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Army chief says people of UK are ‘prewar generation’ who must be ready to fight Russia (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 27 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Why would anyone fight for a country that's repeatedly fucked them over for a decade? I'd sooner shoot myself in the fucking head than shoot another person.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The context here is Russia. If you think you have it bad... yeah. I'm no fan of killing people, but in those circumstances, I'll do whatever my 52 year old body can manage.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Hey! Someone older than me?! I thought I was the Lemmy grandad at 40yo. Got any words of wisdom for a young, spritely thing like me?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Don't get old, it fucking hurts.

    If you must get old, do the following to mitigate:

    • Start doing some sort of exercise. Swimming is a good choice.
    • Cut down or ideally stop drinking alcohol
    • Reduce the amount of meat you eat - it's bad for you and the planet
    • Start saving as much as you can for a pension
    • Don't have children
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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The country is more than what's happened in the last 12 years or so. There's our way of life, our culture and identity that would all be under threat.

    But if you've family and friends who are being bombed or having to live under an oppressive occupier who's turned everyone's lives upside down then I can see why people would be motivated to fight.

    I'm hoping this guy is trying to light a fire under the governments arse to improve the recruitment process and also make a u-turn on the reduction of numbers they've been facing.

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