Would you fight and possibly die for your country?

by free2beme 57 Replies latest jw friends

  • ballistic
    ballistic

    Although it doesn't bother me, it is somewhat a disability. I went for an interview with a networks company. It was laying mostly CAT5 cable but the job included laying up to 50 core cable. Then half way through the interview I realised I can't do it. The guy really wanted me to have the job, but I just said "sorry - I can't do it" So he pulled out a bit of cable and said what's this and this. And I said, "that one's reddish green, that one's orangey green and the other one's greeny brown red.

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  • looking_glass
    looking_glass

    Yeah, B-man they would have rejected a lot of us. I am not color blind, but I am flat footed and dyslexic. I am a compensated dyslexic. So maybe you are a compensated (color) blind man. You have to do everything by touch. A friend of ours learned how to drive in her 50's and she is a horrible driver. We say that she drives by touch. As you can guess, no one takes her up on her offer to drive somewhere. So I guess that means that you will never be called in to be a fashion designer, but my guess is that you are ok with that.

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  • ballistic
    ballistic
    You have to do everything by touch.

    Can get you in a lot of trouble when meeting strangers!

    If I understand you correctly - the use of the word compensated... I see shades of colour far more vividly. For example, when playing snooker or pool, I can see if one of the reds has come from a different set off another table. This talent completely puzzles normal people who can see no difference and they play games like, mix them up and see if I can still point out the same ball.

    The scientific explanation to this is the cones and rods at the back of the eye, I have less of the ones for seeing colour but more of the ones for seeing shade.

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  • heathen
    heathen

    I'm too old but I do believe that anybody caught breaking in my home is goint to get shot at , whether they get killed or not is up to where the bullets land . I don't like politics so would not be interested in fighting for the country.

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  • Spectrum
    Spectrum

    It depends,

    If the politicians of my country created a situation that escalated into war then I wouldn't. I might consider it if these warmongering politicians sent their children to the front line first instead some out of harms way cosy town in Canada.

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  • serendipity
    serendipity

    I'd fight to protect myself and daughter, but I wouldn't die for my country. I really don't feel any allegiance or duty to uphold the ideals.

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  • TresHappy
    TresHappy

    Definitely defend myself and my family...no to joining the military, unless I can join the military that Private Benjamin wanted to join; with the condos and the private rooms.

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  • ballistic
    ballistic
    but I wouldn't die for my country.

    I'm puzzled by this. I wonder if it is different for an American to fully understand what the question means when they haven't had a world war on home soil.

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  • ballistic
    ballistic

    I should add apart from the fleet at Pearl Harbour.

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  • serendipity
    serendipity

    Hi Ballsy,

    There was also Japanese fire on the West Coast during WW2 (Oregon, I think).

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