Today, I heard a Ukrainian politician on YouTube and realized that there are politicians in Ukraine who are more cruel to Ukrainians than Putin is to Russians.
If Putin now mainly motivates his citizens for war with money, then this Ukrainian politician offers to put every Ukrainian before the choice: either to fight in the army for 3 years, or to spend 3 years in prison.
Um, I don't think you understand what Putin is doing in Russia. Russia already had tough laws about refusing to serve if drafted and they
made those laws even tougher last year; and just to be clear, "Already before the reform, people who refused orders to serve in the military have faced a possible prison sentence of up to 10 years." And, as a reminder, hundreds of thousands have been drafted in Russia to fight in Ukraine, the reason so many young people fled Russia.
So Russia is better because they may jail people for 10 years for draft dodging, rather than just 3?
What do American Christians and American human rights activists think about it? It seems to me that this is such a violation of human rights, which should not be in the 21st century. Is there a chance for Ukrainians who do not feel capable of fighting, to defend themselves and not end up either in war or in prison? Is it possible to remain free people? Will our American human rights defenders help the Ukrainians in this?
As for American Christians and American human rights activists, you realize that the last I knew, the US has laws calling for the imprisonment of draft dodgers?
Of course, we don't have a draft here anymore -- we haven't for over 50 years. What we did have is a requirement for people to sign up for the non-existent draft,
Selective Service, just in case we ever implemented one again. And, you do realize, "If required to register with Selective Service, failure to register is a felony punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and/or 5 years imprisonment. Also, a person who knowingly counsels, aids, or abets another to fail to comply with the registration requirement is subject to the same penalties."
So, basically, the US has a tougher penalty for not registering for a non-existent draft, not even for draft dodging, than what this politician in Ukraine is saying they should have for draft dodgers.