# Would you fight if invaded?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fight-if-invaded/155879>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 18, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fight-if-invaded/155879 "2003-02-18T14:03:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mothchunks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@Mothchunks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mothchunks)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fight-if-invaded/155879/41 "2003-02-21T01:32:34Z")

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I learned how in the Southern California Public School system. It’s a required course.

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**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fight-if-invaded/155879/42 "2003-02-21T03:36:03Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Mothchunks \*  
> \*\*I learned how in the Southern California Public School system. It’s a required course. \*\*

I ditched that class, and married one 😃

Si hermosura

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**Author:** ![rogue4007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@rogue4007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogue4007)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fight-if-invaded/155879/43 "2003-02-21T11:17:41Z")

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Ok, im not from the US, but if it was my country then yes i would fight. I do think that many of you overestimate the amount of people who would be willing to fight. Look at WW2, the Germans held Europe for nearly 5 years, and arguably if they hadnt invaded  
Russia then possibly they would have held on to it. Resistance is determined by how well the invaders treat the indigenous population, if they let them get on with life pretty well, then you would find that many would just accept it. But resistance can work  
just ask the russians about afghanistan.

Rogue

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