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44% Of Canadians Say Ukrainian Military Service Should Be Outlawed (www.readthemaple.com)

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Respondents’ feelings about fighting for Ukraine were not as strong as their feelings about fighting for the United States or Israel.

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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Overall, 47 per cent said it should be illegal for Canadians to serve in the military of any foreign government. Thirty per cent disagreed and 23 per cent said they were unsure.

Pretty close to the universal opinion. Lots of "don't know" as well. I haven't thought through the ins and outs of it but on the surface I tend to agree it should be illegal.

[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Well thank gawd you weren't around when some Canadians jumped the bandwagon to Britain to help with the beginning stages of WW2.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Maybe I'd have thought different back then. After all I do believe people are largely shaped by their material conditions. Back then wars weren't primarily proxy wars with large for-profit military industrial complexes dumping their production in them, which unnecesarily amplifies military and civilian death.