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[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] Fudoshin@feddit.uk 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I don't care enough about the UK to fight. But I am suicidal so I may fight just so I can die.

I'm on the fence!

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

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

[–] Ummdustry@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

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

Sadly you can get disqualified for that.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No possible room for problematic misinterpretation there.....

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, I am dumb, misinterpreted in what way?

[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 0 points 7 months ago

Poland gets invaded. Which I think it will anyway unless Ukraine wins.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 7 months ago

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