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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

That involved the UK and conscription was enacted.

Would the young fight?

I think a significant minority would not.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Looking at the average age of combatant service personnel I'd disagree.

What's your opinion based upon?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would.

I actually applied to join the army a few years ago, unfortunately something in my past stopped me getting in.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

What's your opinion based upon?"

Less deference today.

‘Me me me’ culture.

More aware generally and not just accepting that their elders know better.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I would.

I actually applied to join the army a few years ago, unfortunately something in my past stopped me getting in. "

A past indiscretion should not be automatic rejection, second chance, redemption an all that.

Would an indiscretion rule someone out of conscription?

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By *ig Harry ManMan
over a year ago

ilford

Perhaps the question is more would there be a point? If you got to the point of conscription, you are looking at a major war where a professional army would be more effective, and then the weapons would be capable of doing the sort of damage that would make conscription irrelevant. Yes, I know, sound like an armchair general

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By *orkspoonMan
over a year ago

nearby

Would you OP? Given levels of fitness and health have improved, if they needed to they'd be across all age ranges

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What's your opinion based upon?

Less deference today.

‘Me me me’ culture.

More aware generally and not just accepting that their elders know better."

The generation born after the war was literally called the "me" generation, so this is peak projection.

If you want the young to fight for you then stop taking every chance you can get to make them hate you.

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

"That involved the UK and conscription was enacted.

Would the young fight?

I think a significant minority would not."

You assume the UK would be on the moral side

I could not make that assumption sorry

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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago

London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact

Anti war sentiment is far stronger with the younger generation. With globalisation I'm not sure national identity/pride can be compared to past generations. Some of us have parents who weren't born here meaning our connection isn't as deep rooted. I think it would largely depend on whether the reasoning for war resonated with people.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think many people are now more questioning about things, quite rightly so. It's not cowardice, just about deciding on whether they're ready to lay down their life, physical and mental well-being for a decision made by a government often with Parliamentary majority. While fighting the Nazis in 1939 might have been a clearer choice, more recent conflicts have cast doubt on the wisdom and moral judgements of governments.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Would you OP? Given levels of fitness and health have improved, if they needed to they'd be across all age ranges"

Trully I dont know. It would depend on the reason, for example I would not fight for Hong Kong residents to come to the UK. I would perhaps defend home soil.

I probably am to old though may be okay for captain Mainwarings home guard.

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

Would depend what the options were surely, if it was similar to WW2 then no doubt many would due to the type of world that would exist if they didn't. The second gulf war then probably not.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If conscription was enacted now then it would have to be some massive conflict where modern weapons of war were not having an effect.

Some believe the Third World War has already started and is being fought digitally in cyberspace. If an 'enemy' crippled our seriously infrastructure then it would be more a fight for survival rather than anything else.

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