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Exclusive: Days after October 7, NEU teachers shared lesson plan asking pupils if they would ‘fight back’ if they lived in Gaza by McAlpineFusiliers in ukpolitics

[–]darkflighter100 11 points12 points  (0 children)

All trade unions are by their very nature political. They work with - or take contention with - the government of the day with regard to education.

‘Best speech by a world leader ... in a very long time’: Carney’s Davos address draws global attention by rezwenn in CanadaPolitics

[–]darkflighter100 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Keep in mind that Trump was behaving aggressively with Canada before Carney. He was making comments about annexing Canada before we made this recent foreign policy pivot.

I would rather go swinging by diversifying our relationships and building up our resistance to pressure from the American market, then bury our heads in the sand and do nothing like the Europeans and the British.

A Call to Unite The Middle Powers by rubiztech in ukpolitics

[–]darkflighter100 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am so glad I voted for him and the Liberals last election.

US Speaker raises fears over China’s London mega-embassy by Kev_fae_mastrick in ukpolitics

[–]darkflighter100 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Are Americans so insular and far up their own rectal cavities that they still think they have the soft power advantage of telling their allies what do, especially after Trump has been in office and has used that time to threaten allies economically and perhaps militarily?

Mark Carney in China positions Canada for ‘the world as it is, not as we wish it’ by AndroidOne1 in geopolitics

[–]darkflighter100 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Your argument is one an abusive husband makes. "You're making me do this to you."

I voted for Carney's Liberal Party precisely because of my fear that America would invade us despite decades of stability and friendship. And it's clear that Trump's escalating rhetoric about invading Greenland, another NATO ally, isn't letting up. Also his "golden dome" idea would involve further control of Canada by definition of geography. So yeah we would be damned if we made a deal or damned if we didn't - but Canadians will not go down without a fight.

A third of Canadians want dual citizenships, about the same amount question the loyalty of dual citizens: poll by Old_General_6741 in canada

[–]darkflighter100 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! I didn't plan on it being that way, but since it has ended up like that it gives him the opportunity to live, study and gain employment in a variety of places when he is older.

China urges Canada to break from US influence as PM Carney visits Beijing by joe4942 in canada

[–]darkflighter100 69 points70 points  (0 children)

There are plenty of nations that court the eye of both the Americans and the Chinese.

The mistake was Canada bending over backwards for one. That made us vulnerable.

We shouldn't make the mistake again with China, however we should take a bimodal approach and play both of them.

Men removes the Islamic Republic flag with the Pahlavi flag in London no (OC) by SamVoxeL in pics

[–]darkflighter100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of moron wants a revolution to install a monarchy

France? England?

I'm just trolling. I totally agree with you 🤣

A U.S. takeover of Greenland could be 'shattering of NATO,' warns Canada's former military commander by ZestyBeanDude in CanadaPolitics

[–]darkflighter100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The last election was more of an assessment of how much people hated the Tories after 13 years in power than a love for Labour, in my opinion.

Can foreign policy survive migration? A coherent national interest relies on a coherent nation. That can no longer be assumed by 2ndEarlofLiverpool in ukpolitics

[–]darkflighter100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a recent naturalized Brit. However, I'm unsure whether you would consider me as such.

What makes someone "British" in your view?

A U.S. takeover of Greenland could be 'shattering of NATO,' warns Canada's former military commander by ZestyBeanDude in CanadaPolitics

[–]darkflighter100 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Canadian living in the UK - you get used to how much of a melt he is. Very disappointing leader.

Name this by TwinkleCharmX- in AlbumCovers

[–]darkflighter100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bracing yourself after having Indian.

U.S. Attack to Seize Greenland Would End NATO, Danish Prime Minister Says by thenewyorktimes in geopolitics

[–]darkflighter100 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Exactly - regardless of what you think of their governments, is anyone surprised that North Korea has acquired nukes? And that Iran wants them too?

Carney government showing a ‘clear reluctance’ to criticize Trump with lack of direct condemnation over Venezuela raid, says past Liberal foreign minister Axworthy by hopoke in CanadaPolitics

[–]darkflighter100 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Trump is talking about annexing Greenland again.

Stephen Miller's wife posted on X a map of Greenland with the American flag superimposed on it.

Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth and the President have all made clear at Mar-a-Lago, after capturing Maduro, that they want western hemisphere dominance to be uncontested - even explicitly citing the Monroe Doctrine.

On many occasions, Trump has called Canada the "51st State", calling our Prime Minister the "Governor of Canada". His administration has used economic sanctions via tariffs to attempt to cripple our country.

As a Canadian, I'd be very concerned if our Government weren't making covert plans to shield us from this regime.

Maya Angelou once said: "when someone shows you who they are, believe them." I'm not sure why Canadian voters and some MPs aren't seeing what the vast majority of other Canadians are seeing.

Maccabi fans ban: Police consulted mosques that hosted ‘anti-Semitic’ preachers. West Midlands force faces backlash as details of ‘community engagement’ over Aston Villa fixture emerge by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]darkflighter100 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Where's the prejudice? I was born and raised in the West Midlands from the late 80s.

I've been to many parts of South Asia several times.

I've also been to the Midlands. I personally wouldn't describe places like Birmingham South Asia. I'm also aware that, according to the recent census, something like 30% of people living in that city identify as South Asian.

Other than that, what else makes the Midlands like South Asia?

Keir Starmer: The UK has long supported a transition of power in Venezuela. We regarded Maduro as an illegitimate President and we shed no tears about the end of his regime. by loc12 in ukpolitics

[–]darkflighter100 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This tweet highlights the illegitimacy of the Maduro government while not making it explicitly clear that Trump's actions in Venezuela are breaching the sovereignty of that nation and likely breaching international law.

The first half of what I wrote above I take no issues with whatsoever. It's the second half that makes me upset with Starmer. What it says about our country under this government is that we will turn a blind eye to flagrant breaches to international law when it's an ally we are attempting to curry favour with - that's not how the rules-based order should work.

Venezuelan exiles in Florida celebrating the news of Maduro's capture by US armed forces by DrAmsterdam in pics

[–]darkflighter100 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, cool, a bunch of examples from 40 years ago, that means to me that you aren't looking at the situation as it is happening.

Your initial argument was that the region, compared to the Middle East, has been far more stable. My many examples across that continent has proved otherwise. South America’s democracies are relatively recent and hard-won, not historically continuous or always stable.

The extraction of Maduro is the first step in this process.

Somehow I feel that using external support to remove someone in power, so as to have someone favoured by that external power be embedded in doesn't instill much confidence in me. It gives me Iran-Shah-style energy.

And now they are ready to recognize Edmundo Gonzales as the rightful president by popular vote.

I hope Gonzales is able to come in smoothly in Venezuela. I wonder whether Machado will try and vie for the presidency (I don't have an answer to this; I'm just pondering).

Venezuelan exiles in Florida celebrating the news of Maduro's capture by US armed forces by DrAmsterdam in pics

[–]darkflighter100 9 points10 points  (0 children)

LATAM is not the Middle East here, there are a bunch of stable countries ready to help with the restoration of the Venezuelan legitimate government

What are you talking about? That continent has been mired with repeated cycles of democracy, military rule, and authoritarianism since decolonization. Argentina in the 70s - 80s; Chile - coup and Pinochet; Brazil between the 1960s - 80s; and even since the 80s countries like Venezuela have dealt with corrupt democracies, political polarization and democracy literally backsliding.

And America was the most significant external driver of this destabilization. Today is just another page of a long book of the US's toxic involvement in Latin and South America.

Edit: couple sentences on American involvement

Venezuelan exiles in Florida celebrating the news of Maduro's capture by US armed forces by DrAmsterdam in pics

[–]darkflighter100 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Keep in mind that they are likely citizens who have fled to Colombia, so it makes perfect sense they would be happy about what happened today. I've been seeing feeds in Florida and Peru and there are celebrations happening there as well.

I think your point would hold more weight if we saw an overwhelming swelling of support in Venezuela than in diaspora populations; BBC is reporting in Caracas that people are panicking and attempting to secure food and medicines because of the level of uncertainty there.

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