WTF is Barney? Rubble or a purple dinosaur?
I assume this is a reaction to the negative vote? I must've got my thumbs mixed up.
(And there I thought it was an anonymous vote...whatever happened to that icon of democracy, the secret ballot?
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As for my reason:
When people gripe about Canadians having no culture that's exactly what they're talking about: a mediocre population that clings to archaic symbols rather than fostering a culture of independence and strength. Note that "tradition" is often used as a cover for unadaptability, closed-mindedness and fanaticism.
The forces were unified, in part, because they suffered from inefficiencies like triplication of services. It created a force ready for information age warfare where the various specializations--and yes, the branches are
specializations of a country's armed capability--could cooperate closely and share personnel, thus creating unity in the forces. Canada was one of the few developed countries to do this. It didn't live up to its potential but that was in great part because of extensive opposition that had little to do with practical military reality.
When I think of this country's military past, I think of the revolutions that took place in the way war was fought during the First World War, brought about in great part by Canadians--a welcome change from the backward, elitist and often barbaric methods used by armies of the time. You don't honour that by reverting to monarchist titles. You honour it by continuing that tradition of military innovation, which is under threat as we move ever closer to integration into the US defence system.
The name change is symbolic of this country's ever dissolving sovereignty.
(It's Rubble btw.)
