What would Socrates have done had he been drafted in the Vietnam War?

Question

Assume Socrates believes the Vietnam war was unjust or wrong. Given what Socrates says about escaping from Prison, is it likely that he would have served, gone to prison, or flee to Canada? detailed answers please.

Answer 1

He probably wouldn't have been. He was trained and served loyally as a soldier. He was dedicated to the polis. He might well have enlisted rather than being drafted.

But socrates, like Christ, is something of a blank slate. We don't have his writings, we only have the writings of others putting words in his mouth. So we could say that he stood up to injustice and was a gadfly questioning the wisdom of everything so if he felt the war was contrary to the Good, he might have stood against it and willingly took the punishment for doing so. Or we might say that he recognized that a devotion to the State and to law required that he do his duty and fight as a good soldier. We could say whatever we want to think a brilliant thinker would say and attribute that thought to Socrates. It's not like our made up answer would contradict any of his own writings.

Answer 2

Moved to Canada.

Answer 3

walked north to macedon or he was a patriot like all greeks he would fight in fact i think he did serve its like a requirement to citizens to fight