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Half of Poles support the reintroduction of compulsory military service, abolished in 2010 (news.liga.net)
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52% support reintroduction of compulsory military service (31% strongly support it), but resistance remains strong among the youngest age group.

The survey results show that the biggest supporters of this idea are men (57%), people aged 50-59 (61%) and people with vocational education (59%) .

The greatest resistance to the return of compulsory military service is expressed by people aged 25-29 (43%), people with higher education (39%) and voters of Rafał Trzaskowski in the second round of the presidential election (35%).

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[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Big surprise the people in support of this are too old to be conscripted.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 months ago

And the opponents are young and educated people. Almost like the smarter you are the less likely you want to die.

[–] Piperpiper1@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago

The tyranny of the old, too bitter to let everyone else live their lives

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 0 points 6 months ago

One time my dad said he'd support an Australian military intervention in Ukraine. It took me telling him, "you know if we do that I am going to be the one who is sent there to die" for him to reconsider.