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Establishment media is making the case for mandatory service, quietly cultivating public consent for a more heavily-armed society

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[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago

It's probably on Canada's best interest to have more people serve. And that doesn't have to be a bad thing, it's kind of like a public servant job with extra steps. A lot of it is administrative or technical desk jobs. It's the one rare situation where conservatives will allow any sort of public spending or inflated budget, because it's camouflaged (literally).

So yeah sure, let's get the army to hire more civil engineers and put them to handle climate change infrastructure changes. Train more tactical operations and lend a hand on wildfire emergencies. The military is very flexible, and if it's a bipartisan approach to get more tax dollars dedicated to good things, go ahead.