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- 1How fascist regimes claimed to end unemployment through militarisation●The fascists "solved" unemployment by converting their nations into giant war machines. The unemployed were either consc
Commentators are revisiting the historical claim that fascist states in the 1930s reduced unemployment by conscripting jobless men into the army or placing them in labour battalions and war industries, effectively turning national economies toward war production. The point is being raised in discussions of history and politics, with users arguing this 'solution' came at the cost of militarising entire societies and ultimately leading to catastrophic conflict.
- 2250,000 Russian soldiers reported dead in Ukraine as conscription fears grow●250k of Putin’s soldiers dead in Ukraine as Russians flee conscription
Reports claim around 250,000 of Vladimir Putin's soldiers have been killed in Ukraine, while growing numbers of Russian men attempt to flee the country to avoid conscription. The figures underline the heavy human cost of the war for Russia and the difficulty Moscow faces in finding new recruits, as mobilisation drives push men to escape abroad or into hiding.
- 3Thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest conscription in Jerusalem●Thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest in Jerusalem against military draft
Thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered in Jerusalem to protest against military conscription. The demonstrations reflect long-standing opposition within Haredi communities to mandatory service in the Israeli military, an issue that has repeatedly caused friction with the government and wider Israeli society.