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[–] grte@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Lots of people are swimming in a sea of American media. American personalities, American stories, American cultural touchstones. This effect is taken to extremes in the extremely online right, as there is a sort of transnational fascism emanating from there. This is why you get people who think Miranda rights are a thing in Canada, or the various amendments to the US Constitution apply. It's also why we need to defend Canadian media. For better or worse, many people's knowledge of the world around them comes from the media they consume. And an unfortunate number of Canadians are spiritually American as a result. For example, the premier of my province who thought premier's had the same power of pardon that US governors have, despite being an MLA for years and really having no excuse to not know this.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

That's amazing. Also, this is the sort of infrastructure project that will allow us to create a larger human footprint in the north, which would help us maintain real sovereignty over it more than any military base.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well as per usual they are giant failures because they are only managing to stoke hope.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The NHL really doesn't want me to watch the sport, huh?

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't want to speak for everyone but I definitely don't acquire the same mastery of information in a book if I listen to it be read rather than read it. That could just be a factor in my learning style rather than a general truth, however.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I really wish this guy did not get cast for Bladerunner 2049.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Let me introduce you to Tartaria.

The globalized version of the conspiracy theory is based on an alternative view of architectural history. Adherents propose that demolished buildings such as the Singer Building, the original New York Penn Station, and the temporary grounds of the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco were actually the buildings of a vast empire based in Tartary that has been suppressed from history. Sumptuously styled Gilded Age buildings are often held out as really having been built by the supposed Tartaria. Other buildings, such as the Great Pyramids and the White House, are further held out as Tartarian constructions. The conspiracy theory only vaguely describes how such a supposedly advanced civilization, which had reputedly achieved world peace, could have fallen and been hidden.[5][6] Proponents of the theory also frequently claim that Tartarians have developed unlimited wireless energy.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

I think that's generous. I think the actual driving emotion behind this was Trump's desire to feel powerful. Murdering people while knowing that their loved ones would never be able to return the favour to you seems to do that for him.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Usually a question mark is where non-essential parts of a URL start. So for example:

youtu.be/T___j1atRAw?si=T9de90Ls3GhPIMvb

?si=T9de90Ls3GhPIMvb

  • This section of the url is for tracking. You can safely lop that off and the link will still work.
[–] grte@lemmy.ca 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

He claimed Alberta should also leave Canada largely because Ottawa has mismanaged Canada’s food system. He said not enough food is grown domestically and it’s highly processed.

“I just can’t even touch commercial chicken anymore. It’s just disgusts me,” he said.

If I gambled I think that would be a pretty safe bet.

[Edit] Not that I think these concerns on their own signify much, but taken as a whole with his other beliefs definitely paints a picture of the sort of granola fascist that supports RFK jr.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 40 points 4 days ago (5 children)

FAFO, bucko.

He said he disagreed with the public health measures put in place by Ottawa to curb the virus, including mask mandates.

“It really affected me personally because I have anxiety issues and not seeing faces really affected me,” he said.

Oh my fucking god, dude. None of us loved doing that. I'm sure the people with long covid are feeling pretty affected now, and the people who died might also have some opinions for you if they were still able to do things like have opinions.

 
 
 

Mirror

Not directly Canada related, however with Canada signing contracts with Palantir, I think there's a lot of useful information for Canadians in this article.

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