Who Would You have Sided with in World War I?

goldorak · 02-13-08, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Yahoshua

I don't support either side. It was a pissing contest between governments, idealists, and hopelessly incompetent military leaders that got out of hand and ended up with one hell of a mess.

Doesn't it end up like that in every war ?

antikristuseke · 02-13-08, 08:08 AM

In the aftermath of WW1 i would have sided with my own countrymen to secure our independance, but in the actual war itself i dont see myself siding with any of the factions, though realisticaly i might ahve been conscripted into imperial russias army had i been alive at that time.
As it is said, hindsight is allways 20/20

August · 02-13-08, 09:18 AM

The thing about war is there are no neutrals. Those that say they wouldn't pick a side would likely have found themselves either drafted or reviled as a coward and shirker.

Yahoshua · 02-13-08, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by goldorak

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yahoshua

I don't support either side. It was a pissing contest between governments, idealists, and hopelessly incompetent military leaders that got out of hand and ended up with one hell of a mess.

Doesn't it end up like that in every war ?

Most of the wars of the 20th century have started this way, but others started either as a continutation of international rivalry, inter-tribal warfare, or just sheer expansionism.

Marriott · 02-13-08, 10:56 PM

id go with the central powers.

August · 02-13-08, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Marriott

id go with the central powers.

You could shoot your fellow Canadians? Mow them down in rows with your Maxim as they advance toward your bunker on Vimy ridge?

View Poll Results: Which side would you have joined in World War I?
Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria)	16	30.19%
Neither.	15	28.30%
Entente Powers (France, Britain, Italy, United States, Russia [until 1917])	22	41.51%
Voters: 53. You may not vote on this poll

02-13-08, 09:18 AM	#3
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,208 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The thing about war is there are no neutrals. Those that say they wouldn't pick a side would likely have found themselves either drafted or reviled as a coward and shirker. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

02-13-08, 08:08 AM	#2
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	In the aftermath of WW1 i would have sided with my own countrymen to secure our independance, but in the actual war itself i dont see myself siding with any of the factions, though realisticaly i might ahve been conscripted into imperial russias army had i been alive at that time. As it is said, hindsight is allways 20/20

02-13-08, 10:56 PM	#5
Marriott Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 113 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	id go with the central powers.