British Muslims, would you fight for the British Army?

These wars are unjust and I will speak out against them

America is the godfather of terrorism

I respect your decision, but you don't necessarily have to be patriotic to fight for something, and it wouldn't be "dividing" if you did it for the right reasons. You can just "fight" for something, because it is the right thing to do, like fighting fascism when it hurts other humans. Just like stopping somebody from jumping of a bridge is the right thing to do, but not necessarily ones "duty" to do it. You'd save a baby from drowning, not because it's your sibling who you love (like ones country), but because its a vulnerable human being and you would do it for any baby.

Why would a Muslim want to fight for the British Army lol. That makes no sense the British Army is not Islamic they are not fighting to help Islam or Muslims and also many of these soldiers are war criminals.

And we in Britain do not stand for censorship, so grow up.

I should have elaborated a bit more, apologies. I would fight for the British Army if they were taking part in a battle I 100% agreed with. But, the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, the intervention in Libya etc. sways me away from ever doing so. My ideal battle is one that agrees with the international law that WE agreed and helped to create.

Why not?

As a British citizen, I am obligated to serve my country when needed.

Actually you are not, just saying. You may FEEL obligated too, but under the law you are not required to.

Actually you are not, just saying. You may FEEL obligated too, but under the law you are not required to.

Well I guess I worded that wrong lol.

I meant that as a citizen, it would be the right thing to do to fight back for my country but obviously I'm under no obligation to fight :/

Ever seen an advert for cigarettes?

Current law.

At such a time that conscription exists (it won't again, ever, but theory stands) it would become law that people within a set criteria would be required to serve.

Obviously that's an extreme example.

Lol, no problem. But as a citizen, do you feel you have to fight every battle? Including the war in Iraq? Afghanistan? The NATO intervention of Libya (which btw violated NATO's very own charter lol)? As a citizen, i dont feel the need to do so.

Not an unjustified attack such as your examples above but if it was something such as big as WW2 where it was us being attacked then it would be a different situation.

I understand how people wouldn't want to fight due to the recent war's but people saying no because the army isn't Islamic is pretty ridiculous tbh

Unfortuanately, I agree with you. Had we utilised our troops effectively, maybe we wouldnt have to be forced to serve.

No, I do not agree with the censorship.. However, the censorship I was referring to was censorship of thoughts/speech,

I was taking issue with your blanket statement that Britain does not stand for censorship which is categorically untrue and there are numerous positions and cases which illustrate this.

Furthermore, advertising is a form of speech. Are you in favor of Big Tobacco being allowed to air adverts appealing to people to purchase cigarettes?

And Donald Trump was given a hard time for pointing out that more "British" Muslims have left to fight for Islamic State than are in the British Army? He was right wasn't he?