as goering said: of course the common people don't want war; 

School students across Germany skipped class Friday to demonstrate against the government reform on military service.

On Friday, the German parliament approved a legal change requiring all 18-year-old men to fill in a questionnaire about their fitness and willingness to serve in the military. For women, the questionnaire will remain voluntary.

As part of the reform, the governing coalition also agreed to reinstate mandatory medical examinations starting for men born in 2008 onward. If the military fails to meet its recruitment targets for voluntary service, a portion of those examined could be called up after a separate Bundestag vote.

Protests are being held in around 90 towns and cities across Germany. According to Berlin police, around 800 people gathered to protest the reform in the morning, with several thousand expected in Germany’s capital by the end of the day.

The initiative behind the protest, Schulstreik gegen Wehrpflicht (school strike against conscription), said on its website: “Politicians [and] Bundeswehr … argue how we should reintroduce conscription. But no one talks to us. No one asks us what we want.”........more.........