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borskiyesterday at 6:22 PM1 replyview on HN

People have never liked being told what to do. Even in the military, it's rare that anyone likes being told what to do. The point is that you do it anyway, because you are disciplined and believe in the chain of command, provided you aren't being asked to do something illegal.

If you don't trust your chain of command, then there are issues. But militaries are decidedly not democracies, because the military often requires swift action, and democracies move slowly by design.


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wolvoleoyesterday at 6:50 PM

I am absolutely not disciplined and don't believe in a chain of command though. And I never will.

There's talk of bringing military service back in my country but I would honestly prefer fighting my own country than the enemy.

I hope more people are going to be like that when they implement it.

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