It's healthy to not want to fight, says General Sir Richard Barrons, but young British people may realise they have to be conscripted if war erupts between Nato and Russia
  • jabjoe@feddit.ukEnglish
    52·
    9 months ago

    Thing will be, will the population support this? Do they care enough about countries not their own? It will probably be Poland, do people care enough about Poland to get fired up to fight? Nationalism/Brexit/racism has been demonizing Pols as both taking our jobs and scrounging benefits. Plus Russia is whispering in their social media feeds and so they don’t think Russia is that bad. We’re in a right old state.

      • Mr_Blott@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        9 months ago

        Sitting on the fence is a pretty good way to get used for target practice, right enough

      • UmmdustryEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        I am suicidal so I may fight just so I can die.

        Sadly you can get disqualified for that.

    • CameronDev@programming.devEnglish
      5·
      9 months ago

      Its possibly just a good tactic to get people onboard with sending more weapons.

      Get on board with us sending weapons, if this goes south, we’ll have to send you instead

    • Flax@feddit.ukEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      I would fight if asked. I might not be very good at it, though