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Well out of Trump, Biden, Harris and Xi Jinping, only one is actively and explicitly hostile towards Canada, and it’s not Winnie-the-Pooh-man. If you want alli

Well out of Trump, Biden, Harris and Xi Jinping, only one is actively and explicitly hostile towards Canada, and it’s not Winnie-the-Pooh-man. If you want allies in supporting democracy and human rights, the obvious approach is to not attack said allies.

bluefirebrand 2y ago
Xi Jinping is a dictator. His very existence is hostile to all democracy in all countries everywhere This may be the worse regime America has ever had but let's not pretend it's as bad as regimes in countries that have actual active concentration camps right now
- Marsymars 2y ago
  > Xi Jinping is a dictator. His very existence is hostile to all democracy in all countries everywhere Yes, that's simultaneously true with what I posted. It's a shame Trump is driving people into the arms of dictators.
- blooalien 2y ago
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- awnird 2y ago
  USA has actual active concentration camps right now.
- seanmcdirmid 2y ago
  > Xi Jinping is a dictator. His very existence is hostile to all democracy in all countries everywhere This is true, but three difference (1) Xi has proven himself to not be stupid and (2) he isn't an autocrat pretending to be pro-democracy, and (3) he isn't in the thrall of a hostile foreign power. China is exactly what it appears to be, which is much safer than whatever mess America is right now.
  - bluefirebrand 2y ago
    > he isn't in the thrall of a hostile foreign power. He is a hostile foreign power
    - seanmcdirmid 2y ago
      He is an obvious hostile foreign power, no one doubts that Xi Jinping is beholden to Xi Jinping, he doesn't have a secret relationship with Putin or Kim Jong Un.
- rsynnott 2y ago
  The hard fact is that China is less _dangerous_ to Canada than the US’s current posturing makes it appear to be. The US has squandered soft power built up over the course of a century or so in a couple of months at this point. China (and the EU, and probably India, though who knows with Modi) will absolutely attempt to fill the gap; how could they not?
- walls 2y ago
  > let's not pretend it's as bad as regimes in countries that have actual active concentration camps right now Do you know what's going on in Guantanamo right now?

bluefirebrand 2y ago

Xi Jinping is a dictator. His very existence is hostile to all democracy in all countries everywhere This may be the worse regime America has ever had but let's not pretend it's as bad as regimes in countries that have actual active concentration camps right now

Marsymars 2y ago
> Xi Jinping is a dictator. His very existence is hostile to all democracy in all countries everywhere Yes, that's simultaneously true with what I posted. It's a shame Trump is driving people into the arms of dictators.
blooalien 2y ago
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awnird 2y ago
USA has actual active concentration camps right now.
seanmcdirmid 2y ago
> Xi Jinping is a dictator. His very existence is hostile to all democracy in all countries everywhere This is true, but three difference (1) Xi has proven himself to not be stupid and (2) he isn't an autocrat pretending to be pro-democracy, and (3) he isn't in the thrall of a hostile foreign power. China is exactly what it appears to be, which is much safer than whatever mess America is right now.
- bluefirebrand 2y ago
  > he isn't in the thrall of a hostile foreign power. He is a hostile foreign power
  - seanmcdirmid 2y ago
    He is an obvious hostile foreign power, no one doubts that Xi Jinping is beholden to Xi Jinping, he doesn't have a secret relationship with Putin or Kim Jong Un.
rsynnott 2y ago
The hard fact is that China is less _dangerous_ to Canada than the US’s current posturing makes it appear to be. The US has squandered soft power built up over the course of a century or so in a couple of months at this point. China (and the EU, and probably India, though who knows with Modi) will absolutely attempt to fill the gap; how could they not?
walls 2y ago
> let's not pretend it's as bad as regimes in countries that have actual active concentration camps right now Do you know what's going on in Guantanamo right now?