• CircaV@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    Cowardly. Infuriating. Pathetic. 1 term Carney - fool does understand why he was elected. I’m so pissed. Boycott harder.

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    4 months ago

    Disturbing, as this was a significant revenue raiser that could help with those disenfranchised through tariffs, or fund the absurd destruction of Canada through 200% military spending increase. Continued US military alliance signals further capitulation, but just as attack on Iran was apparent end of war through victory declaration, there may be a quick return to status quo. OTOH, complete subjugation may be more likely.

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        4 months ago

        lol like we needed proof trumpeisall bad faith and ignorance… we are literally re negotiating the very trade aggreement trump signed 5 years ago and unilaterally tore

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    4 months ago

    There better be a fucking explanation. To roll over, especially after the most recent 51st state bullshit? You better have a good goddamn reason.

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      I’m guessing the reason is supply management on dairy.

      There’s a large rural Quebecois voting block that really likes supply management. By dropping the DST, Carney can cede something to Trump without pissing them off. The DST doesn’t have the same constituency, so it’ll hurt the LPC less during the next election.

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    4 months ago

    FUUUUUUUUCK!!!

    Stop bending! Stop caving! Stop acquiescing to the fucking deranged dictator baboon running the shit show down south!

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      4 months ago

      Y’all are remembering that it’s us Canadians that will be paying this tax, right? It’s not going to affect any company’s bottom line in the slightest.

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        4 months ago

        Since you said something similar in response to a different post, I’ll give a similar response to the one I did there:

        I have my doubts that Canadian companies would have all increased their google/facebook ad budgets over this.

        Anyway if it didn’t matter to those companies then why were they so opposed to it

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      You can’t really stand up to power by voting, unfortunately. All your choices are just different ways of giving these jackals power with more or fewer steps.

      I hope there are local groups and organizations where you’re at that you can join to start to organize a grassroots movement.

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      4 months ago

      You voted for Liberals. Their only persistent trait is lying to the public about who they are and then siding with big business once elected.

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          Why do people constantly bring this up as if it was a valid argument? Of course the Conservatives wouldn’t have been better. No one is saying that they would have. FFS you have other options.

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            It’s hard to vote in a principled way knowing that it will lead to one more Conservative MP. We are in a bind with this electoral system, and of course the Liberals benefit most from it so will never change it.

            That said, if the Liberals keep acting enough like Conservatives that people don’t see a significant difference between their policies, it could undermine strategic voting and open the door to other parties.

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              4 months ago

              Exactly this. I came to this conclusion a long time ago, so I guess it’s nice to see others coming around to it.

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        Don’t forget tgat the government of Canada was created to protect the interests of a blanket retailer. A part of our heritage™

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      I sincerely hope you learn something from this. This is the Liberal m.o. and has been for years. They’re a big business party, and don’t have typical Canadian’s interests at heart. Their most redeeming feature is that they’re not the Cons.

      If you actually care about bettering the lives of typical Canadians, then look at what parties have track records of getting results. (Hint: A lot of Canadians just got dental care.)

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        PP didn’t seem like a good choice to me. And there was no way any other party had a shot.

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          If nobody votes for the party that actually represents their interests, then shockingly the party that represents their interests will not have a shot. It’s a self-defeating strategy.

          “Strategic” voting is a long term recipe for a US-style system where there’s only room for two parties.

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          Because we’re always told they don’t have a shot.

          But, let’s just say, as of today, nobody votes liberal again. It would likely be the party that also gave use universal healthcare to at least take a minority.

          No more vote splitting.

          The only party that is remotely aligned with the people is the NDP. (And some greens.)

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        Last month, the U.S. and Britain announced a trade deal related to a range of products. But Britain’s 2-per-cent DST was not affected.

        In a statement at the time, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the U.S. “is disappointed that Britain was unwilling to agree to fully address its discriminatory Digital Services Tax.”

        Britain kept theirs. They’d probably argue that they aren’t European, but y’know.

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    4 months ago

    Well, surely just one little capitulation will win Trump’s favour, and not sent him the message that Canada’s weak and he should push for more, right?

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    4 months ago

    Never ever ever attempt to appease trump.

    It will not work. He will never admit when he is wrong

    And he is totally untrustworthy and will NOT keep his side of any deal