Would You Die For Your Country? - Progressive Rock Music Forum

I would've fought in the Revolutionary War, but then what else would one do under those circumstances. WW ll as well, though I would've tried to get a non-combat position. Vietnam? Hell no.

Lol no. (I wouldn't die for my city or my province either.)

It was an ironic long answer.

Originally posted by Any Colour You Like

Any Colour You Like wrote:

Long answer: no.

well that wasn't very long at all, you're not fooling anybody

Short answer: yes.

Long answer: no.

CBF'd explaining.

Nah, I'm pretty cowardly, but I would like you to elaborate on what you mean "For your country". Does dying in Iraq/Afghanistan count? Vietnam? What about preventing the USSR, Russia, or England from taking control of your government? What about preventing the government from being overthrown by anarchists so there is no government? Because I am pretty sure you are not going to find many people who are willing to die for a flag, and probably not even a symbolic statement of allegiance, although most people would agree that dying would be very noble, even though I'm sure you would disagree. And, to be fair, the terrorist almost certainly is not going to let you go anyway. Maybe if someone is in the military, but there are other factors at work there than just patriotism, like possibly being courtmartialed if you get back, and getting back is even more unlikely for them.

People in general are much less respectful of symbols: my dad was in the military (non-combat in Vietnam) and thinks flag burning should be illegal, but I remember when I was younger, some people were moving a large flag at school, and some mother said "Be careful not to let it touch the ground!" And I said "It's not like the Feds are here to bust you" and she replied contemptously "It's called respect" I really didn't understand why should be annoyed by that, it's reasonable to be careful with your country's flag if you like your country, but how does it matter at all if a piece of cloth touches the ground? The President doesn't know, the people who died in the 1700s don't know, that guy who just got the Medal of Honor doesn't know. At least when people complain about the abuse of religious symbols there's an actual entity that (presuming it exists) would be upset about that and whom you would not want to upset. Although I still think it's silly to get upset about Piss Christ and Madonna, who was even getting SHOCKED OUTRAGE on her latest tour, because you're feeding the trolls, but now we're wandering off-topic.

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Um, no. Patriotism is a lie devised to feed the poor into a nation's war machine.

I'd kill for a decent White Russian, though.

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stonebeard wrote:

Eh probably, as long as Tom Hanks makes a movie about me.

It's also amusing when he makes a movie about a man with no country LOL

You gotta love someone who cheerfully derails their own serious threads.

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Poll Question: Would You Die For Your Country?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Yes	17	[18.48%]
No	75	[81.52%]
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