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throw310822last Saturday at 11:28 PM2 repliesview on HN

Why do they have to fill it in and return it just to say no? Could this be used against them at some time in the future? And why women instead can just ignore it?

Usually HN is very wary of the consequences of the state collecting data about its citizens and restricting freedoms in small steps. Is it not the case now?


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throwaway2027last Saturday at 11:33 PM

When push comes to shove, men and women aren't equal

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fabian2klast Saturday at 11:54 PM

Mandatory military service existed before in Germany, not all that long ago. So this is mostly returned to the same mechanisms as back then, though with the actual service being voluntary for now. And to include woman you'd have to change the constitution, as that part is specific to men.