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>1/3 of under-40s [Brits] would refuse conscription in the event of a world war

• ggm 3y ago
  A reminder that the Oxford union voted for pacifism in 1933 but it didn't stop them fighting in ww2 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_and_Country_debate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_and_Country_debate
  • jruohonen 3y ago
    Yes, I agree: it is quite different to have a strong opinion during peace contra when bombs are dropping.
    • artninja1988 3y ago
      But are the current numbers this article cites because they are devout pacifists or is it because they wouldn't want to defend "their" country?
• heckraiser 3y ago
  If we could only turn off the media stream and live civilized lives without worrying what global destabilization would bring us.