Divesting in fascism is the only way forward.

Staring at Instagram and TikTok updooting anti fascist content and whining about the Democrats.

None of those affect Canadians directly. At the end of the day we’re all just monkies fighting for resources.

When America says ‘we own you now and if you fight it, we’ll make sure you starve’ it’s a different conversation.

People don’t (nor should they) take it likely when he says he’s going to use economic force. Canada already has an affordability crisis with its social services under incredible strain. If he proceeds full throttle, Canadians will die.

Free speech for any white person born on US soil absolutist just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

I wouldn’t blame an ordinary person for having money in this index ETF, but it is funny that he made a big deal out of it while having money invested in Brooksfield also.

I certainly wouldn’t use it as a point to discredit Poilievre. There are many other ways to do that.

I think those outside the US figured it was only a matter of time. The US voting population has only become more disengaged and the country has created and is the epicenter of most social media misinformation campaigns.

The US pulled itself out of the great depression first through regulation via the new deal and then by selling military equipment to allied nations during WW2 (essentially leveraging its geographical isolation during the war). Its been addicted to making and selling military equipment since then, in part due to the cold war but I think we can all agree there have been a few wars along the way that were essentially treated as test runs.

Hoover’s nearly 50% tariff on agriculture stretched the depression out by a few years. If we take history as any indication, tariffs are typically either a buildup to complete economic collapse or to a public bailout. One of those seems more likely than the other now. What would a 21st century ‘New Deal’ even look like?

That’s certainly an oversimplification.

Science has representatives that are susceptible to the flaws in human thinking that are also apparent in religion. The recent pandemic made that very clear.

There is a scientific community that has good and bad players in it. Science doesn’t get to wash itself of human corruption just because it’s a process

He has a very clear handle on this. He’s going to siphon the money made on tariffs to him and his cronies through some form of subsidy.

Florida likes to speedrun the decimation of civilization.

There are multiple points in human history where science has overestimated itself.

In Abrahamic religions, God is all knowing, not people. Eastern religions are more abstract, some have all knowing deities and some do not.

Israel’s 1948 Declaration of Independence states the nation was founded on the “national and historic right of the Jewish people”

Israel’s 2018 Basic Law constitutionally enshrined the state as the “nation-state of the Jewish people,” granting exclusive national self-determination to Jews, prioritizing Jewish settlement as a “national value”, designating Hebrew as the sole official language (with Arabic demoted to “special status”), affirming Jerusalem as the capital, and guaranteeing Jewish immigration rights.

This may be why people conflate the two. Israel has defined itself as Jewish state.

As Mo Amer says, it’s a marketing issue.

America is the epicenter of social media brainrot. ‘I’m not Trump’ would never be good enough there. It needs to come with a TikTok dance or something else flashy and provocative.

I can see how the genocide comment could rub people the wrong way.

This is a case where the outcome trumps process or rationale.

Regardless of whatever personal reason someone may have for not voting in the election, their lack of participation has allowed Trump to take power, leading to the global instability we see today.

They have therefore cosigned America’s role in leading the world into this period of uncertainty.

Which is why America’s standing in the world is about to diminish and the concept of the ‘Western world’ is growing increasingly fragile.

Non voters bear some responsibility for this, regardless of their personal views.

Which is why many outside the US put non voters and Trump voters in the same bucket. Both evil and apathy towards evil have the ability to do incredible harm, especially when paired.

This is the accurate assessment.

The vast majority of Americans allowed Trump to become president by either voting for him or failing to show up at the ballot box.

Out of all forms of governance, those that live under a democracy have the least credibility when claiming that their government does not represent them.

It should be known that the takeaway from this is not just that Trump cannot be trusted. That was already known. Many nations, including America’s allies, are learning that America’s voting base can no longer be trusted. The lesson here is that we’re always going to be 4 years away from attempts at global destabilization if we continue to allow America to be the world’s preeminent super power.

Which is why nearly every nation is putting together a plan to divest in the US. America, as a whole, is no longer a reliable partner.

Even if MAGA and its ideology dies with this presidency, America is going to be spending the next few decades winning the world’s trust back. China will likely take its place in the meantime.

I mean he’s essentially just following project 2025. They clearly didn’t want him to think too much this time around.

They can, they’ll just go out of business. Puts them at a huge competitive disadvantage relative to asian and European car makers.

The idea behind tariffs is you take the money earned by taxation on foreign goods and invest it in domestic production.

Except Trump leaves the second part out completely. He should be announcing large subsidies for American auto companies to bring those jobs back to the US but he’s not.

He’s going to find a way to siphon the money to himself and his magnificent 7 buddies.

Tariff then invest the proceeds into domestic production. Why is he leaving the second part out?

You can’t JD. The rest of us absolutely can.

What would the average Canadian be afraid to hear and why does Canada have the longer runway?