D-Cym
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Doug Ford is saying exactly what the auto workers want to hear. Scott Moe is saying what the canola farmers want to hear. The message will change next year with the circumstances.
January 21, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Doug Ford is saying exactly what the auto workers want to hear. Scott Moe is saying what the canola farmers want to hear. The message will change next year with the circumstances.
What point are you trying to make? The post I responded to was wishing for more politicians like Z. We have politicians like Z and we are disillusioned with most of them. Wanting to have a war to see if our politicians rise to the challenge isn't a great idea.
January 21, 2026 at 3:27 AM
What point are you trying to make? The post I responded to was wishing for more politicians like Z. We have politicians like Z and we are disillusioned with most of them. Wanting to have a war to see if our politicians rise to the challenge isn't a great idea.
What will be more interesting to see is how Trump responds to all this attention that Carney is getting for essentially sh*tting on Trumps agenda. Trump has been remarkably respectful of Carney so far.
January 21, 2026 at 3:21 AM
What will be more interesting to see is how Trump responds to all this attention that Carney is getting for essentially sh*tting on Trumps agenda. Trump has been remarkably respectful of Carney so far.
There were 2 years between the election and the start of the war in which time many Ukrainians grew disillusioned with Zelenskiy not delivering on his election promises.
January 21, 2026 at 1:38 AM
There were 2 years between the election and the start of the war in which time many Ukrainians grew disillusioned with Zelenskiy not delivering on his election promises.
Okay, I think it is difficult to restrict things to a few airspace violations, but if it were a quick operation it might quickly get forgotten as the world moves on. If Denmark chooses to fight however, and the geography of GL makes quick operations difficult, then the escalation seems likely.
January 20, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Okay, I think it is difficult to restrict things to a few airspace violations, but if it were a quick operation it might quickly get forgotten as the world moves on. If Denmark chooses to fight however, and the geography of GL makes quick operations difficult, then the escalation seems likely.
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"All politicians are corrupt" is a con. An awfully successful one, unfortunately.
It's false, but people who say it feel like they're being savvy.
Some politicians are a little corrupt, some a lot, some not at all. The "all are" lie effectively covers for the most corrupt.
Don't be a mark.
It's false, but people who say it feel like they're being savvy.
Some politicians are a little corrupt, some a lot, some not at all. The "all are" lie effectively covers for the most corrupt.
Don't be a mark.
I sometimes go read r/AskTrumpSupporters, just to, uh, broaden my mind.
It's astounding to me how many Trump supporters' responses are basically, "Eh, all politicians are corrupt; he's just better at it."
This is the end result of a greater-than-zero-tolerance policy, sadly.
It's astounding to me how many Trump supporters' responses are basically, "Eh, all politicians are corrupt; he's just better at it."
This is the end result of a greater-than-zero-tolerance policy, sadly.
January 20, 2026 at 6:37 PM
"All politicians are corrupt" is a con. An awfully successful one, unfortunately.
It's false, but people who say it feel like they're being savvy.
Some politicians are a little corrupt, some a lot, some not at all. The "all are" lie effectively covers for the most corrupt.
Don't be a mark.
It's false, but people who say it feel like they're being savvy.
Some politicians are a little corrupt, some a lot, some not at all. The "all are" lie effectively covers for the most corrupt.
Don't be a mark.
I don't think that is something that anyone can predict, so ruling out a political implosion and a follow on period of political instability in the US itself can not be ruled out. Reasonable people can of course disagree, but history is not often kind to leaders who start unpopular wars.
January 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I don't think that is something that anyone can predict, so ruling out a political implosion and a follow on period of political instability in the US itself can not be ruled out. Reasonable people can of course disagree, but history is not often kind to leaders who start unpopular wars.
What happens when the anti-war protests hit the US streets fueled in part by Canadians flooding the social media space with information and misinformation about US military activity in Canada?
January 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM
What happens when the anti-war protests hit the US streets fueled in part by Canadians flooding the social media space with information and misinformation about US military activity in Canada?
In prioritizing some areas over others, facing a military which views its best strategy as dispersion and insurgency the drain on US resources are likely to be far beyond what an American public will be willing to bear for a war that most of them are opposed to.
January 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM
In prioritizing some areas over others, facing a military which views its best strategy as dispersion and insurgency the drain on US resources are likely to be far beyond what an American public will be willing to bear for a war that most of them are opposed to.
The American military is without a doubt the most powerful military on the planet. But that is a relatively low bar. It is not at all clear that they have enough troops to conquer all of Canada quickly given the geography involved. US generals would have to prioritize some areas over others.
January 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The American military is without a doubt the most powerful military on the planet. But that is a relatively low bar. It is not at all clear that they have enough troops to conquer all of Canada quickly given the geography involved. US generals would have to prioritize some areas over others.
Given the current partisan divide in the US and a general aversion to "forever wars" across the political spectrum the support for casualties amongst the American electorate will be almost zero. And that doesn't speak to the risk of the insurgency spreading across the border.
January 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Given the current partisan divide in the US and a general aversion to "forever wars" across the political spectrum the support for casualties amongst the American electorate will be almost zero. And that doesn't speak to the risk of the insurgency spreading across the border.
The alternative is to leave Canadians in a state of occupation and invite an insurrection which has full access to the American civilian arsenal and an unknowable amount of military weapons being smuggled in from overseas and unoccupied territories.
January 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The alternative is to leave Canadians in a state of occupation and invite an insurrection which has full access to the American civilian arsenal and an unknowable amount of military weapons being smuggled in from overseas and unoccupied territories.
What is the political status that would be offered to any people in occupied Canadian territory? Would they be offered full US citizenship with voting rights that risk upsetting the electoral college and the US Congress? I can not see R's being willing to disrupt their narrow pathways to power.
January 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM
What is the political status that would be offered to any people in occupied Canadian territory? Would they be offered full US citizenship with voting rights that risk upsetting the electoral college and the US Congress? I can not see R's being willing to disrupt their narrow pathways to power.
Certainly it is possible and if the operation lasted only a day or 2 probably feasible. The American military has a lot of capabilities. Over time however, they hava a shortage of air tankers and those air tankers would be vulnerable and require protection from Euro fighters and ships.
January 20, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Certainly it is possible and if the operation lasted only a day or 2 probably feasible. The American military has a lot of capabilities. Over time however, they hava a shortage of air tankers and those air tankers would be vulnerable and require protection from Euro fighters and ships.
NORAD hasn't broken down yet, there is no point to starting a fight that most Americans don't want.
January 20, 2026 at 5:44 PM
NORAD hasn't broken down yet, there is no point to starting a fight that most Americans don't want.
As a Canadian, this is something that we grew up thinking about, and just assumed the professionals were putting at least some thought into it.
January 20, 2026 at 5:29 PM
As a Canadian, this is something that we grew up thinking about, and just assumed the professionals were putting at least some thought into it.
The paradox is that in becoming less dependent on US trade, Canada is making itself a more valuable trading partner for the US.
January 20, 2026 at 2:45 PM
The paradox is that in becoming less dependent on US trade, Canada is making itself a more valuable trading partner for the US.
The situation is of course more complicated than this brief implies. But from a practical perspective a GL operation by the US without at least tacit CA support is difficult. A US operation against GL with open CA opposition is NEARLY impossible. A US attack against CA is political suicide.
January 20, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The situation is of course more complicated than this brief implies. But from a practical perspective a GL operation by the US without at least tacit CA support is difficult. A US operation against GL with open CA opposition is NEARLY impossible. A US attack against CA is political suicide.
CA also has a national interest in preventing US military action against GL. A US gov't that is willing to use force against a small allied nation will inevitably be willing to use it against a larger one (CA). A US controlled GL would facilitate a blockade of CA against EU support for CA.
January 20, 2026 at 2:41 PM
CA also has a national interest in preventing US military action against GL. A US gov't that is willing to use force against a small allied nation will inevitably be willing to use it against a larger one (CA). A US controlled GL would facilitate a blockade of CA against EU support for CA.
And alternatively provide it to EU, unless the US takes military action against CA to seize the radar facilities. The integration of NA AD means that even naval air operations are linked to NORAD.
January 20, 2026 at 2:41 PM
And alternatively provide it to EU, unless the US takes military action against CA to seize the radar facilities. The integration of NA AD means that even naval air operations are linked to NORAD.
It is even difficult for the US military to plan air operations against GL without CA officers in NORAD being aware of it. Excluding CA officers from NORAD planning becomes a tip off that GL actions are coming. What happens with NORAD instiallations in CA? CA can stop the data from going to the US..
January 20, 2026 at 2:41 PM
It is even difficult for the US military to plan air operations against GL without CA officers in NORAD being aware of it. Excluding CA officers from NORAD planning becomes a tip off that GL actions are coming. What happens with NORAD instiallations in CA? CA can stop the data from going to the US..