New poll shows a majority of Canadians want to ban citizens from serving in the U.S. military.

  • slothrop@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    As a Canadian, I’m amazed that a majority wish for more freedom-restricting laws because of hurt feelings.

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      3 days ago

      I think it causes a bit more than “hurt feelings” when another country publicly says it wants to annex another country.

      • slothrop@lemmy.ca
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        3 days ago

        There still shouldn’t “be a law” to ban Canadians from serving in an ally’s military. Or from seeking employment wherever one chooses.

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          Serving in a foreign military involves swearing loyalty to that foreign country. What happens when that country attacks ours?

          If one wanted to find work as a mercenary providing military skills on contract, that could be a different issue. But that’s not what you’re proposing.

          • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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            Serving in a foreign military involves swearing loyalty to that foreign country.

            dude…the head of the PC party while l’il PP moved to AB is a US citizen, as he was when he tried to run for Prime Minister.
            He said he was going to drop his US citizenship.

        • lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world
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          It’s called National Security, and that’s one of the reasons no one tells you anything

          If you can’t see(lion) past your own hurt feelings, then obviously you’re just a troll or russobot

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      3 days ago

      I mean, that’s how that kind of policy usually worked.

      That said, how would you feel about a Canadian joining the North Korean or Russian militaries? You’d think there’d be some line where a person is too much of an enemy to also be a citizen.