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Would you?

Of course I will 41 11.75%
 
Only if I think the cause is very good 79 22.64%
 
Probably not 70 20.06%
 
Never 159 45.56%
 
Total:349

No. I'm not a puppet for politics and rich people trying to fortify geopolitic positions. Anyone who goes thinking they are fighting for "their country" or "freedom" is just a manipulated puppet being used as cannon fodder.

It's OK to love your country (I do love mine), but it's not worth to lose the life over it. A country is just a border that was the result of several quasi-random historical events.

If losing the war would make you lose your life or would bring great suffering to you or your family, then it can be deemed reasonable. So basically, in a worldwide scenario, nothing since WW2.



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Mine? Nay... For the US or Russia, well duh!



Look at those weak, lazy westerners. Embarassment to their forefathers.



contestgamer said:

Look at those weak, lazy westerners. Embarassment to their forefathers.

I enjoy serving in the military, but not the Spanish military. I'd rather fight for the US or Russia. If Russia has a foreign legion and they start opening theaters, I am in... 



Mnementh said:
The concept of people dying for their country is perverted. For all I care my or any other country can dissolve, as long as it means that the people live.

Conquesting armies aren't well known for respecting the lives of locals.



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DonaldJTrump said:
StarOcean said:
No. Whether it be Trump or Obama -whether I agreed with where this country was headed or not, I would not fight for this country. I don't care for war. And I've never been nationalistic as an American. For all I care this country could fall apart and die. I've always had more nationalism for countries I'm not a part of though, like Australia!

Do us all a favor and leave.

You won't be missed. 

So kinda like when you leave office



Shadow8 said:

Of course. I'm joining the U.S. Air Force after all. Ready for worst case scenario.

Good man.

As for me, I don't really see that opportunity now, and I don't think I'd be effective in an actual combat situation anyway (I'm physically able, but much too sympathetic for that role). In hindsight, I think enrolling in ROTC or a similar program would have been smart, but it's a bit late for that now, seeing as I'm nearly done paying off my college loans.



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For Brazil? Never! But if I had the chance to acquire a Western European citizenship like French or German by going to war for them I would do it.



Leadified said:
Mnementh said:
The concept of people dying for their country is perverted. For all I care my or any other country can dissolve, as long as it means that the people live.

Conquesting armies aren't well known for respecting the lives of locals.

Yeah, conquesting army. Reduce that to one army trying to invade another country and getting .... no opposition. How many would die, what do you think?



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Never. I'm pretty pacifistic all things considered, I don't care for war, and I'm not really attached to the place on this giant rock I happened to be born in, so no.

We do have the best food on the planet though, if this place disappears then that'll be a pretty sad loss all over the world.



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