I think you'd be surprised in most men and women. Put them in a situation and they'll fight to live.
If it's something worth fighting for, they'll fight to save the people around them.
We're a very warlike people.
Japan sets out defence strategy amid China tensions
Re: Japan sets out defence strategy amid China tensions
by Leviathan » Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:42 am
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Re: Japan sets out defence strategy amid China tensions
by eric » Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:48 am
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Re: Japan sets out defence strategy amid China tensions
by Dobby » Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:59 am
I don't think the us is any different. If your country is directly under threat then the citizens of most countries would probably fight. There's just hasn't really been a time for example here where we've been under threat since ww2. And in ww2 we had a shit load of volunteers.
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Re: Japan sets out defence strategy amid China tensions
by Leviathan » Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:59 am
I don't think it would be cathartic and I don't think hipsters would fight. I'm just saying we have 5 million rednecks and violent offenders in this country. If we ever got into a war with China we could field a million volunteers and take 50k casualties and the country would promptly get over it. Unlike say Italy, where a volunteer army would be the size of a soccer team and where death in battle earns you a local statue in your town.
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Re: Japan sets out defence strategy amid China tensions
by eric » Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:59 am
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Re: Japan sets out defence strategy amid China tensions
by eynon81 » Tue Dec 17, 2013 12:01 pm
I could see an era of modern conventional war that looks less like WW1/WW2 and a lot like the wars Europe had in the early/mid-18th century:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the ... Succession
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the ... Succession
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Years%27_War
lots of powers, lots of interests, not as personal, shifting alliances. this war to the death crap doesn't work.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the ... Succession
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the ... Succession
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Years%27_War
lots of powers, lots of interests, not as personal, shifting alliances. this war to the death crap doesn't work.
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