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I’m a flat footed asthmatic in my late forties. Not sure the services would even want me to be honest. But what’s the point of polls like this? Just fodder for morons really, isn’t it?

Wouldn't it be illegal to fight for a country actively participating and profiteering off of a genocide.

Given the right has ran Britain into the ground, selling off its assets, making the NHS a shadow of it's former Blair years, created a cost of living crisis and silently killed those in desperate need of disability benefits. I'm surprised it's not higher.

Too fucking right they wouldn’t A corrupt rundown dystopia run by tax evaders, child molestors and upperclass fascists for their own benefit

Luckily that's plenty. For example, 12.5% of adults fought in WW2.

I’m joining the war for the UK on the side of destroying the UK.

If it was the Germans again I'd polish the tanks for them and invite them in. Britain is a shit show of authoritarian idiots. Labour no better, they cry foul about Tory laws and then leave them on the books and use them even more harshly. The UK is just a lapdog for the Israeli right.

The country that keeps voting for governments that want me to die? I'm good thanks.

Brexit going well over there?

Viva republica.

Absolutely Mike, and when Scotland becomes independent our military will work hand in hand with the uk, much like the Nordics do

Now tell us what similar polls found before the first & second world wars. There was much less support for fighting in those instances, and yet……………..

The government has made it abundantly clear that they don't want me as a part of society at all. I sure as shit ain't dying for them.

I pity any country that invaded the UK to be confronted by a teenage army kitted out in JD sports black hoodies on escooters with ride out the valkeries playing on speaker phone

I welcome nuclear annihilation.

Desperate for people to die for Donald Trump eh?

With governments like the uk and us have, who the fuck would want to fight and die to defend these teetering, soon to collapse houses of cards?

Come murder brown kids and/or get your legs, dick and balls blown off to make sure American hedge-funds continue to get returns on their war-pig portfolios!

Due to defend an authoritarian state that’s a lap dog for another authoritarian state? Where do I sign up!!

"Half of adults would not go to war for the RICH." -Fixed it for you.

Too busy claiming benefits

This country is a shithole, it is not worth defending.

I struggle to see a scenario when this would be needed. I can more likely imagine a revolt in the UK. I would be prepared to resist a fascist state.

Good stuff, surprised it's only half

I'll tell you it's a hell of a lot more than half: Russia might inflict a fascist regime where people struggle to afford any luxuries while working themselves into the grave? That's Britain RIGHT NOW. Why the fuck would I care who sits at the top when I'm already crawling on my knees?

If we are fighting America then I would

Good. This government does nothing for us, until the first 625 casualties are all the MPs they can whistle.

Why should I fight for a nation that treats me as a second-class citizen?

Ok now ask how many would go to war against the UK?

I'm fighting just after all sky news staff join up Lead by example @samcoatessky.bsky.social

If the country wants me to care about it I have a lot of suggestions.

Anti-Russia propaganda is a recruiting ground for the far right, and centrists need very little coaxing.

I was thinking that. Half is plenty.

Would be very surprised if it was as high as 50%. Why would they die for this shit?

Sample size: 1,090 🤣

This stuff illustrates just how spectacularly fragile civil society has been made by ~45 years of neoliberalism. If you cut everything to the bone and loudly tell young people that they're lazy good for nothings, you create a society not worth defending. Lol.

Not what the poll asked.

Because America and/or Israel told us to.

The right to publicly say "Fuck you" to be the leader of the state.

Don't get me wrong, we aren't at threat of invasion, but we sure are getting attacked on daily basis in other ways. To think we're not currently in a conflict is naive. But until we see govt and military taking steps to improve their own resilience, UK public won't pick up slack on their behalf.

Perhaps you should get back to your AI written espionage’novels’. I’m sure they’re good enough to form a one series only adaptation on Netflix, starring Armie Hammer

Off you go then

I will gladly fight to stop cock suckers like you and him selling our country to the Russian mob. Fuck you

Haven’t you got an appointment with a Ukrainian drone, ‘colonel’?

All the dumbest cunts getting upset over an accurate description of the conflict.

It’s a stupid polling hypothetical that tells you nothing - but it’s sure bought out the idiots on all sides.

gimme the rifle first, then I will choose

I'm glad I've reached a certain age where I wouldn't be amongst the first, otherwise I would be saying no as well.

Quite right as well

I mean that’s not the whole story though: I’d also give the invaders a list of where every #Labour MP was hiding. May as well make the most of it eh?

Shocked half would.

Successive governments in this country have inflicted policy after policy they knew would result in the deaths of it's citizens to protect their rich donors. Maybe they should have created something people want to defend

Now ask if people would fight if war comes to us. And just as in 1939 the answer would be very different. People don't want to die for the profits of the rich. But they'll defend themselves. You should try hiring some journalists; they could have explained it to you.

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Y you askin

Shocked it’s so high.

No problem. Immigrants will fight.

Meaningless.