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- 1Protest song "João Não Quer Lutar" back in circulation●João Não Quer Lutar (Flicts) "A noite já se vai A madruga cai Sozinho, olhando o céu A caminho do quartel A espera no po
The Brazilian protest song "João Não Quer Lutar" by Flicts, whose lyrics tell of a young man resisting military service, is being shared online. Verses about waiting at the barracks gate at dawn and refusing to kill or to enlist are striking a chord, with readers quoting lines like "João não quer matar" and "aos 18" as discussion of conscription and militarism resurfaces in Brazil.
- 2How 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.
- 3250,000 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.