MystikIncarnate

You're so angry.

.... And I'm not sure I follow your point.

People are making it a what?

How did you take the leap from Carney not standing up to Trump about trans people to straight up fascism?

I'm more confused than anything.

You won't find an argument here

Oh, I agree, but unfortunately I think I know how that will go.

He'll continue to spout his bullshit and shit talk whomever gave him the dressing down, whenever he is put in front of a camera for at least a few weeks afterwards, probably calling whatever country they're from a shithole, his supporters will buy it up and nothing will change.

If that was done by Carney, it would just politically burn any credibility in trade negotiations, and put Canada under the gun for further punitive tariffs.

I really really want to see someone call him out too, but I also understand why Carney wouldn't.

He has to be as focused on the topic at hand and stay away from any side tracked conversation, as much as he can; he's representing so many Canadian interests and companies that he can't take the risk. I wouldn't want him to take on that risk.

I can shit talk America's tariffs all day long, and call Taco any manner of names, but at the end of the day, the (almost entirely) free trade that Canada and the USA had before now was always beneficial for both countries, and getting back to that point would be beneficial for everyone.

We sell a lot of material to US companies, and so they make up a nontrivial amount of the GDP. We're working really hard right now to change that, but it's still the reality of the situation.

Personally, I'm rooting for international trade with allies that are not the USA. That's what I want to see. As much as I feel bad for our American neighbors who don't support drumph, it's up to them to rally together and fix this crap. I support them in their efforts, but more diversified international trade is only going to benefit Canada.

I'm aware that the feds have been working on more international trade with our allies in Asia/Europe/anywhere that isn't the USA....

I was commenting the other day to my SO that most products don't even need to be "made in Canada" for me to want to buy them, they just need to say "not a product of the USA" and I'll consider it a viable option to buy.

Anything made in the USA, I try to avoid or find non-US made alternatives.

Yes. I failed my entrance exam.

I'm just surprised that people think Carney, our prime minister, should antagonize Trump, who is currently master and chief of one of the largest, if not the largest military force in the world, over his stance on trans people. And to do it when he's there for trade talks.

I'm just surprised that people think that Carney sitting there and refusing to engage in Trump's bullshit, when the purpose of his visit is to negotiate trade on behalf of our entire country.

I'm not sure why anyone thinks Carney's priority should be arguing with Trump over trans people, when we currently have a trade war going on, that can easily devolve into an actual war....

I live near Niagara falls, I'm in the nuclear splash zone if it gets nuked, and if a war breaks out, the power plants will definitely become targets.

Good luck everyone. I probably won't be alive to see the outcomes if war breaks out.

I think you'll be hard pressed to find disagreement on this around here....

Though, I have been wrong before.

I disagree with this assessment.

I think that Carney was there for trade talks and refused to be side tracked from that and engage in discussions that were unrelated to the goal of improving trade relations between the USA and Canada.

He just sat there, and let Donny boy run his fat mouth, and when they got back on topic he suddenly had something to say.

Honestly, when I'm trying to have a productive conversation about something with someone and they veer off into insanity mid conversation, I usually just let them talk themselves out, then redirect them to the topic when they seem like they're done, so we can have productive discussions on the matter at hand.

Bluntly, there's no point arguing with the senile about their insane positions on anything, even if you get them to agree or change their viewpoint, in 15 minutes they'll forget and go back to their original bullshit.

You prefer Trump lite? (The conservative party of Canada)

If someone with money hits you, your vehicle, or even your life, has a value that is predetermined by the insurance companies by whatever policy you get.

The middle and upper class can afford comprehensive insurance so if they are found at fault for hitting you then they still get a payout.

If you hit them, they get a payout.

If you're poor and can only afford liability insurance, your best hope is that someone is found to be at fault for hitting you, and you get a payout. If you hit someone else, you get jack shit, and they get a payout.

The fact is, they are unlikely to be found at fault, since the rich and powerful have long since paid off the cops who write the incident reports. So if they're at fault, then the record says nobody is at fault. But if they can spin it so that you're at fault, then you're at fault.

Honestly, it's the main reason I own a two channel dashcam. I don't want to get fucked by some rich asshole, who lied to the police to make a collision seem like I'm at fault. If I'm genuinely at fault, then fuck me I guess. I can accept that I fucked up.

I try to look at this shit from all angles, and all I ever see is that the ones that always win, is the insurance companies. 10 out of 10 times, and the rich bastards with the best insurance policies come in second place. The rest of us are a distant third, we stand to lose the most and gain the least, even if things are in our favor.

This can be directly related to real life. Probably one of the most notable philanthropists of our time is Bill Gates.

While I can absolutely applaud that he is finding charities and organisations that help people, I have a hard time doing so because people like him, with that much wealth, exist.

Billionaires can only exist by robbing the common man (customers, employees, etc) of their hard earned money, through stagnant wages that are so far below what should be earned for the work being done that the employee is effectively losing money by working there, and prices so high that the customers are effectively robbed by paying so much for what they're getting....

There's so much pain and suffering that can be attributed, either directly or indirectly, to the accumulation of wealth, and the hoarding of that wealth, by the 1%, that it is impossible to feel good about the fact that any one person has that much, while others are losing their homes, their jobs, their families, their livelihoods, because all of their money is being funneled upwards to those who have a disproportionately large amount of money already.

It's stealing a relatively small amount from a relatively large group of poor people, so that the rich can be richer. And the act is handwaived by many as "it's only $x" where X is considered to be a small amount of money.... Justifying further robbery from the poor as normal.