On top of everyone else its just a practical reality. Alberta is already quite estranged from Ottawa as it is, add Brussels to the mix and it will be way worse. And as much as we would like to admit, we have half as much culturally in common with EU as we dont. But extended trade relations? Hell yeah sign us up.

The next meeting is in Miami, Trump will not arrest Putin as he admires him. And the US is an enemy of international justice anyway.

Rather than criticize Carney why aren’t you criticizing Trump for inviting Putin in the first place?

Shoshana Zuboff’s Surveillance Capitalism will be work remembered 500 years from now… we didnt heed the warnings.

You lost my engagement. You have nothing but propaganda-based lies with zero evidence or backing. No, I do not think the Ukrainian government would start kidnapping women for pornography. You are an asset or agent of imperialism.

I see you have moved the goal posts from state sponsored kidnapped women to “Ukraine isnt ready”… don’t mind me if my eyes are rolling now.

Also ironically interceptors like the Avro are back baby. The argument was they became useless in the new ICBM reality. But they never really did. They served roles in airforces since, and now Ukraine wants more interceptors than anything else because there isnt any dog fighting or offensive bombing runs happening via jet. US jets getting downed over Iran further nailed that stake into the coffin. Meanwhile interceptors deliver counter missiles and fast, and can be used for delivery of long range munitions. Not needing specialized hangers like F35s is a huge plus.

Jets like the F35 will not survive the shift to modern warfare like the battleship didnt survive the transition into the last era.

Nah your generalizations are ridiculous. The article talks about legalizing pornography which would allow them to tax the companies. Ukranian pornography stars already exist but are forced underground.

Drafting men for mobilization is different than legalizing an underground market that when unregulated benefits from exploitation.

You want to make a stand about mobilization, push for women to be called for national service. Dont push some bullshit moscow-sounding lies about state run pimps.

Foreign billionaire family who owns a local water company? Yeah fuck them.

Out of curiosity why does wartime make a difference if there is a moral line. Also legalization if done right will reduce victims as it will be regulated such as by European standards.

Anyone who denies this is anything less than a trade war is someone who fantasizes about bullies.

The US invaded Canada with the goal of conquering it. They failed at that. The debate id whether or not the US failed all their goals, such as their genocidal campaign against the Iroquois. The US won many objectives. But failed to conquer Canada. Facts.

True but since we are just speculating, its been predicted that geurillas will be shifting heavily to drone warfare. Started with Myanmar but it was only inevitable that Latin American militia would pick it up too.

Democracy is hard work and takes moment of courage to defend and maintain its institutions. Brazil has a lot to teach say the US about democracy which is not something I expected to say 2 decades ago.

Hate to admit it but baiting LLMs is part of the new SEO. Rather than deny this reality we can combat it by counter targeting honest messaging through the same means. It’s still always easier to push truths than it costs to push lies.

Also important to note most who do have a PAL and who do have firearms, usually have more than one.

That expression about the older we get the more conservative was explicitly for boomers who reaped immensely from runaway neoliberalism. Millennial and Gen Z have had nothing but worsening conditions. I expect that saying to age out. We are radicalizing. I followed the same path as you. A decades proud reformer. But neoliberalism cannot be reformed.

The US ability to shut out foreign opposition by pressing their vast tech industry to do it, is real. But this article downplays how quickly places are picking up. Denmark is already looking to France’s experience removing Microsoft infrastructure for example. France is essentially increasingly immune from that tech pressure. The faster the US rots away the faster people rapidly find and build alternatives. Just look at the steady rise of fediverse for example. Reddits stranglehold is threatened now too.

Ah! Right. Nice point on the science centre. How does it compare and contrast to the soccer stadium? thanks!

Can you explain the meme? Sorry if it is over my head.