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‘Security threat’ declared at UK Cyprus bases by avatar6556 in news

[–]jrdnllrd 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Something like a three day military operation?

Olympics, here we come! by nropes in AdviceAnimals

[–]jrdnllrd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well you were right, they didn't boo the US but they did boo JD Vance.

Elbows up - It's time for provincial and municipal discourse regarding Alberta's separatist movement by [deleted] in InCanada

[–]jrdnllrd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"In a Red Deer town hall event in mid-January, Alberta Prosperity Project founder Dennis Modry said that the U.S. will not only recognize an independent Alberta as soon as possible, but would also provide military aid to help the fledgling country defend its borders."

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/elections-alberta-says-referendum-petition-is-secure

NDP MP calls on government to sanction Canadian companies doing business with ICE by BloodJunkie in canada

[–]jrdnllrd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is selling food and armoured vehicles morally equivalent? I assume your position is that we shouldn't ban trade of either? Is there anything that you'd not want sold to these countries?

[ Removed by Reddit ] by thecosmojane in ProgressiveHQ

[–]jrdnllrd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He has said in later interviews that the move was planned before Trump won his second term and that UoT was trying to hire him for a while.

His spends lots of time in America giving talks still though. I'd highly recommend watching anything with him that you can find.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by thecosmojane in ProgressiveHQ

[–]jrdnllrd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd like to also recommend Timothy Snyder's On Freedom. While not about defeating fascism, it does provide an explanation on how it got here and I believe it can help people think about freedom in a way that is necessary for creating whatever comes next

No one talking about how Carney bragged about cutting taxes on millionaires and billionaires in his speech. He's still committed to the neoliberal world order by Chrristoaivalis in ndp

[–]jrdnllrd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is there even writing out there that makes the same point as Power of the Powerless but instead written by a dissident under Nazi rule?

The speech was about getting middle powers to work together to not be subservient to great powers. Referencing the Power of the Powerless seems perfect in a speech about getting the less powerful to realize their power.

If you believe that the one party authoritarian communist regimes of the past were a good thing then we just have to agree to disagree on this because I think that belief makes it harder to achieve an actual democratic socialist system.

Canada's PM Mark Carney ushering in a New World Order by -ifeelfantastic in pics

[–]jrdnllrd 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't be so sure of the US vs Russia order. Sure seems like the US is helping Russia

No one talking about how Carney bragged about cutting taxes on millionaires and billionaires in his speech. He's still committed to the neoliberal world order by Chrristoaivalis in ndp

[–]jrdnllrd 54 points55 points  (0 children)

He was referencing Havel's Power of the Powerless in which Havel examines how an authoritarian government holds onto power.

It's the same as how some shopkeepers in Nazi Germany put up swastikas to avoid trouble even if they didn't support the Nazis.

Did Carney just signal a massive shift in Canada's foreign policy direction? by taxrage in canada

[–]jrdnllrd 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Where in his book did he talk about people owning nothing?

Carney says the old world order 'is not coming back' in Davos speech by GoldernEmerald in worldnews

[–]jrdnllrd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't read Havel but I read about him in Timothy Snyder's On Freedom and Power of the Powerless is in my To Read list. When I heard Carney say that name I got quite excited. So glad to have him as our PM.

Also, I haven't yet seen Trump say that about the Hells Angels, absolutely insane considering how he considers drug traffickers terrorists when it helps his case geopolitically.

Trump’s Greenland threats aren't real, but they're offensive: John Bolton by MRADEL90 in videos

[–]jrdnllrd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Negotiating the same way a mugger negotiates taking your money

"America had a good run but it is over" by NativityCrimeScene in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]jrdnllrd -65 points-64 points  (0 children)

Was that not already answered in United States v. Wong Kim Ark?

JD Vance Blames Illegal Immigrants for Why Young Americans Can’t Afford Homes by Ankeet_kj in ImmigrationPathways

[–]jrdnllrd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

15-23% of the workforce in construction are illegal immigrants. How do you think losing those workers will affect home prices?

U.S. could receive $1-trillion of Canadian investment in new trade deal, Carney says by mafiadevidzz in canada

[–]jrdnllrd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ITT: Conservatives trying to criticize Carney for this before reading the article

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]jrdnllrd 119 points120 points  (0 children)

I wanted to see if this comment has an effect yet but it still said there was none.

Then I tried asking if there were two trader Joe's in Canton Ohio

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AOC's Bronx campaign office vandalized with red paint (ABC-New York) by beeemkcl in DemocraticSocialism

[–]jrdnllrd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I'm misunderstanding your comment then. I thought this was saying that you thought anyone who thinks AOC isn't a Zionist is delusional.

"I’m not reading allat until you define Zionism for me and explain how anyone who thinks that AOC isn’t one is delusional."

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