RaskolnikovsAxe

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[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

Thanks for letting me know, those guys are solid, glad to hear they did this.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Fuck yeah he did, even wrote a song about it.

This is one reason why we need a Guthrie revival. He bashed Trump's father Fred Trump in a song. We need to bring it back and update it for the son.

Woody started the lyrics for us, but he never recorded it:

I suppose
Old Man Trump knows
Just how much
Racial hate
He stirred up
In the bloodpot of human hearts
When he drawed
That color line
Here at his
Beach Haven family project

Edit to add: whatever the song becomes, it should mention protecting pedophiles.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

I doubt many of them even know that antifa is short for anti-fascist.

And even if they did find out, I highly doubt they would have the normal "are we the baddies" moment. They would rationalize it.

Then there is the proportion that are happy to be called fascists.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I fully agree with your sentiment and I have immeasurably immense respect for Americans that are fighting this. I wish them luck and we all know they'll need it.

I'm not American and the best I can do is fight the inevitable diffusion of this into my own country.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 76 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Emperor Manicula's tweet.

This is the President of the United States, tweeting about a talk show host. Everything has gone to shit so quickly and thoroughly that sometimes you have to take a step outside of it, back to the before times, to clear your head... and then you are once again returned to the realization that the fucking President is tweeting about talk show hosts.

Man, this guy is a fucking loser.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

It is almost tedious to have to say this every single time a political discussion comes up: Don't make a perfect plan the enemy of a good plan. Inevitably the first response to an otherwise reasonable suggestion that statistically would address the significant drivers of a general problem (even if perhaps not this exact problem in this specific context) is to assert that it won't work all the time or perfectly fix the problem in one shot and so it is not worth considering. Whether intentional or not, it is intellectually dishonest.

And yes I think there could very well be flags that could have delayed access to firearms in this case. But the point isn't to solve the whole problem in every circumstance, the point is to change the gun culture in the US. Americans may think this kid was raised in a normal household in a normal culture, but this is not true. There are deep cultural problems. And starting with the most milquetoast responsible gun control that aims to reduce the number of Americans that use ownership to drive their identity is a reasonable place to start.

But if I'm being frank, I don't really care about either Charlie Kirk or the kid who ostensibly shot him. I'm not American and thank fuck for that.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Emperor Manicula is likely to be the first in a long line of autocrats. The dream is over but the country won't collapse, it will just become a dangerous belligerent and an impediment to world peace, with naked assertions to power. It does not look good for us avoiding a world war.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is exactly the time to spread Charlie Kirk's videos and messages far and wide. There is no better way to celebrate the man than to let the world hear his message. It is his legacy. It was his life's work.

And the Democrats in Congress should write up the "Charlie Kirk Sensible Gun Reform Bill" with background checks and red flag laws. That's it. Surely this is the time, in the face of senseless death, to honour Charlie by bringing this bill forward.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Everything Charlie said in his life made it clear that he would have admonished us for caring about his death, and he would have defended the necessity of it. This is his legacy.

If you spend your life saying hateful and morally reprehensible shit you don't get to enjoy a posthumous rewrite that is entirely at odds with your life's work.

It's unfortunate that someone died and it is a disaster for the division and incipient collapse of US society. This doesn't mean Charlie was a good person, or that he will be missed, or that we should care about his particular death versus many others.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 month ago

I would have preferred the last three years of his miserable life spent in a maximum security prison, but as it seems like the law doesn't exist in the US anymore I will accept a series of strokes leading to shitting himself and collapsing on a stage in public. I'm okay with that trade.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Kash Patel talking about how the FBI and the federal government drove this thing to completion, but, although he perpetually looks as if he has, that dumb fucker clearly couldn't drive his thumb up his arse.

This administration is a joke.

 

Firstly it gives Poilievre an honest opportunity to contribute. People want to see everyone working together, so by letting Poilievre in right away he's giving him a chance to temper the rhetoric and get work done. And if he doesn't temper the rhetoric, it's likely to work in Carney's favour. If he's seen as obstructing, it will not look good for him. It seems like a win-win-win... It looks like fair dealing, if Poilievre comes to the table honestly it works for Carney, if he doesn't it works for Carney as well. It's good politics that is both strategic in the way it encourages good cooperation and has good optics around fairness.

Secondly, the elephant in the room is the separation nonsense. Poilievre is running for a seat in the heart of separatist country, and with the separation rhetoric ramping up, better to have Poilievre - who is ideologically tied to Smith and will be representing Alberta - in the public eye as soon as possible, so he can wear this garbage. After all, Smith seems to be adept at causing no end of hassle for Poilievre. Best to put him front and centre as soon as possible so he is forced to respond to it.

 

This is just one of thousands of examples of immense disrespect. And his cult follows him along through everything.

I'm all seriousness, if you find this appealing, would you not be happier if you just move there? If you have no allegiance to this country, please be respectful, have some dignity, and don't actively try to ruin it for the rest of us. Stop trying to sabotage this country by actively undermining it.

 

Big tough oil men turn into limpwristed traitors who knuckle under when Trump calls to them. Fucking embarrassing.

Nationalize the oil already. Get the foreign corporations and their brain dead lackeys out.

 

Canada desperately needs a national strategic internet constellation.

Edit to fix link.

 

According to Reuters, Trump is preparing to remove legal status for 240000 Ukrainian immigrants, following which they will likely be deported back to a war zone.

The US continues her slide into global irrelevance, abandoning respect for democracy, the rule of law, and human rights.

It is the duty of the countries that continue to respect democracy and human rights, including Canada, to prevent these people from being forced back into a war torn country.

Edit Still getting the hang of this, created this post without the link to Reuters. Apologies, link added.

 

This is one sample visit to the conservative subreddit. It's an appalling example of the impact of disinformation. When you need to be reminded of who the enemy is and what they think, visit here. You will see that there is no gratitude or mutual respect, and there never was. There was never any concept of mutual benefit. And now, with Trump leading the cult, there truly is no depth to which they won't go, and no decisions from Trump that won't be retroactively justified.

These people are dangerous, and they don't give a shit about any alliances, friendship or partnership. And they control the levers of power.

Edit to add a screenshot. Not sure how to add more, but it doesn't get any better as you go deeper. What's clear is that this relationship is over, and we need to move on.

 

At the first Trump cabinet meeting, he stated his intentions clearly. He restated blatant lies and disinformation, and he won't really be questioned on it from the press or from any US politicians. The US is the enemy of Canada and should be understood as such. Take heed of his treatment of Ukraine - when he noted that they would lose the war without US help - and consider what he will propose when he uses the same argument on us. He makes it very clear in the video.

And very carefully consider which of our political leaders will stand up to Trump when he makes the argument that we need American military in our country to protect us.

 

Edit : Fixed the numbers (showing all voters, with Carney as Liberal leader)

 

Has anyone told him that tariffs require willing trade partners?

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca
 

Being charitable... I'm not sure this is the best messaging he can go with. He doesn't seem to realize it's over. Most of us are finished with the US and we can't trust them at this point. He needs to start standing up for Canada and presenting a message of strength, independence and unity... Not continuing to offer platitudes and extending olive branches. Frankly, it looks weak, and it doesn't instill any trust that he will do what's necessary when the time comes.

He finishes off with a show of strength that hits all the right notes, but when it comes after the weaselly opening it just seems like too little, too late.

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