I've been a little annoyed about some progressives in Canada that are opposed to Carney's attempt to beef up the military. We can disagree with details, but I think it's a reasonable response to the weird times we live in.

https://open.substack.com/pub/billhulet/p/defense-is-not-militarism?r=4ot1q2&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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[–] Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

I'm sorry, this is focusing on one thing rather than the whole.

It's not just about military spending, it's the fact that the neoliberal policies are effecting everything from food, to housing, to social safety nets, to etc.

If taxes were raised on companies or high earners, or on unrealized capital gains, etc.. then I'm sure there would be more money in government coffers.

Instead, we're told that the average Canadian has to tighten their belts and pay taxes because of saber rattling while the rich continue unaffected at worst, and at best are raking in piles of money through the government contracts (Carney's "sovereign wealth fund").

Poland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, etc.. you're assuming that the average citizen isn't annoyed about the expenditure either, or that Germany and Sweden don't rely on the MID for their economy, or also that their healthcare, housing, cost of living, etc. isn't better than ours.

Meanwhile 1 in 4 Canadians are going hungry and are asked to foot the bill. Instead of food, we're going to be handed an enlistment pamphlet.