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Canada is planning for a possible 300,000 citizen army. Would you sign up? (lemmy.ca)

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A recent news report says Canada’s defence planners are working on how the country could rapidly expand its forces in a national emergency.

The planning includes non traditional roles and mentions older Canadians and people who might not meet full combat fitness standards.

If the country asked for volunteers under this kind of plan, would you step forward?

Why or why not?

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[–] orioler25@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No, and you're ignorant or of poor character if you do. The Canadian state is not your ally, it operates in the interest of capital and the border is just what the wealthiest have carved out for themselves here. Why don't we have adequate social welfare programs and sustainable organizing? Because it is not in their best interest, only ours. You would dedicate your time to that? They're not going to be defending their own people from anything, they'd rather kill you before they let this change.

Another disgusting element to this is the possibility of this implementation as a means of eroding mutual aid networks as the standards of living in Canada deteriorates. Canada has a history of funding more desirable means of resistance and organizing to disarm real challenge to its authority. Tons of stupid settlers could be convinced that some sort of mobilized workforce is a common good and not the restriction of community organizing.