• ceenote@lemmy.world
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    Hey, you can’t be sure these girls aren’t also there to visit their boyfriends in the army.

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    In Greece they check that you have 2 balls. You can’t serve if you have one only.

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    The post is incorrect to begin with. I don’t know the source of the photo, but in Thailand, the service is based on a lottery for men. You may easily never roll it. There are many thai students (girls too) that do military training during their high school years on some days and don’t have to serve later. Also, this transitioning strategy will work in most countries in the world as most of them don’t allow transwomen.

    • RepleteLocum@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      *won’t work But yes, even in “developed” countries it’s a whole process and they might still force you to serve. (I wouldn’t have been able to doge it since I’m too old to transition or whatever, but depression saved me)

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      “Trans women” should be written separately, as “trans” is an adjective.

      “transwomen” and “transmen”, on the other hand, are common dog whistles used by science denires to imply trans people are in a category of their own.

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        I’ve been a trans rights supporter my whole life. Trans rights = humans rights. But now I’m being accused of using dog whistles because I don’t follow the latest terminally online trends from extwitter/bsky on how to properly phrase things? You need to pick better battles, my man,

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          Trans is an adjective, so it’s simply incorrect to ever write trans women without a space. TER"F"s have been using “transwomen” as a dogwhistle for over a decade, it’s not some new speak.

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            This is such of a niche of a niche of a niche of a niche of a problem, I can’t even. All this language debate stuff was fine in 2015 when things were good. Now it’s 2026 and we’re having the absolute worst people running every country it seems. We have to focus on big things like right to repair, right to privacy, right to your data. Not debating a usage of a single space “trans” and “woman”

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              In 2015 when things were good? Ok, sure? Anyways, I’m not debating anything. I told you two facts, if you want to ignore them then you do you.

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      It has merits in some cases. (Eg living beside a hostile country like N Korea)

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      It can be a good thing.

      While Canada doesn’t have it, most of our military usage is disaster relief and it comes with free education.

      I wouldn’t mind everyone having to help in shelters, evacuate people, or fill sand bags in exchange for free education.

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      To be honest, if a country is gonna implement a draft or some form of compulsory service requirement, it should be gender neutral, and apply to their citizens universally, with no bearing on gender identity. By all means keep the physical fitness standards to ensure force effectiveness, but possession of one or another particular combinations of genitalia should not play into the equation at all.

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        On one hand, I agree with you, on the other hand I don’t want to impose a military draft on 50-ish % of the population. On the other other hand, true gender equality would be if it didn’t apply to anyone regardless of gender cause fuck drafts

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    It took me 15 seconds to read that explanation and I understand it fully without ever even going there. Terrible answer to the posted question.

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      I think the assumption is that there is an unspoken “unless it was explained to them”

      otherwise that would be the case for like pretty much all answers

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    Those drafted can also pay to not go to the military. My girlfriend’s brother who is now living abroad paid i think ~200€ to not have to go there

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          Understandable. Still a good deal, though.

          In my country, there is no official paid leave from draft, but using legal loopholes to avoid it will cost you many, many salaries over.

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    Is this because trans peeps are not allowed in the military or because women cannot enlist?

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      Women can enlist but not be chosen in the draft lottery.

      Thailand recognizes trans women as men but can be excused for medical reasons if they have undergone gender reassignment surgery.

      Previously the exemption was recognized as mental illness.

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    If this was the only way to avoid the draft, I would become trans sooooo fast.