Comments by "Nicholas Conder" (@nicholasconder4703) on "How effective were Indian troops in WW2? TIKhistory" video.

  1. The lack of heavy weapons does go a long way to explaining why the Indian divisions had issues fighting the Japanese in 1941-1942. If you lack tanks, AT guns, and heavy artillery, you will have issues fighting a force that has all three and knows how to use them.
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  2. I suspect part of the reason that Montgomery had issues with using the Indian troops may have been the somewhat poor showing of the Indian 5th Division during the 2nd Battle of Ruweisat Ridge. Never mind the planning for the battle was poor to begin with, the fact that the 5th Indian Division did poorly in this near fiasco may have influenced Monty's opinion. This in spite of the fact that the New Zealanders were also involved in that battle and did equally poorly (I suspect the New Zealander's formidable battle history to this point would have negated any bad opinions of their fighting ability, though). I wouldn't disregard Monty's ability to hold grudges and being highly opiniated from the mix either.
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  3. 10:14 The Cartoon you have works the other way, too. It's one thing to protest for a single day, but trying to hold a city ransom for 2 weeks or more is actually verging on insurrection and sedition. Just remember, many of those who support the convoy also support armed insurrection and imposing their extremist right-wing views on everyone else. In their minds, might makes right. I should add that it has been shown that something like 40-60% of the funding for the protests in Canada comes from right wing extremist groups, the types who think the Nazis were right.
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  4.  @TheImperatorKnight  Yes, but far right extremists are just as bad. Ask anyone who lives or has lived under a military dictatorship. I suspect you would find the people taking part in this rally come from all sections of the political spectrum. The problem is that right wing extremists are using the convoys as a means to spread dissension and promote their own agenda, which has NOTHING to do with vaccination at all (as seen by the weapons seizures at the US border, the US and Confederate flags being waved in the Canadian capitol, the banners saying "Spirit of 1776). If you question what I am talking about with regards to right wing extremists organizing things, please read this CTV news article about the convoy organizers to see what their political views are: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/who-is-who-a-guide-to-the-major-players-in-the-trucker-convoy-protest-1.5776441 As far as the bulk of the participants, the whole thing with the convoys is not about fighting totalitarianism, but a small vociferous minority of all political stripes (perhaps 10% of the population) saying, "Don't do as I do, do as I say!" and "You can't tell me to do something even if it is in everyone's interest." It is very much the attitude of a petulant bully, not someone who is concerned about the health and welfare of society as a whole. Their whole argument is based on a selfish premise that doesn't take into account the public good. Nor is it based on scientific evidence, but rather fallacy, lies and misinformation. It has absolutely nothing to do with fighting totalitarianism. It is a form of enabled narcissistic self interest that expresses no concern about the health and well being of others, nothing more. I would also add that this has nothing to do with racist, Marxist-Fascist governments overstepping bounds, but rather people getting what we in Canada call "cabin fever". Everyone has been under stress because of concerns over COVID and chaffing under restrictions (in part because the bulk of them have no knowledge of epidemiology) while lacking the means to "blow off steam", and some people are reaching the breaking point. It is a psychological issue, not sociological or political one. The fact that at least 75% of the population in our country has been vaccinated, and we have under 1/3 the infection rate that our "free" neighbours to the south have, suggests that we are on the right course to keep COVID-caused mortality down to a minimum. And having worked with, and co-authored several peer reviewed scientific papers on, using insect viruses to control pest populations (not to mention read a fair bit on past human epidemics), I fully endorse what the government has been doing to contain and control this pandemic.
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