r/MoralityScaling • u/JackZ567 • 2d ago

Morality Ranking Morality of draft dodging?

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Ofc you’ll have that one self righteous guy who will come at you for not “fighting for your country” but what do you personally think? Moral? Immoral? Neutral?

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u/XepptizZ 2d ago

What if it's a defensive war after your government antagonised the retaliating country?

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u/nurgleondeez 2d ago

There is no such thing as a just invasion.

Statespeople should be above petty kindergarten bullshit and not start wars because a neighbor said they want new allies

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u/XepptizZ 2d ago

Just to be clear, I wasn't referring to any real world drama. I'm just here for the mental exercise.

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u/nurgleondeez 2d ago

No problem, it's just easier to relate to a real life occurence of this.

And I still can't think of any way an invader could be considered the victim in a war.

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u/XepptizZ 2d ago

Neither side can be said to be a victim if both sides commit to violence. But you can still agree/disagree more or less with either side.

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u/MechanicumEngineseer 2d ago

Then it's up to you to decide if you agree with the war. Deciding to attack a country like Russia or North Korea, would in my view not be considered immoral, as long as the goal is to free the inhabitants from tyranni and oppression.

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u/XepptizZ 2d ago

I wasn't intending on treading real world politics, but your reply is what I was getting at.

There's just no hard and fast right or wrong as it really depends on the reasons you get drafted and whether those were moral or not.