The survey by the Centre for Social Investment Studies (CENSIS) showed 39% of Italians aged between 18 and 45 would declare themselves as pacifist conscientious objectors, 19% would try to evade conscription another way, and 26% would prefer Italy to hire foreign mercenaries.
The article doesn’t talk about any specific kind of war, does it?
For example, if I look at Gaza or Ukraine, I can’t see it as “damage to rich private property rights”.