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Are you pro or anti-war?

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  • 21-10-2011 2:33am
    #1
    talkinyite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 349 ✭✭


    I'm just curious to see the answers, haven't seen a poll like this in a few years so are you pro or anti-war and for what reasons?

    War? 145 votes

    Pro
    0% 0 votes
    Neutral
    22% 32 votes
    Anti
    15% 23 votes
    Other?
    62% 90 votes


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    #2
    Raze_them_all
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,477 ✭✭✭✭Raze_them_all


    Pro, It'd leave way too many unemployed!


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    #3
    jill_valentine
    Registered Users Posts: 7,090 ✭✭✭jill_valentine


    I'm generally anti-war, because it's been a while since I've considered one justified. However, I recognise war as an occasionally necessary, terrible evil.


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    #4
    Dodd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,007 ✭✭✭Dodd


    War with who.?
    I am lost on this thread.


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    #5
    Chuck Stone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,030 ✭✭✭✭Chuck Stone


    Not sure if serious.

    Why would anyone be pro-war?


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    #6
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    UN say we are about to reach 7 billion population on this planet soon.. it must be a time for war... though its all arse really. why go killing each other? ultimately this species will eat itself... won't it ?


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    #7
    jugger0
    Registered Users Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭jugger0


    War is human nature, the strong destroy the weak and take their land, with the population rising and resources dwindling its going to become more common, the anti war crowd will be the first to go!


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    RubyRoss
    Registered Users Posts: 302 ✭✭RubyRoss


    The notion of being pro-war for the sake of it sounds pathological

    There’s a cult worship of soldiers as heroes, which I find odd - it feeds on the notion that WWII allied soldiers were part of the ‘greatest generation’.

    I think it’s tragic that that WWI (anti-war) poets are used in the UK as part of the Poppy commemoration such that anti-war poets are incorporated into the very world they resented.

    Having said that, I love military history – especially Montgomery’s or Keegan’s account of the history of war fare.


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    #9
    policarp
    Registered Users Posts: 3,661 ✭✭✭policarp


    Raze_them_all wrote: »
    Pro, It'd leave way too many unemployed!
    The planet of the apes?


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    #10
    [Deleted User]
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    Anti, unless it's for survival, I'm not a banker!


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    #11
    InTheTrees
    Registered Users Posts: 9,900 ✭✭✭InTheTrees


    Everyones anti-war until they're threatened.


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    #12
    jugger0
    Registered Users Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭jugger0


    RubyRoss wrote: »
    There’s a cult worship of soldiers as heroes, which I find odd - it feeds on the notion that WWII allied soldiers were part of the ‘greatest generation’.

    In fairness, storming a beach under machine gun fire while your buddies were in pieces all around you is pretty heroic, compared to some of today's heroes, soccer players who kick a ball around a field for 90 mins... Everyone has a completely different definition of a hero i suppose.


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    chucken1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭chucken1


    RubyRoss wrote: »
    The notion of being pro-war for the sake of it sounds pathological

    There’s a cult worship of soldiers as heroes, which I find odd - it feeds on the notion that WWII allied soldiers were part of the ‘greatest generation’.

    I think it’s tragic that that WWI (anti-war) poets are used in the UK as part of the Poppy commemoration such that anti-war poets are incorporated into the very world they resented.

    Having said that, I love military history – especially Montgomery’s or Keegan’s account of the history of war fare.
    STAND BACK!!!!

    Its astudent


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    #14
    Wolfe Tone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,670 ✭✭✭✭Wolfe Tone


    I think war is sometimes necessary... Is that being pro war?


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    talkinyite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 349 ✭✭talkinyite


    I’m anti-war myself BTW I think political leaders should duke it out between themselves on pay-per-view instead of sending people to die for them.

    Dodd wrote: »
    War with who.?
    I am lost on this thread.

    There's 31 on-going wars, you choose.


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    #16
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    There's 31 on-going wars, you choose.

    List or GTFO :D:p


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    #17
    talkinyite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 349 ✭✭talkinyite


    vicwatson wrote: »
    List or GTFO :D:p

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_military_conflicts


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    #18
    Hasmunch
    Registered Users Posts: 927 ✭✭✭Hasmunch


    Wars for Some, Miniature American Flags for everyone else


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    [Deleted User]
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    talkinyite wrote: »
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_military_conflicts

    They've already taken Libya off the list, peace hasn't been declared there yet. :confused:


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    hangon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 374 ✭✭hangon


    Wolfe Tone wrote: »
    I think war is sometimes necessary... Is that being pro war?

    No Wolfe it is sometimes a needed and just situation but never the 'no alternative' option it is often painted.
    i have read too many of your posts to think you believe otherwise.


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    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...tary_conflicts


    Ah the bowlddd wiki, it's always correct init


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    #22
    hangon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 374 ✭✭hangon


    Deleted User wrote: »
    They've already taken Libya off the list, peace hasn't been declared there yet. :confused:

    a slight overlook because Syria is next.


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    #23
    kieranfitz
    Registered Users Posts: 592 ✭✭✭kieranfitz


    *Sits down, load's rifle and waits for some oxygen wasting soap dodging crusty to say the words constitutional neutrality*


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    #24
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    I always ask myself what is war good for?















    absolutely nothing, uh-huh


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    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    RubyRoss wrote: »
    The notion of being pro-war for the sake of it sounds pathological

    There’s a cult worship of soldiers as heroes, which I find odd - it feeds on the notion that WWII allied soldiers were part of the ‘greatest generation’.

    I think it’s tragic that that WWI (anti-war) poets are used in the UK as part of the Poppy commemoration such that anti-war poets are incorporated into the very world they resented.

    Having said that, I love military history – especially Montgomery’s or Keegan’s account of the history of war fare.

    Poppy commemorations aren't pro war, they are to remember people like Sassoon ans Owen who were conscripted and paid the ultimate price.

    I know Keegan had a punch up with Billy Bremner in a charity shield game, but I'd hardly consider him a war expert.


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    #26
    paddyandy
    Site Banned Posts: 2,037 ✭✭✭paddyandy


    In Ireland we love our enemies...Everyone and Everything that's bad for us.Booze fags drugs violence gossip adultery and any sort of mayhem you care to mention.We don't even recognise our enemies anymore only touch us in the pocket area and war is imminent.


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    #27
    Wertz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,909 ✭✭✭✭Wertz


    Depends on the reasons for going to war...

    Secretive wars for resources dressed up as democratic crusades: against.

    Properly sanctioned wars to free people from a regime or tyrananical rule: for.

    War for the sake of giving the militayr something to do and as an excuse to spend billions on a war effort; very much against.


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    #28
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    stovelid wrote: »
    I always ask myself what is war good for?


    absolutely nothing, uh-huh

    Say it again now.


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    RichieC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭RichieC


    jugger0 wrote: »
    In fairness, storming a beach under machine gun fire while your buddies were in pieces all around you is pretty heroic, compared to some of today's heroes, soccer players who kick a ball around a field for 90 mins... Everyone has a completely different definition of a hero i suppose.

    they had football heroes back then too.


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    #30
    orourkeda
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    War can rarely be justified and should be avoided at all costs. This appears pretty obvious.

    There may certain circumstances whereby war is either justified or unavoidable.


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    #31
    orourkeda
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    stovelid wrote: »
    I always ask myself what is war good for?















    absolutely nothing, uh-huh

    Theres got to be a better way


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