Nathan,
We are not at war, if there was a war threatening Australia the mass of the people would be all for conscription.
Israel is at war.

Is Mise,

<<We are not at war>>

Whoever "we" is, is questionable, please see my final point below.

In terms of war, well we should be in such a position, in a non-violent way of course, in terms of Australia, against things like:

1. Chinese influence in Australia. Look at the current saga involving Tennis Australia for example.

2. Waste. Australia is one of the highest producers of waste going to landfill on the planet.

3. Poverty and displacement. Ending poverty and poor quality of life is something that must be addressed or the divide between rich and poor in Australia will continue to increase.

There is a lot more I could put here, and this is where Australia needs to direct its actions, including internationally. As for the Israeli Government, it can address any issues via peaceful means, it is simply not used to such moves, forcing young people into the military, which has become some sort of de-facto family tradition.

Finally, there are things some Australians are at war against now. Let's say the Governments refugee policy. Suprisingly the Federal Government isn't getting people on board there in terms of a war against that policy as it doesn't fit in with their agenda.

Nathan,
It seems that our definitions of war are somewhat different.

Issy,

The millions of slaves in America who never attempted to escape, they were happy to be slaves? By your logic the answer is yes.

Paul
Huh?

Hi Issy,

What was the point of asking about conscripts going over to the enemy. I took it as they didn't, so they must have been happy to be conscripts. I asked about slaves, the vast majority never attempted tot escape, does that mean they were happy to be slaves?