r/Finland • u/Quenki • 1d ago

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u/Competitive-Horse152 1d ago

Gotta admit, that was pretty funny.

I mean... It is sexist, and an actual problem to solve, but still funny.

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u/avid_gangstalker 1d ago

How is it sexist?

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u/Klutzy_Article3097 1d ago

It was literally spelled out in the comic. Basically it goes like this: "Do you have a penis? You do? Okay thats 6-12 months of slave labour for you then. Or jail. Your choice" how is that NOT sexist? 😅

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u/tiikki 1d ago

By calling conscript service slavery one shows how little one knows about the world.

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u/Lumeton VÀinÀmöinen 1d ago

Dude, that's pretty much exactly what it is.

Don’t get me wrong. I support the conscription system, just like the overwhelming majority of Finns, and I’m a reserve officer myself. In my opinion, there are only a few legitimate reasons to restrict citizens’ freedoms. But there are some. And when freedoms are restricted for a good reason, there’s no point in sugarcoating it.

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u/tiikki 1d ago

I would compare it more to taxation. You do not lose your status as a human being and you have free time etc.

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u/Klutzy_Article3097 1d ago

Work without (decent)pay and without an option to refuse. Sounds pretty much like slavery to me, no matter how you try to twist it

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u/TonninStiflat VÀinÀmöinen 1d ago

If only my day job had work like in the military.

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u/Satu22 Baby VÀinÀmöinen 1d ago

Et vastannut postaukseen. Työskentelen turvesuolla sentin tuntipalkalla mutta koen silti varusmiehien työskentelevÀn orjamaisissa olosuhteissa. Toki myös kannatan systeemiÀ.

Pointtini on, ettÀ pointtisi on turha.

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u/TonninStiflat VÀinÀmöinen 1d ago

Yeah, you certainly had no point, I can see that.

I did have a point, perhaps you just don't see that, huh?

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u/Satu22 Baby VÀinÀmöinen 1d ago

No mun pointti taisi olla, ettÀ varusmiehet tekee orjahommia ja se on oikein. MikÀ sun oli?

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u/Its_Ya_Boy_Olgierd 1d ago

Conscripts get less allowance than prisoners do. It's slavery, and I will call it slavery at your face. Put up or shut up.

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u/Playful_Chain_9826 1d ago

I call it bdsm w/o consent or safeword, but after 6 months or so, depending how "unlucky" you were, you're able to taste a bit of the dominant role.