[theoreticalmal]

Why is the solution to avoiding conscription being able to hide rather than making the conscription not happen in the first place?

[iamnothere]

Governments in a position to conscript their citizens usually aren’t taking a lot of feedback on the issue.

Yes, fight in advance to prevent such a situation, but don’t assume you will win. It’s good to have a backup plan.

[Y_Y]

If the third world war were declared tomorrow I think there would be precious few governments who didn't get started on conscription.

[philipallstar]

You need to convince, what, 300 people in a country to vote in their voting system the right way, and then it affects millions of people.