What would you fight and potentially die for?

Post by **Rum** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:18 pm

Far too must levity here at the moment. Here's a serious one..maybe.

Do you feel strongly enough about any idea, issue or thing in your life to physically fight and possibly die for?

Let's assume you would for those you love if they were under attack just to get that out of the way.

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:23 pm

I think I've already answered that question.

Post by **Ian** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:34 pm

Keeping a theocracy from taking over.

Not necessarily at home; I'd be okay with fighting to wipe out a re-born Caliphate. And I consider that scenario a lot more likely to arise than a comparable thing here.

Post by **Rum** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:37 pm

I think the Middle East is too disorganised and fractured for that to happen any time soon.

Frankly the only thing I can think of here is if the no-fascist government got in power here (say the BNP) and the only way to stop them was resistance. That's pretty unlikely too however.

Post by **Seth** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:40 pm

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Oh, and anti-Marxism.

Post by **Pappa** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:42 pm

In current circumstances only my immediate family and possibly very close friends.

But I'd be willing to fight against a truly fascist government, a Muslim takeover or anything that curtailed our freedoms to a significant degree.

Post by **Cormac** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 5:30 pm

Yep.

I would fight and die for the following.

My family.
Democracy and the sovereignty of the people.

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 5:32 pm

A Klondike bar.

Post by **laklak** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 5:33 pm

Mickey Mouse.

Post by **Rum** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 5:48 pm

Gawdzilla Sama wrote:I think I've already answered that question.

Were you a conscript or did you volunteer Zilla? If the first, did you agree with the 'cause'?

Post by **amused** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 6:39 pm

Seth having any sort of control of the government.

Which *should* be a safe bet.

Right Seth?

Seth? (Me cowardly talking to an empty chair.)

Post by **Don't Panic** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 7:21 pm

Since no one else is saying it,

Money.

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:25 pm

Rum wrote:
Gawdzilla Sama wrote:I think I've already answered that question.
Were you a conscript or did you volunteer Zilla? If the first, did you agree with the 'cause'?

Vol. And I never lost faith.

Post by **SteveB** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:31 pm

Immortality..wait that doesn't make sense.

Post by **rachelbean** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:36 pm

Pappa wrote:In current circumstances only my immediate family and possibly very close friends.

But I'd be willing to fight against a truly fascist government, a Muslim takeover or anything that curtailed our freedoms to a significant degree.

This is pretty much exactly what I was going to say, although I probably would have said theocracy rather than Islam specifically (and before anyone says it, the UK is a constitutional monarchy, not a theocracy). Anyway, we should hang out some time

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