Ukrainian men are being dragged off streets by police to fight a war they didn’t start. While brave soldiers defend their homeland, government thugs strongarm ordinary citizens into service. This isn’t freedom — it’s tyranny dressed as patriotism.

Authorities snatch fathers from workplaces and sons from protests. Courts rubber-stamp these abuses, ruling even illegal conscription can’t be reversed. Imagine cops hauling your neighbor to war because politicians failed to win peace. America’s founders would’ve burned Kyiv’s playbook.

Hardworking Ukrainians face double oppression: a 5% war tax bleeding wallets dry, plus forced enlistment papers. Families starve while corrupt leaders demand endless sacrifice. This isn’t defense — it’s a protection racket run by desperate bureaucrats.

Patriots shouldn’t need threats to serve. Yet Ukraine jails draft dodgers while letting elites escape. Compare that to American values: we honor volunteers, not conscripts. Our military wins through pride, not press gangs.

Mothers weep as boys die in frozen trenches for politicians’ mistakes. Veterans rot without care while new cannon fodder gets shipped east. True strength protects life — it doesn’t waste it on lost causes.

Some claim this brutality is necessary. Nonsense. Freedom dies when governments treat citizens like disposable bullets. America’s power comes from willing patriots, not police clutching conscription lists.

While Kyiv cracks down, Moscow’s hordes keep coming. But matching Putin’s cruelty makes Ukraine no better. Freedom isn’t worth saving if you destroy it to do so.

Americans, hug your kids tonight. Thank God we live where liberty still means something. Pray for Ukrainians suffering under bad leaders — and pray we never follow their example.