"I don't think I'll be dying for my friends, relatives, or acquaintances, in the worst-case scenario. Rather, in the end, only for those who are put into the trenches for the interests of large corporations like Rheinmetall, ThyssenKrupp, and others, so they can line their pockets at the expense of war."
"People who go there voluntarily can fight for this, even if that does have its problems. But people should not be forced. Coercion is never a solution."
Thousands of young people demonstrated in Berlin and across Germany to oppose the government's military service reintroduction plan. The German government introduced a new military service law in December, requiring all 18-year-olds to complete mandatory questionnaires about military suitability and volunteering. Responding is mandatory for men. The government aims to increase the Bundeswehr from 180,000 to 260,000 soldiers through voluntary recruitment. If voluntary targets are not met, full conscription will be reintroduced. Protesters argue against forced military service, emphasizing that coercion is not a solution and expressing concerns about corporate interests driving military expansion.
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