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Social media post claims Canada, UK and Europe can't fund military rearmament

A viral X post argues European allies and Canada lack the money to reverse decades of underinvestment in defense capability.

newest coverage 7d agosummary written 7d ago2 pieces1.3k likes & upvotes162 comments MastodonX

What to know

  • The claim centers on a funding gap: decades of reduced military spending by Canada, the UK, and European countries versus the cost of modern rearmament.
  • The post frames the challenge as broader than cash — it includes building technological capacity to operate modern weapons systems.
  • The post gained significant traction (over 1,300 score, 162 comments on X) and was mirrored on Mastodon.

@TheLastRefuge2 X account, originator of the post

Social media post claims Canada, UK and Europe can't fund military rearmament
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How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump posts

Peak 1 piece in two hours at Oct 31, 3 PM; 2 pieces over 8 days (2 posts) Oct 31, 3 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — X 1Oct 31, 5 PM — quietOct 31, 7 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Oct 31, 9 PM — quietOct 31, 11 PM — quietNov 1, 1 AM — quietNov 1, 2 AM — quietNov 1, 4 AM — quietNov 1, 6 AM — quietNov 1, 8 AM — quietNov 1, 10 AM — quietNov 1, 12 PM — quietNov 1, 2 PM — quietNov 1, 4 PM — quietNov 1, 6 PM — quietNov 1, 8 PM — quietNov 1, 10 PM — quietNov 2, 12 AM — quietNov 2, 2 AM — quietNov 2, 4 AM — quietNov 2, 6 AM — quietNov 2, 8 AM — quietNov 2, 10 AM — quietNov 2, 12 PM — quietNov 2, 2 PM — quietNov 2, 4 PM — quietNov 2, 6 PM — quietNov 2, 8 PM — quietNov 2, 10 PM — quietNov 3, 12 AM — quietNov 3, 2 AM — quietNov 3, 4 AM — quietNov 3, 6 AM — quietNov 3, 8 AM — quietNov 3, 10 AM — quietNov 3, 12 PM — quietNov 3, 2 PM — quietNov 3, 4 PM — quietNov 3, 6 PM — quietNov 3, 8 PM — quietNov 3, 10 PM — quietNov 4, 12 AM — quietNov 4, 2 AM — quietNov 4, 4 AM — quietNov 4, 6 AM — quietNov 4, 8 AM — quietNov 4, 10 AM — quietNov 4, 12 PM — quietNov 4, 2 PM — quietNov 4, 4 PM — quietNov 4, 6 PM — quietNov 4, 8 PM — quietNov 4, 10 PM — quietNov 5, 12 AM — quietNov 5, 2 AM — quietNov 5, 4 AM — quietNov 5, 6 AM — quietNov 5, 8 AM — quietNov 5, 10 AM — quietNov 5, 12 PM — quietNov 5, 2 PM — quietNov 5, 4 PM — quietNov 5, 6 PM — quietNov 5, 8 PM — quietNov 5, 10 PM — quietNov 6, 12 AM — quietNov 6, 2 AM — quietNov 6, 4 AM — quietNov 6, 6 AM — quietNov 6, 8 AM — quietNov 6, 10 AM — quietNov 6, 12 PM — quietNov 6, 2 PM — quietNov 6, 4 PM — quietNov 6, 6 PM — quietNov 6, 8 PM — quietNov 6, 10 PM — quietYesterday, 12 AM — quietYesterday, 2 AM — quietYesterday, 4 AM — quietYesterday, 6 AM — quietYesterday, 8 AM — quietYesterday, 10 AM — quietYesterday, 12 PM — quietYesterday, 2 PM — quietYesterday, 4 PM — quietYesterday, 6 PM — quietYesterday, 8 PM — quietYesterday, 10 PM — quietToday, 12 AM — quietToday, 2 AM — quietToday, 4 AM — quietToday, 6 AM — quietToday, 8 AM — quietToday, 10 AM — quiet 1–2
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    Mastodon user Bernard reposts the funding-gap argument with added detail

    A Mastodon account mirrored the original X post, including an extended version noting the need to fund standing militaries, hardware, ships, submarines, aircraft, tanks, artillery, missiles, drones, and the technological capability to deploy them.

    “It’s not just an issue of finding funds for a standing military, hardware, ships, submarines, aircraft, tanks, heavy and light artillery, missiles and drones etc., they also have to fund the technological capabilities to use and deploy modern weapons.”
    — Bernard, Mastodon user · source
    • Bernard@friends.ravergram.club

      Think about this for a few moments. Canada, the U.K and Europe are all facing the same problem…. MONEY! Where are they going to come up with the funds to pay for a military investment they have declined to make for the past 50+ years? It’s not just an issue of finding funds for a standing military, hardware, ships, submarines, aircraft, tanks…

      Bernard@friends.ravergram.clubMastodon7d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    @TheLastRefuge2 posts on Canada/UK/Europe military funding gap

    The account argues that Canada, the UK, and Europe share a common problem of lacking funds for military investment neglected for more than 50 years, and that the issue extends beyond paying for hardware to include funding the technological capability to use and deploy modern weapons.

    “Think about this for a few moments. Canada, the U.K and Europe are all facing the same problem…. MONEY! Where are they going to come up with the funds to pay for a military investment they have declined to make for the past 50+ years?”
    — @TheLastRefuge2

    • Think about this for a few moments. Canada, the U.K and Europe are all facing the same problem…. MONEY! Where are they going to come up with the funds to pay for a military investment they have declined to make for the past 50+ years? It’s not just an issue of finding funds

      @TheLastRefuge2X7d ago1.3k▲view on X ↗

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