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Army chief says people of UK are ‘prewar generation’ who must be ready to fight Russia
(www.theguardian.com)
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Why would anyone fight for a country that's repeatedly fucked them over for a decade? I'd sooner shoot myself in the fucking head than shoot another person.
Overseas war, sure. I'm not happy here in the UK and am thinking of emigrating, but if we're invaded I'll be fighting, not for my country but for those i love in it.
I'll fight as long as Tommy Robson has to too. A little bit of friendly fire should put him right.
Those who believe The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.
Link to the referenced poem for anyone else who wanted to go read it after being reminded of it.
The context here is Russia. If you think you have it bad... yeah. I'm no fan of killing people, but in those circumstances, I'll do whatever my 52 year old body can manage.
Hey! Someone older than me?! I thought I was the Lemmy grandad at 40yo. Got any words of wisdom for a young, spritely thing like me?
Don't get old, it fucking hurts.
If you must get old, do the following to mitigate:
The country is more than what's happened in the last 12 years or so. There's our way of life, our culture and identity that would all be under threat.
But if you've family and friends who are being bombed or having to live under an oppressive occupier who's turned everyone's lives upside down then I can see why people would be motivated to fight.
I'm hoping this guy is trying to light a fire under the governments arse to improve the recruitment process and also make a u-turn on the reduction of numbers they've been facing.
I lack these items.