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BigmanPigman

(52,147 posts)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 02:47 AM Feb 2022

DU Poll: If the US were in a similar situation, would you volunteer to fight?


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DU Poll: If the US were in a similar situation, would you volunteer to fight? (Original Post) BigmanPigman Feb 2022 OP
Absolutely, without question. Haggard Celine Feb 2022 #1
I'm way too old. No Vested Interest Feb 2022 #2
I would be a supporter on the down low... FirstLight Feb 2022 #3
I'm only 5'1" woman and mostly a pacifist BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #4
I learned something tonight. TexasTowelie Feb 2022 #9
Maybe my use of profanity BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #11
It could also be the double use of "man" in your screen name True Dough Feb 2022 #17
It's a Pink Floyd song from the album Animals BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #18
I always thought you were a man too because of the "man" in your name. Thanks for Raine Feb 2022 #25
Ah, yes. Pink Floyd inspired True Dough Feb 2022 #37
That's what I would do too. yardwork Feb 2022 #36
Im a senior citizen James48 Feb 2022 #5
I'm 56 and disabled, but I have strong cyber skills. TexasTowelie Feb 2022 #6
I'm a middle-aged woman and never trained in combat at all but yes Withywindle Feb 2022 #7
I hope everyone is paying close attention blue sky at night Feb 2022 #8
I wouldn't be good at fighting, but.. mvd Feb 2022 #10
I served in the military Skittles Feb 2022 #12
I would any way I could, duforsure Feb 2022 #13
I was thinking that caring for BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #14
Yes that would help , but my issues with my health make that very hard for me to do, duforsure Feb 2022 #51
Does my cane count?! UTUSN Feb 2022 #15
From what I have seen in 007 films BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #16
Or an umbrella. Or just about anything in those movies. nt alphafemale Feb 2022 #23
We are a bit old and decrepit, but as others have indicated -- there is always something that can.... Hekate Feb 2022 #19
If I must die, I want it to be from a frontal wound. alphafemale Feb 2022 #20
Yup... ditto hlthe2b Feb 2022 #31
If Republicans had all three branches Woodswalker Feb 2022 #21
I will turn 70 this year, but my eyes are still good. DFW Feb 2022 #22
Same here. 70 and have had a couple surgeries, so just stick me up in a window someplace. dameatball Feb 2022 #38
No, am huge coward. Would hide in closet or under the bed like my sister's cat. betsuni Feb 2022 #24
I volunteered once, I'd do it again ... PBC_Democrat Feb 2022 #26
If Republicans had all three branches Woodswalker Feb 2022 #27
Other - I don't know what I would do Ohio Joe Feb 2022 #28
Like most people I'd imagine, myself included. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2022 #29
What choice would we have? Given OUR threat is coming from within, that premise may be realized. hlthe2b Feb 2022 #30
Kick BlueWavePsych Feb 2022 #32
I'm too old to fight BlueIdaho Feb 2022 #33
Hell, yes, I have always despised fascists like Putin and the MAGAT King. Roisin Ni Fiachra Feb 2022 #34
I'm 73 and arthritic, but I know how to shoot so I'd feel obligated. What a Vinca Feb 2022 #35
On the battlefield, I would be a liability MissMillie Feb 2022 #39
I am a 68 almost 69 year old female. SamKnause Feb 2022 #40
Yes Bettie Feb 2022 #41
I am in my 70's but I would do what I could lindalou65 Feb 2022 #42
I'm fifty-three, but I could still crew a tank. Aristus Feb 2022 #43
If it was desperate enough that I was needed I would. redwitch Feb 2022 #44
I am too long of tooth to carry a rifle. Chainfire Feb 2022 #45
I'm 63. I would fight Chautauquas Feb 2022 #46
There would be no other choice but to fight dclarston13 Feb 2022 #47
Sure. I'm old but I'm spry. If all wars had to be fought by old men, there wouldn't be wars. Midnight Writer Feb 2022 #48
I'm a 74 year old retired Marine, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #49
I would make Molotov cocktails Wicked Blue Feb 2022 #50
71 here and yes I would fight to keep fascism from stealing our democracy. Emile Feb 2022 #52
Certainly. There wouldn't be much of a choice. BlueTsunami2018 Feb 2022 #53
You mean if someone sent troops... LiberatedUSA Feb 2022 #54

Haggard Celine

(16,998 posts)
1. Absolutely, without question.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 02:53 AM
Feb 2022

I’m 52 and handicapped, but I would do what I could. There’s lots of ways besides physical fighting that someone can help, although I would fight if I had to.

FirstLight

(13,861 posts)
3. I would be a supporter on the down low...
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 02:59 AM
Feb 2022

As I am not young or spry in body...id find a way to move literature or code letters...

i may not be a hacker but I can still do damage

BigmanPigman

(52,147 posts)
4. I'm only 5'1" woman and mostly a pacifist
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:04 AM
Feb 2022

but I could change road signs, bring food and water to the fighters, make molotov cocktails, etc if a gun is too heavy to carry. I've never even seen a real gun in my life but I would try to do it.

TexasTowelie

(116,297 posts)
9. I learned something tonight.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:12 AM
Feb 2022

For some odd reason, I always thought you were a male.

I guess I proved at least half of that adage about people who assume things.

BigmanPigman

(52,147 posts)
18. It's a Pink Floyd song from the album Animals
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 04:24 AM
Feb 2022


In the album's three parts, "Dogs", "Pigs" and "Sheep", pigs represent the people whom Roger Waters considers to be at the top of the social ladder, the ones with wealth and power; they also manipulate the rest of society and encourage them to be viciously competitive and cut-throat, so the pigs can remain powerful.

Waters would not play the song live again until 2016, on a brief tour of the US and Mexico. These performances were almost identical to the studio version and were accompanied by a large amount of anti-Donald Trump imagery, including caricatures, displays of controversial quotes by Trump, and the words "Fuck Trump" (changed to "Trump Is a Pig" on some dates) displayed at the end of the song.

Raine

(30,592 posts)
25. I always thought you were a man too because of the "man" in your name. Thanks for
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 05:56 AM
Feb 2022

explaining it, very interesting. I really like Pink Floyd because of Another Brick in the Wall but I'm not real familiar with all their music.

James48

(4,578 posts)
5. Im a senior citizen
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:04 AM
Feb 2022

So i have much less to restrain me.

Im thinking as long as im breathing, i can fight back.

TexasTowelie

(116,297 posts)
6. I'm 56 and disabled, but I have strong cyber skills.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:07 AM
Feb 2022

While I may not be able to join the forces that are mobile, I would definitely keep a weapon nearby while working to disrupt enemy communication and computer systems.

Withywindle

(9,988 posts)
7. I'm a middle-aged woman and never trained in combat at all but yes
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:07 AM
Feb 2022

I know how to fire a handgun and I'm not a *terrible* shot. I would volunteer to help wherever the skills I do have would be useful.

mvd

(65,393 posts)
10. I wouldn't be good at fighting, but..
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:13 AM
Feb 2022

could help with supplies, care for injured, keep up on the cyber side, etc.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
13. I would any way I could,
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:38 AM
Feb 2022

But because of health issues it would be very limited, but I would do anything to help .

BigmanPigman

(52,147 posts)
14. I was thinking that caring for
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:46 AM
Feb 2022

children and pets would be helpful so parents wouldn't worry as much with so many things to prepare for. Give them two fewer things to worry about.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
51. Yes that would help , but my issues with my health make that very hard for me to do,
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 06:30 AM
Feb 2022

At times I have to be cared for from numerous things I have to deal with.

Hekate

(94,218 posts)
19. We are a bit old and decrepit, but as others have indicated -- there is always something that can....
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 04:29 AM
Feb 2022

… be done! I applaud them for pointing that out!🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
20. If I must die, I want it to be from a frontal wound.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 04:46 AM
Feb 2022

Not the back of my head because I was on my knees or running like a coward.

DFW

(56,326 posts)
22. I will turn 70 this year, but my eyes are still good.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 04:56 AM
Feb 2022

I’m not as good on my feet as I used to be, but I can shoot a rifle and could probably do some damage as a sniper before they find me. As long as it is a hostile force coming in to impose violent rule from without, I might as well take a few of them with me.

PBC_Democrat

(401 posts)
26. I volunteered once, I'd do it again ...
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 06:06 AM
Feb 2022

In a heartbeat!

I was in uniform (Army) for 20 years. I'd need a slightly larger set of clothes now but I can still shoot.
I'll even bring my own guns!

Ohio Joe

(21,894 posts)
28. Other - I don't know what I would do
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 06:27 AM
Feb 2022

At almost 60, I have found that once I am in a situation, I do not always react how I would have imagined I would.

hlthe2b

(105,866 posts)
30. What choice would we have? Given OUR threat is coming from within, that premise may be realized.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 07:08 AM
Feb 2022

So, like the Ukrainians v Russians, we might be fighting our "own" again in the not distant future.

I have no intentions of being an alarmist, own no guns and hate the thought that the extreme RW and white nationalists in this country could bring us to that stage, but it is possible.

Roisin Ni Fiachra

(2,574 posts)
34. Hell, yes, I have always despised fascists like Putin and the MAGAT King.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 08:54 AM
Feb 2022

I'm old, but my eyesight is still 20/20. Give me a good straight shooting .273 and a week of practice, and I bet i could still shoot a squirrel out of a tree at 100 yds, and not ruin the meat.

Vinca

(50,867 posts)
35. I'm 73 and arthritic, but I know how to shoot so I'd feel obligated. What a
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 08:56 AM
Feb 2022

horrible thought, but that's what the situation is today in Ukraine.

SamKnause

(13,745 posts)
40. I am a 68 almost 69 year old female.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:46 AM
Feb 2022

I would do anything I could to help.

I haven't shot a gun or bow since my teens. (target shooting)

I would pick up a gun without hesitation.

I would rather die fighting.

My life is closer to the end then the beginning.

Fighting for freedom would be an admirable way to go out.

On the other hand, I would not have fought in many of the wars that the U.S. started.

lindalou65

(270 posts)
42. I am in my 70's but I would do what I could
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:55 AM
Feb 2022

Yes, I am willing to do what I could if needed. I don't have a gun nor do I know how to shoot one but with training, I think I can learn. Also there are many other ways to support the cause and as long as I can walk and talk, I am willing.

Aristus

(68,067 posts)
43. I'm fifty-three, but I could still crew a tank.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:56 AM
Feb 2022

I don’t have bad knees or a bad back.

But I would more likely volunteer for medical services.

redwitch

(15,059 posts)
44. If it was desperate enough that I was needed I would.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 10:27 AM
Feb 2022

But I am not terribly spry anymore. I know there are a lot of other ways I could help. With food, taking care of the wounded, kids and pets. I have never even held a gun. But I could make Molotov cocktails, take down road signs, carry messages.

 

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)
45. I am too long of tooth to carry a rifle.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 10:54 AM
Feb 2022

My contribution on the battlefield could only be as a sponge to absorb rifle rounds. However, I would use whatever small talents that I have left to fully support those who could fight. The body weakens, but the spirit remains strong.

Chautauquas

(4,471 posts)
46. I'm 63. I would fight
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 11:07 AM
Feb 2022

I still work out pretty hard 5x a week and I've always been athletic, so I would feel compelled to take up arms and defend my country.

dclarston13

(429 posts)
47. There would be no other choice but to fight
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 11:10 AM
Feb 2022

By not fighting you will probably die or worse anyway.
I'm almost 60 and I would certainly help out anyway possible.

Midnight Writer

(22,885 posts)
48. Sure. I'm old but I'm spry. If all wars had to be fought by old men, there wouldn't be wars.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 11:21 AM
Feb 2022

Instead, we sacrifice our young to Mars.

I've had my time. Better me on the line than a youngster who hasn't had a life yet.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,850 posts)
53. Certainly. There wouldn't be much of a choice.
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 06:39 AM
Feb 2022

On your feet or on your knees. I’ve never been much for kneeling.

Even in a deep blue city like Philly, I wonder who some of my neighbors would support.

 

LiberatedUSA

(1,666 posts)
54. You mean if someone sent troops...
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 07:00 AM
Feb 2022

…to our country and somehow made it on our soil without being blown up first?

Behind every blade of grass is a gun. Our population won’t even need to wait in line at a gun store first to get armed up.




“But but but guns in the hands of civilians won’t do any good, ya gun nut.”

“The Ukrainians are using rifles from the gun store to fight off the Russians.”

“That’s different because I say so.”

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