Posted on 07/12/2024 4:22:15 PM PDT by naturalman1975
An Australian who travelled around the country asking other Aussies if they would fight to defend the nation has received some surprisingly mixed answers.
Surfer and journalist Fred Pawle took his camera and mic to locations including the NSW Central Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Byron Bay, the Gold Coast and Brisbane in recent weeks posing the question to people on the street.
'My initial motivation was whether you would be able to judge the responses based on where you live, so which areas would be more or less likely to defend the country,' Mr Pawle told Daily Mail Australia.
He said the responses for the most part aligned with his expectations, with those in Melbourne - perhaps jaded at having endured the world's longest Covid lockdown - less inclined to fight than those in Sydney.
'In Sydney the percentage of those saying they would defend the country was up around 80 per cent and in Melbourne it was around 60 per cent.
'I was pleasantly surprised by Byron Bay. If you live in paradise wouldn't you defend it? I had to debate a little to get it out of them, but most said they would.'
Mr Pawle said he wasn't entirely surprised that some were so open about admitting they wouldn't defend Australia given increasing polarisation in society.
'The ''greatest generation'' won the World Wars 80 and 100 years ago through willpower, strength and unity - it can seem like those qualities are much less apparent than they were,' he observed.
In the videos, many of the men who answered said they would not hesitate to pick up arms should the nation be attacked.
'I sure would. I live here,' replied one man in Brisbane.
'100 per cent,' replied another. 'Best country in the world, mate.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Most of them, no, I don’t favour them. There have been a few changes I regard as positive.
But they’re not that hard to navigate for the most part. I actually might be more impressed if they were to be honest. Because the way it is, it just makes most things a little more inconvenient without actually changing much else.
Fair enough. Thank you for your time and patience. I wish you and your nation well.
I've learned that the "precision rifle" trend has found popularity in Australia. I can see that, given both the laws and the terrain. I hope that interest continues, because marksmanship that can put hits on target at 1000+ yards is never wasted, even if the rifle that the military pulls out of mothballs to put in a soldier's hands isn't quite as accurate. It's the skills that count.
Take a look at the article. It makes the point that in Melbourne (which was the heavily locked down place during COVID), less would fight.
Americans seem to have wound up with the impression that Melbourne was the norm in Australia, rather than the exception.
Would Americans fight for Australia?
They are our only ally who can make that claim.
That's to say the gun culture here is exactly like all of the things you might have heard.
But other than that, you stay frosty Mate.
China will be money source and Russia is the new “city upon a hill” for what used to be called the non aligned or third world countries. All traditional societies look to Moscow for support against globohomo economic and political tyranny. BRICS, SCO, OPEC+, Global South are the movements of the future. The Decadent Globohomo West accounts for about 15% of the world’s population. The other 85% is quickly becoming allied against us. The fact that two has been, collapsed colonial powers with populations California will soon exceed sit on the UN Security Council while India does not shows how out of date the post war era is today.
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