The military plans for a volunteer force to defend Canada (www.ctvnews.ca)

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I will be signing up if they offer that. New skills are always good. Best case we never have to use them but worst case we are a bit more prepared.

“Those who join the civil defence corps would face less restrictive age limits and meet lower physical and fitness requirements. Their training would be limited to five days per year to ensure accessibility.

In that short period, volunteers would learn skills such as shooting, moving, communicating, driving a truck and flying a drone, according to the mobilization plan. Canada’s civilian force would get medical coverage during training, but not pensionable benefits.”

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[-] pedz@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago

You too can help defend our capitalist country where housing is unaffordable to most people and where natural resources are exploited to profit multinational corporations.

It's your choice. It's either defending neoliberalism by helping to kill other poor people also convinced they are defending their country by invading another, or their fascism.

Meanwhile the rich will watch the poor fight and kill each others with weapons that they sold them.

I seriously think individuals should be prepared for general catastrophic events, but I'm personally not willing to "defend" this land that is not mine in the first place.

Being a subject of capitalistic country A instead of capitalistic country Z is not worth helping an organization that has the goal of killing other humans. Even if it's just helping with driving a truck, or with the tech, it's indirectly assisting those that will do the killing.

[-] bowreality@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago

Wow this is a very bad and entitled take. Canada is an amazing country. You know how much better off we are than probably most countries in the world right?! We have issues for sure and we for sure can do better. So does the whole world but Canada is more than worth defending!

Rolling over for a country like the USA or Russia would be the worst possible outcome not just for us but the world in general.

Can we do better? Sure and I am sure we will. We are a safe haven for LGBTQ and immigrants in this world and have good initiatives to protect the environment which is turning more fascist and capitalist by the minute. We can work the world with the right partners and make it a better place but only if we stay a sovereign county.

If that’s not worth defending you might as well leave.

[-] pedz@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

And no. I'm not leaving. I'm too poor and stuck here. You sound exactly like an American. So patriotic! So much to defend! Love it or leave it!

It's exactly what they both wanted. An increase in military spending, and paranoia.

[-] cv_octavio@piefed.ca 6 points 1 day ago

I can see why people are reacting to you the way they are. You've truly made your point; I don't think any of us who would volunteer for something like this would want you standing beside us either.

Hope stuff works out for you! Usually, after I reflect on my negative bullshittery, I'm able to figure out my issues and do better for myself. Good luck sorting out yours!