Would you die for your country?

PomBear

Do you think you'd give up your life for Ireland and to insure the safety of Ireland and Irish people?


Myself, I believe I would, I'd give up my life to fight off foreign invasion but would not if Ireland were involved in an occupation style scenario

Herbal Deity

Fúck no.

PatrickD32

Without a doubt.

TEMPLAR KNIGHT

well since everyone voted yes to Lisbon i wouldn't bother anymore, but before that i would have!

worded

I wouldnt die my hair for this country

weve had this thread before

Ziggurat

Depends on who and why we're fighting.

joes girls

In a word, NO!!!

SoWatchaWant

Sure. Ideals are good to die for too...

Dartz

I thought the whole idea was to make the other sunovvabitch die for his country...

Borneo Fnctn

I'd rather do someone in for the good of the country.

mikom

PomBear wrote: »

Do you think you'd give up your life for Ireland and to insure the safety of Ireland and Irish people?

And what happens the following year when the no claims bonus is gone...... two people must die..... then the year after five, and the year after possibly ten.
Insurance is just a cod.

kumate_champ07

why not live for your country instead?

ScumLord

I'd die for a chicken burger right now, I so feckin' hungry! I have the munchies bad!

qwertplaywert

PomBear wrote: »

Do you think you'd give up your life for Ireland and to insure the safety of Ireland and Irish people?


Myself, I believe I would, I'd give up my life to fight off foreign invasion but would not if Ireland were involved in an occupation style scenario

Only if I had a geniune reason eg. my life affected majorally by foreign invasion.......on the other hand, if ireland decided to start a war with a country, and said country decided to invade ireland, I'd be the first one out with my 'WE WELCOME OUR NEW COLONISTS'' sign.

Liam Byrne

For the Ireland I'd like to see : yes
For the current fvcked up, corrupt, materialistic, greedy one : not a hope

Abi

No. But fetch my other bottle of white for me and I'll love ya long time.

OutlawPete

Abigayle wrote: »

No. But fetch my other bottle of white for me and I'll love ya long time.

Hope that's wine your talking about there

Mad_Max

If I did it wouldn't be by choice.

Davidius

I wouldn't be much use dead. Come to think of it, I wouldn't be great as a soldier either. I've concluded that me going out there into battle would be a bit of a waste as it would just be me getting shot and nothing good coming from it.

Iron Hide

No hope, i'd kill for Ireland though.. Kill certain Dail members that is...

koHd

No. Not for land. I would die for my family and people I care about if needs be. But not for land or a government.

K-9

PomBear wrote: »

Do you think you'd give up your life for Ireland and to insure the safety of Ireland and Irish people?


Myself, I believe I would, I'd give up my life to fight off foreign invasion but would not if Ireland were involved in an occupation style scenario

How does NI fit?

krudler

**** no, I dont even like it here

jd007

Why the hell would I die for this country??

We got shítty weather, a pack of cúnts in government, a recession that we'll probably never get out of and a bunch of paedophiliac priests.

/rant.

Ruu_Old

Not a chance in hell, I left 4 years ago anyway.

Aldebaran

No, I wouldn't die for Ireland.

But I would consider putting my life on the line for mankind if Earth was ever invaded by aliens, provided there is some sort of special-effect laden epic battle in which I fly into the alien mothership and blow it up from the inside with a nuke while escaping with seconds to spare. Yeah, I'd be willing to do that.

ScumLord

So basically the upshot of this thread is, if Ireland ever get's invaded their'll be nobody left to conquer because we'll all have done a legger at the first sign of trouble?

siltirocker

Im surprised by the amount of people in this thread who wouldn't put their lives on the line for their home, friends, family & freedom.

blueshark22

Without even thinking...YES.Under the right circumstances
i just have to look at the community i live in , it's a true irish community, i would do anything for the people in it , the support there is unbelievable and i would definatly give anything for my country if i thought the circumstances were right... (and that is not a cop out)

cruiser178

ScumLord wrote: »

I'd die for a chicken burger right now, I so feckin' hungry! I have the munchies bad!

I know what your saying SCUMlord cchicken with gravey,yu dirty fecker

Soby

"Its not about dying for your country.Its about making the other bastard die for his"

ScumLord

cruiser178 wrote: »

I know what your saying SCUMlord cchicken with gravey,yu dirty fecker

Ah jesus no, stop, don't talk about gravy, your only making it worse.

Damn my frugal shopping I wish I had some of those Lidl sausage rolls right now..

cruiser178

ScumLord wrote: »

Ah jesus no, stop, don't talk about gravy, your only making it worse.

Damn my frugal shopping I wish I had some of those Lidl sausage rolls right now..

scumlord i've a bit of a bone to pick with you,my OH thinks your pretty witty,,,,BUT I DONT:o

ScumLord

cruiser178 wrote: »

scumlord i've a bit of a bone to pick with you,my OH thinks your pretty witty,,,,BUT I DONT:o

Your OH obviously has great taste in scumbags, has she/he (I don't care at his stage) any sausage rolls?

TheZohanS

PomBear wrote: »

Do you think you'd give up your life for Ireland and to insure the safety of Ireland and Irish people?

Yes, no question about it.

mloc

This ****ehole? Not a chance.

My life is worth more than this miserable crap heap.

BrokenArrows

maybe! If were being invaded then ya. However i would not go abroad to fight.

If were being invaded by an army such as this
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0aY7fdy6tO5Zk/610x.jpg
then no i would like to stay alive.

TheZohanS

mloc wrote: »

This ****ehole? Not a chance.

My life is worth more than this miserable crap heap.

OK but is the life of your family and/or your OH worth more than your life?

cruiser178

ScumLord wrote: »

Your OH obviously has great taste in scumbags, has she/he (I don't care at his stage) any sausage rolls?

SHE, only buys the best sausage rolls from lidl,i'll have you know,anyway,she thinks your funny,thats all.

mloc

TheZohan wrote: »

OK but is the life of your family and/or your OH worth more than your life?

It depends on the situation. Context is key. Generally, no. I might risk my life to save others but I wouldn't sacrifice it.

Agricola

I think I would yes. I dont look at it like "Im dieing for a corruption filled, morally and financially bankrupt state". Ireland was here along time before that scenario came about and it will be here along time after.

Run_to_da_hills

Liam Byrne wrote: »

For the Ireland I'd like to see : yes
For the current fvcked up, corrupt, materialistic, greedy one : not a hope

Edited: For the current fvcked up, corrupt, materialistic, greedy region that will be soon totally controlled by European bureaucrats: absolutely not.

philologos

Don't get me wrong, Ireland has served me well, but I can't see myself dying for it. Nations are social constructs with human attachment added to them. Ultimately on this world, we are all trying to get through it as easily as we can. I would support that people recognise eachother as brothers and sisters across borders rather than focusing on nationalist mindsets.

Is there anything I could die for? - I'd like to think so, I really can't know until the situation arises.

stovelid

In the event of a invasion of the ROI, a-la 1930s Nazism, yes.

Planting a bomb in a shopping centre in Bradford or East Belfast, no.

WeeBushy

Well depends what Ireland is under threat from... But considering most of my loved ones live in Ireland, then absolutely. I'd give up my life in an instant to save them.

robby^5

I'd kill for Ireland. Kill.

Pompey Magnus

siltirocker wrote: »

Im surprised by the amount of people in this thread who wouldn't put their lives on the line for their home, friends, family & freedom.

I'd put my life on the line for family and frends if they were under threat, but wouldn't die just so the flag above Leinster house is green, white and orange instead of, say, the union jack.

No way would I die so the modern day Irish aristocracy get to keep their power, they are no less greedy or corrupt than the Brits were when they were here and they treat the plebs with no less contempt so feck them if they expect me to die for them.

Diabhal Beag

It really depends. If I feel personally against the invasion I would fight. If the invasion was because of something retarded that Brian Cowen did **** that bull****.

I don't really have a definite answer because this the kind of scenario that you never really know your limits.

glynn888

The truth is this country is being invaded and has been invaded for the last decade or so , its easy to spot the enemy , they live in the suburbs of west Dublin . they drive bashed up micras and other jap crap and korean cars , they are bleeding us and our country dry , but everyone is too afraid to say anything .
when the revolution comes surely this will be a cause worth a sacrifice

WeeBushy

Charco wrote: »

I'd put my life on the line for family and frends if they were under threat, but wouldn't die just so the flag above Leinster house is green, white and orange instead of, say, the union jack.

No way would I die so the modern day Irish aristocracy get to keep their power, they are no less greedy or corrupt than the Brits were when they were here and they treat the plebs with no less contempt so feck them if they expect me to die for them.

I agree, I wouldn't die so we have a tri-colour flag over leinster house, or for the present government. But defending (and therfore possibly dieing for) your country goes way beyond who happens to be the taoiseach.

diverdriver

The men of 1916 are spinning in their graves. A lot of Irishmen died over the years so that another bunch of Irishmen could take over and run this country into the ground in a way that even Cromwell never managed.

With the results we see here. Once we lost the Brits as the perennial enemy we were left with the terrible truth. We have only ourselves to blame for the mess we're in.