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Prison or worse for refusing to give your life for your Leader is completely normal in any fascist regime.
Normal? It's a defining feature
Well, among other.
Please tell me of one country where you can refuse to obey a call to arms.
Most EU contries don`t have a forced Military Service. Even if they have, as.eg Germany in the past, you can select an alternative social service for an equivalent time, if you don't want become a soldier.
No European country is at war. Do you really think it wouldn't come back if war was actually starting in Europe?
I'm sorry are you under the impression that conscription is a normal part of every country?
Yes. In a state of war, any country would resort to conscription or surrender. That's not an impression. Some countries are blessed to be away from war, and thus they don't need conscription. They would still do it if war was to come to them.
You don't answer the question btw: which country wouldn't conscript if under attack?
So did you read the introduction of this article? They are under protection of another country/nation. What would happen if they were to face a war?
So did you read the introduction of this article? They are under protection of another country/nation. What would happen if they were to face a war? It's a state of vassalage.