The value of their paid labor is questionable because the worth of the self as worker is not clear. Objections become even more dangerous to raise during wartime. National as well as personal identity is at stake. In general, religious institutions support national goals, while unpopular radical minorities denounce national war efforts. Trusted elected leaders would not call the country to arms for an unworthy cause, the fearful ones reason.
Patriotism requires temporary deferment of personal aspirations and ideologies.
Job requirements intensify and become more focused on national security. Individual needs are increasingly subordinated to a highly touted vital national cause. Leaders must be trusted and workers must not interfere with the route to national security. Others will gladly take the jobs of the recalcitrant and support the patriotic front. Workers may question the wisdom of decisions, but they have precious little information with which to formulate an assessment of the morality of operations in the prevailing climate of national strain.