Poll: would you die for your country?

[fenrizz]

Really depends on the situation.

I would risk my life on the battlefield/resistance movement if some other nation tried to invade us for sure.
Other than that I think I'll pass.

 

[Earaldor Xerron]

Dying is far to overrated. The real question is: would you LIVE for your country? If you live for someone or something, then dying for them is no problem, however this doesn't work the other way around.
My answer is "no" to both questions by the way: I don't beleive there is any good reason to die (or live) for any country.

 

[DrJapple]

Like hell.

The only people I'd be willing to die for are close friends and family.

I enjoy living, thank you very much.

If someone was invading your country, your close friends and family would be in danger.

You probably wouldn't enjoy living as much if your country was taken over or destroyed by an enemy.

 

[cl20]

For a proper cause sure, but my country has failed me to many times to blindly follow it to hell. To save my country I'd have to rise against it, so yeah I'd die against it

 

[XaVierDK]

I wouldn't die for my country... I would die for my neighbour, my townsmen, or maybe even my countrymen... But for my country? Never...

Don't get me wrong, I love living in my country, it's relatively clean, wealthy, and I have every gadget and accomodation imaginable... But I wouldn't die for a borderline...

Best Regards

 

[Zipa]

I'd die defending friends and family but not for this country and it's fucked up ruling class! For the record i live in the uk.

I second this, I would for loved ones and friends but not for the stupid ruling body of the UK, they have done nothing but earn my scorn so they can fuck off.

 

[orangeban]

I'm a dog, traitor and pretty worthless when it comes to things huh? Well, before we start throwing out fancy insults let me defend myself. I would not die for my country (Scotland) whether country means the government, the land or the people. I will die for my values though. Someone comes in and tries to take our democracy (and I mean genuinally, like if they tried to impose a dictatorship), puts in the death penalty, abuses human rights (European human rights, not American, I have a few bones needing picking about that one) ect. ect.

Though before I go all rebel commando, I'd protest and complain and sign petitions and all that. Because I genuinally think that force is an absolute last resort.

Spoiler

and if we're gonna talk about political correctness then let me say that I'm tired of people who just speak whatever they're thinking without a thought about the feelings of others. Because the emotional health of others is better than your goddamn racist joke.

Yea, pretty much. So you're saying that if some other country, attacked Scotland, started killing tens of thousands of your people in a coup that you would just stand by and watch it happen. No they don't have anything against your values, or your principals, infact.. Ireland attacks, because they just want to. No reason other than to kill as many people as they can on their way to your Capitol to take over your island.. er country. You're just going to sit back, and watch it happen. That makes you pitiful, that makes anyone pitiful. If you can raise a gun to fight back, then do it. Stop being a ***** and do it.

Can't be bothered to argue political correctness but I would just like to point out that butchering thousands of innocents is, in fact, against my values.

Here is an example. I do not think Britain was in the right with World War 1 (though I admit I'm not too knowledable about that war, I'm willing to have my mind changed) because I don't Germany had necessarly been massive assholes, they just happened to have upset Britain and some others. World War 2 on the other hand, I do support Britain, because Hitler had to have been stopped. Though I think Neville Chamberlain was right to try and prevent the war as long as possible.

 

[tycho0042]

I would be willing to die in DEFENSE of my nation but I'm sure as hell not going to join the military and go die in some shithole somewhere else. I think the ideals this nation was founded upon were great and I quite regularly enjoy it's freedoms every day. But I'm not going to throw it all away over someone's agenda pushing around other nations who don't even want us there.

 

[General BrEeZy]

well, for everything america's given me, i can at least offer my life if necessary.
i still prefer the less life-threatening alternatives, of course, but i love this place.

 

[Orcus The Ultimate]

You mean would I put myself in the line of fire or actually die? Going to war doesn't necessarily mean dying for your country.

I giggled while reading "put myself in the line of fire" and looking at your avatar.. very nice indeed!

 

[DonTsetsi]

Nope, won't die for a country that screws me over every day. A paycheck that doesn't cover people's basic expenses (food and bills) is common here.( I'm not from the US)
P.S. And why I don't leave it? 2 reasons: I'll get my master's degree in half a year and I'm still gathering points to go to Canada.

 

[Project_Omega]

There are a number of things I would give my life for.

My Mother, because she cared for me from the start and loved me for who I am.
My Father, who also cared for me from the start and also kept me away from poverty.
My Brother, I would kill anyone who would even dare to touch him. For Serious.
My Grandparents, because a) You don't hurt old people, period. b) They also cared for me and gave me wisdom throughout my life.
My Friends, who supported me in my darkest hour and lightest day.
People who earned my respect, for these people are rare these days.

Governments are people who 'pretend' to do stuff just to stay in power rather than actually take action and do make decisions that will actually drive us forward. Same with businesses but they mass-produce gimmicks and gadgets just to get into your wallet, rather than produce something that will help us live. People in the public are also assholes, who see each other as inferior, whether we are talking money, beauty or power. They discard each other simply because the other person 'does not fit'.

I moved from my native country into UK, I would give my life to nethier.

Now sir, could you explain what exactly is Patriotism and why you seem so blindly encouraged by it.

 

[Kilyle]

I've just started playing Minecraft multiplayer, and I'm on a prison server that's turning out to be pretty fun. I'm trying to amass "Behavior Points" by hard labor, to eventually buy my freedom.

Each time I run from the quarry to the bank, I have to be on guard against players who stand in the path and try to kill me and take my stuff. A lot of the time they succeed, because I have neither sword nor armor and I'm not skilled in outmaneuvering them. And they're not going to stop, because it profits them more to steal than to work, and makes them feel powerful, too.

I'd wager that I've lost half again the amount of BP that I've got in the bank. So they're sapping at least a third of my hourly earnings. And I've died dozens of times so far.

Imagine if this were real life, and I didn't get to respawn after every death.

There are people in the world who want to harm others. They want to kill, to steal, to dominate. They are wolves, preying on the world's population of sheep. And the sheep are helpless against them.

But there are sheepdogs, too. These are the men and women who stand between the wolves and their prey. Just as a fireman saves people from the flames, a policeman or soldier - if filling his rightful role - defends people from those who mean them harm, enemies from without and within. And there will ALWAYS be people who mean harm against others who have done them no wrong.

I believe that national boundaries are a good thing (if one nation becomes tyrannical or corrupt, you can flee to a different nation), but this is a separate issue: Even if there are no enemies without, there will still be enemies within. And if no one steps in to stop them, the aggressors will always win.

I like what Patton said: "No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country." But really, in any major conflict there will be casualties on both sides. And if it came down to it, I'd be willing to die to defend my nephew... my parents... my town... my state... my nation. Not for the abstract, but for the people and their right to live unmolested by wolves.

It's all a matter of where you're willing to draw the line.

 

[Aizsaule]

I'm willing to die for anything that does more good than me, for example: Ice cream, the world would be a better place with ice cream than without me.


only a selfless and logic based morality is justifiable.

 

[GundamSentinel]

*cranes neck* Nope. I like my country, but I like living better. I wouldn't mind letting the other bastard die for his country though.

 

[xdiesp]

Nobody ever dies for his country, just for the interests of those pulling the strings. Common folks all want to live happily in peace. Stop those with money who start the wars, and no one will have to die to defend anything.

 

[Calbeck]

Eeeyup.

Of course, my country is Equestria, so...

Stop those with money who start the wars, and no one will have to die to defend anything.

Well, except for all the wars started by people who have plenty of ideology even though they have no real money. The Bolsheviks, just as an example, weren't known for being cash-heavy.