In All The Wars

fought over a hundred years ago
90% of all deaths were military.
10% of the dead were civilains
and conscription always happened
in the end. Sure, ordinary people
suffered many privations during
and after the war, but survived.
Now the safest place to be in a war
is in the civil population of the attacking force.
Those civilians will suffer the propaganda,
as their soldiers go off to fight, but often
nothing worse.The world statistics for deaths
as a result of war have reversed to 90% of civilians
dying vs 10% of the military. Not only that but
in developed countries media led patriotism
ensures that the military who suffer and survive
are seen to be victims worthy of help,
for their efforts at killing others.
No matter that in their sufferings they were willing
and well paid, or that many others who suffered
far more were denied the choice of whether
or not to engage in war. The war came to them.