Re: The Tragedy of Canada's Military

On 2024-11-14 2:13 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

No this isn’t a Monte Python skit about the Ministry of Silly Walks. It's the
Canadian military on Remembrance Day after nine years of leftist
virtue-signaling and DEI hiring practices.
  https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1856525088209645568/pu/vid/avc1/720x870/TdRvChZXmRWAk4tv.mp4?tag=12
 Scruffy long hair, unkempt beards, slovenly appearance, can’t dress the lines,
no uniformity in dress or cover, out of step, many out of shape - basically a
gigantic, shambling pile of shit. If they can't even march together in sync
how could they ever coordinate on a battlefield? No unit cohesion whatsoever.
And speaking English is no longer a requirement to join the Canadian military,
so that just would just add to the battlefield confusion.
 Don’t be too hard on them, though. At least they have tampons in their
washrooms.
 Meanwhile, over in China...
  https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1856786600774279168/pu/vid/avc1/960x540/YRtAfV1zXys_co9J.mp4?tag=12
 

I just shared your post with my friend who spent most of his adult life in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). He has very similar views to both of us in terms of politics so I'm curious what he's going to say.
While I'm waiting on his response, I'll just make a few comments that I'm sure he won't disagree with. First, the CAF is bilingual. There are several English-speaking units and a few French-speaking ones. Even their business cards are bilingual. I don't very much about how it works beyond what I've said but I've never heard him say it was any kind of problem.
Second, I don't see us going to war with China, at least while Trudeau is in charge. In 2013, as the newly-elected leader of the Liberal Party, Trudeau was interviewed on TV and was asked what country he admires most. He said "China's basic dictatorship, because of its ability to turn on a dime." (That was the moment I knew I would NEVER vote for him or his party while he was in charge.) He's even allowed the Chinese military to have a training exercise on Canadian soil, although it was a VERY small one, less than 2 dozen Chinese soldiers. There's an ongoing scandal involving interference by foreign powers in our elections, most notably China, which may have accounted for who won a solid dozen seats in Parliament, mostly Liberals. Despite considerable public concern about this, Trudeau is still dragging out the inquiry. I'll be surprised if a final report is tabled in time for the next election. So, bottom line, the odds of us scrapping with China seem slim at best.
Third, marching is not fighting. If the CAF marching looks somewhat ragged - and I agree it does - we've got a fair bit of experience fighting and I understand we are held in pretty high regard by other armies. China, on the other hand, hasn't fought anyone since they tried to invade North Vietnam in 1979 and got their asses handed to them. The time before that was when they had a short war (or two) with India in the 60s.
Fourth, I give you one of China's top generals, who is actually a grandson of Chairman Mao:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTKhokjRVMk [15 minutes]
If this is what passes for a top general in China, I'd say the world is in a lot less danger than generally thought.
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Rhino