Donald Tusk told parliament on Friday that if Russia took control of parts of Ukraine, then Poland would find itself in a “difficult geographical situation.”

He said: “We are preparing large-scale military training for every adult man in Poland. Our goal is to finalize the plan by year’s end to ensure a well-trained reserve force ready for potential threats.

“If Ukraine loses the war, or if it accepts the terms of peace, armistice, or capitulation in such a way that weakens its sovereignty and makes it easier for Putin to gain control over Ukraine, then without a doubt—and we will all agree on this—Poland will find itself in a much more difficult geopolitical situation.”

Talking to reporters, Tusk later clarified that he was not announcing a resumption of basic military service.

“If I were proposing a return to basic military service, I would say so. We have several models. One of the most appreciated ones is the Swiss model,” he said, adding that in the latter system training is “not compulsory, but there are incentives that cause men to opt for annual training.”

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    Why just men? Yes, men are generally stronger than women, but that doesn’t mean women are not capable of military service. And there are also men who aren’t capable of something like that.

    Note: I’m against being forced into military service, just asking this

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      Because women only want equal or greater representation in the cushy jobs.

      Feminism has never been about equality and the people who say otherwise are lying to your faces.

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          How come we never see a push for equal representation in waste management?

          How come we never see a push to include women in the draft, or abolish it for men?

          Actions speak louder than words.

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              Of course some of you do, it’d be asinine to think that literally nobody does.

              But by and large, most of you don’t care about equality.

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                  🥱

                  Sorry bud, I’m not going to ignore all of the experiences I’ve had with you people just because those experiences don’t reaffirm your worldviews what you want to believe.

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                    Being unwilling to admit that some personal experiences do not equate to general truths don’t make your views more real. Take a critical thinking course before spreading such half-baked thoughts.