Posted on 11/11/2025 7:44:05 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
If they were given the choice, two thirds of the British public would not fight for their country.
That’s according to a new survey compiled of the opinions of more than 1,000 JOE readers.
Of those who responded, 63% said they would not currently consider fighting for their country, leaving just 37% of participants willing to take up arms for the United Kingdom.
Although the UK hasn’t been engaged in a major conflict since the conclusion of World War Two, the results of this survey couldn’t come at a worse time.
Growing tensions in the Middle East, and the risks posed by the expansion of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, place the UK closer to war than it has been for decades.
A conflict in the close future is something that forces inside Downing Street are taking seriously. Back in June, the British government issued an official warning making clear how the nation must “actively prepare for the possibility of the UK coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario.”
The problems posed by the British public’s growing disinterest in military service is something that has been discussed by former British Army officer Richard Gill in the past.
Speaking to the Standard following the release of a similar IPSOS survey in May, he said: “The fact that so many would refuse to fight for Britain is a symptom of a deeper national malaise. We’ve stopped teaching pride in our country, its history, and its values.
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Did they have to use translators to ask the question?
Gee, is it that low?
The 63% polled are the INVADERS, so they would FIGHT AGAINST Britain, not FOR them...
They may not need to (fight). Demography is destiny, and at current rates, no fight will be necessary. One morning the residents of the British Isles will wake up to find they have become an officially muslim nation...Not with a bang, but with a whimper.
because they all know they would just be sent into the ukraine meat-grinder
Who could blame them?
They don’t have a country anymore.
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