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Sounds like a coward to me
Such a tough and heartbreaking situation. Of course I’m pretty sure most of us would like to think we’d step up if our country was brutally attacked but I honestly have no idea what I’d do. Facing seemingly endless meat waves would be hell by itself let alone thermobaric bombs and drones.
Fuck my country. My loyalty is to my family.
(Completely different country here, no present risk.) The unfortunate reality for me is that I have three kids who might be called up if the shit hits the fan, and I’ve had 30 odd years longer on this planet.
If its not me, it’s my kids.
I’m too old and too sick to ever be called up to fight unless it’s hopeless. But I have a 14-year-old daughter and I see no reason for the modern U.S. military to keep its “women can’t be drafted” policy in such a situation. I can’t lose her. My biggest fear, one I have nightmares about, is outliving her. Even if I was super patriotic, I don’t think I’d risk her being forced to fight. I would flee.
I’m not fighting for this shithole country unless I am fighting against MAGAs instead of for MAGAs.
I personally think that’s the only likely scenario where there’d be war on American soil.
No one is made for war… except 007 after he caught that brain eating amoeba from the gulf coast.
No one is made for war, but the world’s military medical research teams are working on it.
Yeah I’d do the same.
Terrible situation. I had a temp come work for me that had fled from Ukraine. I judged the situation at first, but I considered what I would do in his situation. I’d like to think I’d stay and fight, but we only get one life. My guy was just trying to to survive.
Your life is worth more than some money the wealth are tryin to obtain by using stupid af patrios.
Fighting for your home made more logical sense when the consequence of losing your home meant you most likely had nowhere to go and either were stuck under brutal occupation or left to wander for a place to live with a high risk of dying before finding anything. With how much more accessible distant travel is these days, I can’t imagine any piece of land worth dying for, especially when considering the typical lack of support that veterans get when the fighting is over.
I respect those with the courage to fight for defense, but I wouldn’t look down upon anyone who left.
I wouldn’t trust them. But then I’m a vet.
considering the typical lack of support that veterans get when the fighting is over.
I’ve heard this about American vets, but is it true in eastern european countries too?
Interesting reading all the comments about how you can understand those who don’t want to fight… yet, most of you support financing this war…the Democrats are sending BILLIONS of dollars, and god forbid we question where all the money is going… right?
This seems consistent, not hypocritical. If someone supports financing Ukraine, then one should want Ukraine to have enough money for recruiting. Conscription is like an inefficient and regressive tax.
And if you stop helping Ukraine and it runs out of resources, what do you think will happen?
Russia will see this and be like: “oh sorry Ukraine i’ll continue when you are rich”
I dislike war as much as the next guy but I also dislike the idea of Russia taking over Ukraine. And Poland. And Moldova. And any other former USSR state
