[-] maporita@lemmy.ml 124 points 1 year ago

It's insane that a country which suffered so much under a fascist dictatorship would want to return fascists to power.

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[-] maporita@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

F16's won't give Ukraine much of an advantage until sufficient numbers of pilots are a trained. There are two weapons that could immediately change the battlefield landscape. GLSDB's and ATACM's are long range precision bombs that would allow Ukraine to target Russian supply lines and ammunition stores far behind the front lines, including into Crimea. They both have backup inertial guidance systems in order to mitigate GPS jamming.. which is a big problem for their current guided munitions.

[-] maporita@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 year ago

As a Canadian I'm proud of my fellow countrymen for helping and accepting refugees. Although most arrive here with nothing, studies have shown they benefit our society in the long run. They contribute massively to our economy and enrich our culture. They overcome daunting obstacles and become productive members of society, and they make Canada a better, fairer and more inclusive place

[-] maporita@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

The Patriot Front is one of the groups that perpetuate the conspiracy theory about the secret Democratic cabal of child sex abusers. So the emphasis here is quite relevant. It's like saying "anti-LGBTQ man arrested for soliciting gay sex" (something that also seems to happen with depressing frequency). If membership of a group is relevant to the alleged crime then or course it should be noted.

[-] maporita@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

If it were a Bible or a Torah that was burned we wouldn't be having this conversation now because it wouldn't have even made the news. There is only one major religion that reacts violently to incidents like this. I think that's the point OP was making and it's a valid one.

[-] maporita@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 year ago

Turkey won't allow military ships to pass the Bosporus in any direction while there's a war on. This prevents Russia from reinforcing their Black Sea fleet but also prevents Western navies from entering.

[-] maporita@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 year ago

The cruise line is concerned about upsetting their passengers, that is all.

[-] maporita@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

You can drink beer and wine (not sure about spirits) in parks in Quebec as long as you have food. Some people just bring a few packets of chips or cookies to comply. But the police are relaxed about it (at least in Montreal)

[-] maporita@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

High inflation is worse for workers than high interest rates since wage hikes always lag price rises. This round of inflation was brought to us by poor economic decisions .. pumping billions of dollars into the economy without raising taxes, as well as the Ukraine war. It wasn't caused by corporate greed, as some claim. The BoC is doing absolutely the right thing. If they don't raise rates now they only kick the can down the road when the pain would be far worse.

[-] maporita@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

It ends with Russia losing. As long as NATO makes it explicitly clear they will not attack Russian territory nor violate Russian sovereignty Russia has no basis to escalate beyond Ukraine. A nuclear war between Russia and NATO would result in the total destruction of Russia (and everything else of course). Russia wouldn't start one unless they felt their existence was threatened.

[-] maporita@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

The big advantage of these weapons for Ukraine is that they can be fired directly from the western -suupplied Howitzers and HIMARS they already have without needing modification. Ukraine's problem is that they are running out of shells. Cluster munitions go further since they are area weapons.

[-] maporita@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Cuba was removed from the list during the Obama administration and put back on the list by Trump. This has nothing to do with terrorism and everything to do with appeasing a large and vocal group of Cubans in Florida.

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