ttbn,
Of course, people are surviving wherever missiles are used

Dear Indyvidual,

In this particular case, I rather follow the original Australian spirit:

«Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong.
"You'll never catch me alive!" said he
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."»

When living in a decent country, I am naturally happy to serve on my own terms and according to my own circumstances and abilities.

But, presently hypothetically, should a country endorse slavery and forcibly send children to helplessly be bullied, tortured and broken for no crime other than being born and reaching the age of 18 in relative health - then that country does not deserve to survive.

I would never serve such a monster but rather die. Such a repugnant country ought to be destroyed rather than protected and I won't shed a tear if it is taken over by China, since anyway life under that regime could not be any worse.

And BTW, given your expressed views, I believe you should select an OLO nick-name that better represents what you stand for, so rather than the misleading "Indyvidual", how about for example, choosing "PatrioticRobot"?

"PatrioticRobot"?
Yuyutsu,
Somehow i get the feeling that you're unsure about the meaning of Patriotic !

Dear Issy, (The great correcter)

There is no language called "Chinese", its Cantonese or Mandarin, therefore ttbn can't learn Chinese.

After all that, we need to remind ourselves that Tony Abbott has no more say in what does or does not happen in Australia than any one of us does. His day is well gone. Nothing will be done about Australia's defence. There will be a mad scramble at the last minute when it will too late. Australia is as unprepared as it was before WW11.

Australia is as unprepared as it was before WW11.
ttbn,
Have faith, the tattooed, multi-coloured hair, rivet-adorned Woke will sell the Nation rather than stand up for it & keep us save & very miserable ! Ask the Ukrainians !