::*Someone who sides against his own country in a war is decidedly NOT a conscientious objector. Terms to describe such a person include war resister or anti-war activist, but these terms are misleading, as they blur the distinction between (1) moral or religous objection to all wars and (2) refusal to fight on a particular side in a particular war. (see selective conscientious objection). | ::*Someone who sides against his own country in a war is decidedly NOT a conscientious objector. Terms to describe such a person include war resister or anti-war activist, but these terms are misleading, as they blur the distinction between (1) moral or religous objection to all wars and (2) refusal to fight on a particular side in a particular war. (see selective conscientious objection). |