The big "problem" is people assuming that dogma can reliably prevail over instincts that have been refined for survival over hundreds of millions of years. A smaller problem is that we expect our soldiers to be on par with the finest ones ever, but we are involving them in imperialist wars, which need brutal bullies, and expecting them to abandon the xenophobia and suspicion needed for quick, safe responses.
When I see evidence of Canadian forces infested with fascist-like members, it reminds me of the accusations being made by some on the left that Ukraine is a fascist country because it too has neo-Nazis in its military, albeit with little political influence. Moreover, the Russian military has its share of fascists. Even though Canada is regarded as a democratic country, its participation in the so-called defence forces betrays that it exhibits similar and alarming traits to the military "defence" in other countries. In Canada's and Ukraine's case, there is little reason to think of our military as a defence. It is part of a world system of profitable weapons manufacturing and destruction. Our PM has even declared that he is for the so-called Golden Dome, which is a farcical space weapons system, touted as a defence, that has the most effective result of heightening dangerous tensions and enriching the already bloated weapons industry tot the benefit of the U.S. Carney's elbows up pretence would be laughable if it weren't so dangerous and cowardly.
The big "problem" is people assuming that dogma can reliably prevail over instincts that have been refined for survival over hundreds of millions of years. A smaller problem is that we expect our soldiers to be on par with the finest ones ever, but we are involving them in imperialist wars, which need brutal bullies, and expecting them to abandon the xenophobia and suspicion needed for quick, safe responses.
When I see evidence of Canadian forces infested with fascist-like members, it reminds me of the accusations being made by some on the left that Ukraine is a fascist country because it too has neo-Nazis in its military, albeit with little political influence. Moreover, the Russian military has its share of fascists. Even though Canada is regarded as a democratic country, its participation in the so-called defence forces betrays that it exhibits similar and alarming traits to the military "defence" in other countries. In Canada's and Ukraine's case, there is little reason to think of our military as a defence. It is part of a world system of profitable weapons manufacturing and destruction. Our PM has even declared that he is for the so-called Golden Dome, which is a farcical space weapons system, touted as a defence, that has the most effective result of heightening dangerous tensions and enriching the already bloated weapons industry tot the benefit of the U.S. Carney's elbows up pretence would be laughable if it weren't so dangerous and cowardly.
Terrorist activity by Our military is truly alarming. Thx for the info.