If your country started a wrongful war....

[GepperRankins]

nearly 2% of the entire population of britain amassed in london to protest against the iraq war. not a gnat's weight eh?

now imagine how many more millions couldn't be there because of the cost, work, school or any other responsibility

plus polls suggested over 80% of the population were against the war.



i guess we just were happier to go on with our regular lives than overthrow the government

[100%]

i guess we just were happier to go on with our regular lives than overthrow the government

good point - but it depends how "far away" it is and how much it affects our "daily lives"

[Snee]

One might reasonably question why a dissenter would shun beliefs shared by friends and loved ones.

If, however, the dissenter was a student (as opposed to one for whom the quest for knowledge is merely on-going), such a crevasse might be more easily understood.

The endemic indoctrination rampant in academia today needs to be scrubbed away by reality.

I don't know if that was a dig at me personally or not



There are, as always reasons as to why something like it might happen.

Fkdup mentioned people being drafted.

If that happens, and they get sent to war, while dissent grows on the home-front, they might entirely miss out on what happens at home, oppressive governments have been known to use censure after all, a situation where these people then being recalled to fight the horrible rebels without being told any of the particulars of the situation isn't entirely implausible, in fact I think it has happened once or twice throughout history, and the army does its best to teach you how to follow orders after all, so there's no guarantee they'd immediately rebel in turn.

I'm pretty sure instances of members of the same family fighting on opposite sides of a conflict because they've been in contact with different elements who have influenced their opinions are more common than you think.

In the second world war this happened, and cousins of german descent, for instance, would fight on both sides, I'm fairly certain I've read about it a few times.

The same thing probably happened during your civil war, and during the revolution in China. As far as I know, the older generations weren't quite as fond of the revolution when it happened.

I really don't think you have time to make sure it isn't someone you know in a grand scale battle before firing at them.

It seems such a waste, a war.

Civil protests might take time, lots of time, but if they mean that no one has to die unnecessarily then that's the way to choose.

[fkdup74]

You are just being silly now.

cant argue with that

I'm pretty sure instances of members of the same family fighting on opposite sides of a conflict because they've been in contact with different elements who have influenced their opinions are more common than you think.

hence the "I'd shoot my own mother...." option

[GepperRankins]

One might reasonably question why a dissenter would shun beliefs shared by friends and loved ones.

If, however, the dissenter was a student (as opposed to one for whom the quest for knowledge is merely on-going), such a crevasse might be more easily understood.

The endemic indoctrination rampant in academia today needs to be scrubbed away by reality.

one can have different oppinions to their family. that isn't even questionable

what about students?


lets just ban freedom of thought, that'll make the world a better place

[Busyman]

I voted yes.

Luckily here, there would be alot of back and forth diplomacy before that ever arose.

[Snee]

cant argue with that

hence the "I'd shoot my own mother...." option

Me, i wouldn't do it on purpose though.

[ziggyjuarez]

I said yes but i mean no.i live in my apartment and dont get into politics and wars.

[GepperRankins]

80% said they were against it 2% were almost militant

did it need to be exaclty 51% of the population or more marching in london to be a mass movement then?

[GepperRankins]

you gotta start by making your voice heard. if people don't listen then you fight