Reading about WWII and began to wonder. People worked 12-14 hour shifts voluntarily, did without, chipped in their time/money for free, pulled together (mostly) etc. Do you think a similar war would bring out the same behaviour in today's UK?
2007-12-03 23:21:12 · 17 answers · asked by Boudicca 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Yes, CPScipiom all true, just wondering whether the effort would be there or the sense of joined purpose. Women cooking all night to serve returning soldiers, sharing kitchens, underground stations... Aren't we all more isolated now? Sure, the wealthy would always act differently, I'm talking about normal, non wealthy working folk.
2007-12-04 00:32:57 · update #1
Yes, Yankee Sailor but it's not quite that cut and dried: them bad, us good. We are not expecting an actual invasion either. Well if you're right then social cohesion to fight the enemy is lacking. In the UK we've had an array of taxes - no doubt to fund this war which was based on those elusive WMD remember? So having large economies hasn't completely made the cost of war invisible.
2007-12-04 01:31:35 · update #2
My brother who served in a British rifle regiment towards the end of WW2 was of the impression that had Germany succeeded in invading Britain during WW2, there would have been plenty of Brits willing to collaborate with the Germans. I think it's a bit rich for Brits on YA to outrightly condemn the French and other invaded nations for collaboration with the enemy.
Not everyone possessed the patriotic spirit during WW2 and I suspect that not a lot has changed since then.
2007-12-04 10:18:11 · answer #1 · answered by trasosmontes 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the next war will not be like WWll - but if we were forced into a war proper [not a terrorist run conflict] where Britain's freedom is at stake, l am sure we would all rally round and come out fighting - the young Brits of today are not less brave, resourceful, or determined than the young Brits of yesterday. Look at our forces fighting now. But if it was war 'at home', l am sure we would pull together as always - look at our history. You only have to look how we behaved when we were confronted by lRA and Islamic Extremists bombs - how everyone dashed to help and afterwards, how most people were determined not to be scared into changing. We are a bloody-minded lot - it may take a bit of time to get us going, but when we do - watch out!
2007-12-04 01:31:28 · answer #2 · answered by The Grima Queen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, WW2 was a defining note in British history, when a nation divided had to unite, and fight for survival.
If there was another war, and the same, or similar circumstances were in effect, you can bet your last pound, that the British would once again put aside their differences, and join the fight for freedom.
2007-12-03 23:29:58 · answer #3 · answered by bgee2001ca 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No way....no matter who we went to war with you can bet there would be vast numbers of that nations citizens living here....and there would be an instant anti-war movement. In the 1940's there was more of a national identity....people knew what England stood for, and were prepared to defend it, I'm not sure the younger generation would be bothered today...and lets face it they would be the ones doing the fighting and the hard work.
2007-12-03 23:28:30 · answer #4 · answered by Knownow't 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 02:51:01 · answer #5 · answered by leckie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not all was so rosy in WW2. The dockers went on strike and refused to unload ships "after hours". Or refused to load ships which were supposed to assist Finland in the war against the Soviet Union (that was when the USSR and germany were allies and before the Finns and Germans joined hands against Stalin). There were plenty of liberal lunatics at that time too.
We simply no longer remember them, or give them their proper place in history- Chamberlain, "Lord" Haw Haw and Quisling.
2007-12-04 00:16:08 · answer #6 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, because we have more information available to us now than then. We see the effects of war as it's happening on our TV screens every day. We watch gun battles live on GMTV. Back in WW2 most people heard about battles weeks, even months after the events via the radio or newsreels at the movies. People only had the information that was fed to them by all governments involved. In the 21st century round-the-clock news channel world that is not going to happen. More freely available information makes for more questions, more questions make more doubts etc etc.
2007-12-03 23:33:44 · answer #7 · answered by gothicmamma 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
People wouldn't have time to act in the same way as a couple of nukes and it'll all be over.
Assuming a conventional war people are different nowadays much more inherently selfish, all due to the consumer age.
So no they wouldn't do without.
2007-12-03 23:30:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, The Sun would write sneary letters about foreigners, people would ***** constantly about the prime minister...then the head of the military...then britney spears...then the prime minister again...
Admittedly it'd be under completely different circumstances with the technology we have today...but if we were thrown into an archaic war..... we'd just whinge about it...people's attitudes have changed...
2007-12-03 23:31:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! too many left-wingers would complain and moan!
The country would not bond together as in the previous two world wars!
And as a number of previous conflicts have shown, support for the troops is severely lacking!
EDIT: Fair comment Door UK, I answered rather hastily, I mean Government support is lacking!!
cp_scipiom - Just a quick correction, Quisling was Norwegian and the guy who was reported to be 'Lord Haw Haw' was born in New York and became a naturalised German.
Thanks for the thumbs down from the naive kids. - Wise up!
2007-12-03 23:30:07 · answer #10 · answered by onlyme Mr G 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋