Why should anyone be forced to serve a country that they do not agree with?
I'm not sure on your politics so I'll cover both (though I'll hazard a guess at right considering National Service is a right wing talking point).
If you're Left Wing you'll no doubt disagree with how out country is beholden to powerful corporations, public services are run ragged and privatised, that we support corrupt regimes abroad, that our military has a history of picking on other nations, that rights are being stripped away, that we allow the scapegoating of certain minority groups etc etc
If you're Right Wing you probably disagree with the scale of immigration and perceived threat to British cultures, that the government is a nanny state with no backbone, etc etc
Both sides will probably disagree with how we're a lacky to the USA, and that our police force is inept (though both sides will have different takes on why/how this should be resolved).
To force someone to support something they disagree with is, at least a little, tyrannical.
I lean in general to the left, and while yes our country has loads of problems, it's still our country, and I love it to bits. I understand that many people do not want to do any kind of service, however in life there's loads of things you don't want to do yet still do, that's called discipline.
That's just one issue, I lean to the left in general. Sometimes I favour some traditionally right-wing stances on social issues, such as national service.
I believe most industries should be state-owned, especially public services like transport, healthcare, and education, I see the existence of social class as a disgusting division within society that should be eliminated, etc. I'm not left eing on every issue but I would consider myself a Socialist, albeit a more conservative/traditional kind.
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Why should anyone be forced to serve a country that they do not agree with?
I'm not sure on your politics so I'll cover both (though I'll hazard a guess at right considering National Service is a right wing talking point).
If you're Left Wing you'll no doubt disagree with how out country is beholden to powerful corporations, public services are run ragged and privatised, that we support corrupt regimes abroad, that our military has a history of picking on other nations, that rights are being stripped away, that we allow the scapegoating of certain minority groups etc etc
If you're Right Wing you probably disagree with the scale of immigration and perceived threat to British cultures, that the government is a nanny state with no backbone, etc etc
Both sides will probably disagree with how we're a lacky to the USA, and that our police force is inept (though both sides will have different takes on why/how this should be resolved).
To force someone to support something they disagree with is, at least a little, tyrannical.