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not the worst idea really; community or civil service would be better. especially outside the town you’re from.
my high school made everyone do 40 hours community service and the connections and friends I made then still stand today and I live thousands of miles away now
Forced labor is never a good idea. Best solution for the kids would be to coordinate with others and burn all the fields in conjunction. Would bring the country to its knees begging other countries for assistance with food. The government would likely collapse and give up on the forced labor as soon as possible.
"The slaves acted like terrorists."
It's not like they had a choice what country they were born in.
yea not forced labor on farms - i’d propose local community service, help the town out, administer local elections, vfw, or local hospital or something more civic based.
I liked more when it was volunteer community service to gain access to a higher level of scholarship option. 75% scholarships didn't require volunteer work, 100% scholarships did. No one is forced to do anything, but you can choose to do so and it benefits your options.
the his was actually the reason but the high school also mandated it. to be honest a lot of kids ended up just working with their parents and getting away with that sadly. 100% agreed with you
Ah, they didn't allow the working with a family member in Florida. Had to do a non-profit or government program. Although I know 2 people who got around that by volunteering to do the clock/statkeeping for the kids basketball games. They'd show up on Saturday every weekend so the parents and such didn't have to do it. And being that they both played basketball, it fit their interests and they noted all the individual stats instead of just the total score. The leagues are non-profit so it was an easier one.
that’s how it should be. lolol stop clock is a lottery win for those 2
tieing it to scholarship is difficult because you're gonna end up with a bunch of nerdy guys who have the palest skin you've ever seen standing in the middle of texan sun ... not ideal.
good way to break that shell. also again we’re not debating labor on farms here, more civics in this thread
I see where you're coming from but I disagree.
I think society would always benefit from requiring some sort of community service. Its a great way of getting people involved I'm the real grit of their community. Build fond memories with friends and learn life lessons while making a difference.
Now, granted, I'm not going to go quietly into the fields to fix a mess made by a fascist government who decided making a show of shipping off undesirables is more important than eating.
Nor am I going to do such labor for free/cheap against my will and then be told
"Oh I'm so sorry. Jolly Green Giant and Kroger have had a bad year so that broccoli you picked has to double in price"
So what I'm saying is, I would be completely on board with a mandatory community harvest effort, but that's assuming its for a government that hasn't disgusted me or broken my trust. Which, as an American, I don't have that.