ranks.



thank you for correcting my facts the way a robot or autistic child would, but allow me to spell this out for you.

ignorance is not the same as factually incorrect. if i said to an obese woman "you are looking fat today," though correct, i would either be behaving purposely mean or ignorant to social norms.

similarly, someone telling another person [the people you love who have chosen to defend your country in war have done so needlessly] is ignorant to social norms.

since you are not american is it safe to assume you personally know zero american soldiers at war right now?




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