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IlluminatedPickle t1_ja1dct6 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Poland has delivered tanks to Ukraine, government announces on war's first anniversary. by Rifletree

Then we send more, and we send better. Ukraine and the west aren't the ones in the wrong, why the hell should we roll over?

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[deleted] t1_ja1eh1a wrote

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IlluminatedPickle t1_ja1ejk5 wrote

If needs be, I'll join in the family tradition of heading to Europe to fight fascists.

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[deleted] t1_ja1ewfa wrote

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IlluminatedPickle t1_ja1f64a wrote

"This guys willing to fight in a war, he mustn't be willing to die for the war!"

Reading is hard.

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[deleted] t1_ja1fk27 wrote

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IlluminatedPickle t1_ja1fxmn wrote

> Very little is stopping you.

The AFU doesn't want volunteers with no combat experience. If Australia deploys troops, I'll have a chance to go. Without that, I have no ability to do so and still be able to return home either, because of the foreign fighter laws.

So yeah, there are things stopping me.

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[deleted] t1_ja1hdjj wrote

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IlluminatedPickle t1_ja1i1dx wrote

The AFU only wants combat experienced troops. The only way I'd be able to fight would be via joining a militia, which would run afoul of the foreign fighter laws.

It's like explaining why the sky is blue to a goddamned toddler.

E2A: https://www.perthilj.com/blog/the-legality-of-australians-fighting-in-foreign-conflicts > under s 119.1 of the Act, a person commits an offence if they enter into a foreign country with the intention of engaging in a hostile activity in that country or any other foreign country [14]. A person will also commit an offence if they engage in hostile activities in a foreign country [15]. However, liability under s 119.1 will not apply to an act done by a person “in the course of, and as part of, the person’s service in any capacity in or with ... the armed forces of the government of a foreign country”

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[deleted] t1_ja1j598 wrote

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IlluminatedPickle t1_ja1jm70 wrote

> we are lucky enough in Australia to live in peace and stability.

We sure are. And that's why I think everyone deserves it, including my Ukrainian mates. I don't think my responsibility to humanity ends at the shores of my country.

Y'know, because I'm not a glorified cockstain like some.

Nice goal post shift though. Now that you've realised you made a tit of yourself.

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