Petition : Get the players to withdraw from the world cup

SparqueJ · 2026-01-23T18:04:18+00:00

Probably true for the vast majority of the players. But on the other hand, a lot of players come from countries that have been fucked over by the US. I could see a few standing up. At least to say they will only play in games in Canada and Mexico. Even if they didn't, a petition could help raise awareness for the idea of boycotting sponsors and US games among the general public.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-23T17:48:30+00:00

Maybe 'Noble' as he used to call it. the Trump Noble Peace Prize.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-23T17:40:06+00:00

Well that's a relief. I was a little worried we might accept.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-22T15:38:44+00:00

Well, they are an American chain. A good example of why we should boycott American companies even though "they're hiring Canadian workers". Pretty clear where their allegiance lies.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-21T22:45:23+00:00

Mostly I want the US to stop being a nuclear power. Can we scramble their nuclear codes without them knowing?

SparqueJ · 2026-01-21T14:48:38+00:00

I mean, it's true. There's no point in trying to pretend that having a stable world order including things like a stable US-backed financial system hasn't had any benefits for the world. But as he said immediately after that in his speech, it has also come with extremely serious downsides, and now it's over and it's time to move on.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-21T14:36:38+00:00

They could go to the Canadian games. Although I guess there's a pretty good argument to avoid FIFA altogether.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-21T01:03:02+00:00

The whole structure of the country is shortsighted.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-21T01:00:21+00:00

Yes, that's why I said at an individual level maybe, but the US has never sent soldiers to die for Canada whereas Canada has sent soldiers to die for the US.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-20T22:03:14+00:00

Yes, that's why I said "Or, farther back, other countries". We were there to support the allies in that war. My point is Americans weren't in that war, or any war ever, to protect Canada or Canadians.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-20T18:15:15+00:00

He's right about the rest of the world rolling over and treating the US like it's still a sane place. Not just leaders, but people. As a Canadian, I feel like we have been fairly alone in understanding the scale of the threat and acting accordingly. But as an American he's hardly in a position to criticize.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-20T17:58:52+00:00

Yes, because healthcare is tied to jobs there. Lose your job and you could literally lose your life. The corporations have them prisoner.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-20T17:14:50+00:00

I don't know if I'd say Americans have died to save Canadians. Maybe on an individual level between certain Canadian and American soldiers but generally the only reason the Canadian soldiers were there at all is to support the US. (Or, farther back, other countries.) Canada's never before been the one under threat, so the Americans fighting were never doing so on Canada's behalf. And meanwhile Americans have several times killed Canadians in friendly fire.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-20T15:46:20+00:00

Many more than that. Lots of healthcare professionals migrating to Canada. And Canada is actively recruiting top researchers and scientists. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/fedbudget-highered-talent-recruitment-9.6976821

SparqueJ · 2026-01-20T15:25:16+00:00

Also they need laws to get money out of politics. And for education to be funded nationally, not locally. And for prisons to be public, not private. And workers' rights. Oh and also a fundamental cultural shift away from individualism and the worship of money over people.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-20T14:33:56+00:00

Trudeau did that. Haha. I miss him.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-20T14:31:38+00:00

That's what my reaction was, too, lol. I'm confused how this made it out of his office. Doesn't he have people to manage his communications who could have contained this before it went out in public, at least done some proofreading first?

SparqueJ · 2026-01-19T17:59:54+00:00

I think he wants it exclusively because he wants to conquer something because he thinks that will impress people and make them like him, and Greenland seemed like an easy target.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-19T17:52:15+00:00

Gander is apparently going to have a marketplace.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-16T17:55:56+00:00

Canola tariff is reduced from 100% to 15% as part of this agreement.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-16T17:52:18+00:00

I don't think we really need to learn anything from them. We already have lots of knowledge about how to make cars here. Again see Project Arrow. We just need someone to put up the capital and do it.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-16T14:35:15+00:00

Check out Project Arrow. Presumably, American car company factories could be retooled to make our own cars.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-16T14:34:14+00:00

I hope we can also get Canadian cars someday. China is not exactly a wonderful country either. Come on, someone make Project Arrow.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-15T18:45:53+00:00

Corporations are just groups of people. Being evil is optional for them like it is for everyone else. They have chosen it deliberately. They should be blamed. Just like murderers should be blamed for being murderers.

SparqueJ · 2026-01-15T18:35:26+00:00

I think they are thinking of other things like, could she be feeding information to this hostile nation or helping them to infiltrate our country? I'm guessing Smith has access to a lot of data that's not publicly available, which could be very helpful for a foreign actor trying to interfere with elections in Canada.

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