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In a survey in June by the Forsa Institute, only 17 percent of Germans said they would defend their country if attacked.

  • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    An organized, disciplined military is more effective at defending against an organized, disciplined military.

    Something along the Swedish or Finnish model creates an effective home defense with limited capability for offensive action.

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      19 hours ago

      An organized, disciplined military is more effective at defending against an organized, disciplined military.

      That’s true. The thing is: defending what? The country? The government? The king? Going to war is trading my (relative) safety for theirs, and I’ve never been too fond of them really.

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        19 hours ago

        I totally get that. I don’t like them either.

        If you ask most soldiers what they were fighting for they wouldn’t say those things. They’d say they were fighting for the guy next to them.

        I’d imagine if the Russians started rolling tanks down your streets it would hit different.