Would you fight and possibly die for your country?

by free2beme 57 Replies latest jw friends

  • Dr Jekyll
    Dr Jekyll

    Why on earth would I want to die because some politician wants to make a point?

    Let the politions send their sons to war first. Somehow I don't think they'll have much of a stomach for it then.

  • ballistic
    ballistic

    Switch on BBC4 DrJekyll. This was not some war to fullfill some politicians fantasy. I am talking about a war which could have ended in facism taking over the world. I think the replies on this thread are based on modern experience of war. I am talking about world war II.

  • Dr Jekyll
    Dr Jekyll

    AH WW2 ok different kettle of fish.

    I'd like to see Army's die out, to see "joining up" become not quite PC. Think about it. Without an army a dictator is just another nutter, hes powerless. Where would Hitler, Idi Amen, Saddam Hussein, Franco, Mussolini, pol pot and Mugabe be without their armies.

  • greendawn
    greendawn

    As much as you may not like fighting and killing, in the case of an invasion you are justified in practising self defence and it would be an act of folly to let the enemy overrun the country unopposed as he may pillage, kill, and rape. There is a need to save your bacon.

    But to fight an aggressive unjust war that is a different case.

  • Tea4Two
    Tea4Two

    The United States has been attacked in this decade. The ones doing the attack will attack again and if they can pull it off WILL take over this government....I don't want that....and I will fight back.

  • unclebruce
    unclebruce

    I don't believe in most overseas 'conflicts' but but if Australia is invaded again I wouldn't think twice.

  • Oroborus21
    Oroborus21

    If it was an Alien Invasion (ETs) like War of the Worlds or Independence Day, I would fight back in anyway that I could but probably not join the armed forces.

    -Eduardo

  • Darth Yhwh
    Darth Yhwh

    I have considered this issue. Would I fight or kill for my country, NO! Would I fight or kill for my beliefs, YES!

    Placed within the frame of your original quesiton, would I defend my freedom and my families well being against forign invasion, yes. Although my government is not one in the same with the founding fathers vision, I would defened it from attack from forign invasion.

  • unclebruce
    unclebruce
    If it was an Alien Invasion (ETs) like War of the Worlds or Independence Day, I would fight back in anyway that I could but probably not join the armed forces.

    -Eduardo

    ..ah but then you'd be declared an "enemy combatant" and find yourself shakled wearing an orange suit in camp xray .. Independance is frowned on in times of war. In 1916 Australian troops invading Turkey would make night raids on the Turkish trenches. They were told they could use weapons of their own choosing. One older bloke used to go over on these murderous raids armed with a sawn-off double barrel shot gun. Till one day he jumped into a trench and blew a Turkish officers face off .. complaints were made and the shotgun was banned for the remainder of the slaughter. It's a funny old war world.

  • ColdRedRain
    ColdRedRain

    Yes I would. Standing around depending on other people's efforts and denouncing them for putting their efforts to make sure you eat your vegemite sandwiches and drinking your iced tea without the fear of some maniac coming on your shores is about the laziest thing you can do.

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