Russian Conscripts For Defence, Too
Why does Russia have conscription?
Communists have been asked this time and time again—much to their embarrassment.
National organiser of the New Zealand Communist Party, V. Wilcox, gives the answer, reported in the “People’s Voice” of July 13. The report was of a Communist anti-conscription meeting in Auckland.
“Vic Wilcox pointed out the contradiction expressed by those who, while attacking the Soviet Union and all its works, suddenly found that there was something to be learnt from it because it had conscription.
“ ‘They have conscription to safeguard and defend a Socialist country’, he said. ‘We would have conscription—what for? For the defence of a capitalist country’.” It would seem, then that the Communists agree bn compulsory service for defence, but would prefer a Socialist country to defend.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 17, 27 July 1949, Page 4
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