matlag

Trump is actively trying to kill Canada’s car industry. So if China is willing to do so, Canada should lift the tariffs on their EVs in exchange for a quota of cars or components made in Canada.
Long term, it is probably a better strategy as US car makers are falling so much behind on EVs they could go down in the coming years, especially if they hang on petro-cars.

As for the military, it’s never too late to start doing the right thing and diversify its sourcing. No more 100% US by default, and require guarantees on supply and independence.
Europe and other countries have very good and modern equipments also, mind you.

I agree with you on what we’ll hear, but I second the other comment: besides the speeches, Carney will move Canada further away from the US.
He started doing so without saying it too loudly. Only an idiot would not see it. The good thing is only one idiot needs to be fooled.

To escalate, he has multiple levers at his disposal: the everlasting hesitation between F35 and Gripen purchase, the tariffs on Chinese EV (if they were repelled, US car makers could be driven out of Canada’s market within just a few years). And of course dumping US bonds, but that would hurt Canada too.

If you forget only the name, that’s cool. I also forget people’s faces. Talking with kids parents: “Hi! I’m [name] -Huh! I know!” -_-’

And then they will use US made systems. But the vendors will locate some computers in Europe, so it’s totally sovereign.

Can’t tell for all of the equipment (from my understanding, they happily buy 100% US…), but for the F35, that’s not exact. It needs constant update, and from what I read, it is still usable for ~30 days after they would ban it from the network. But “usable” means back to pen and paper on board for missions…

Yep! So if US comes, they will send in their F35, after having keyed in the mission parameters, that will go straight to a Lockheed server in the US to be uploaded in the jets, and with that they will take their ennemy by surprise!

Oh, shit! The jets were shot down! Weren’t they stealth??

Danes will have to order more, then…

"Sir, it seems like these Epstein files that were released have a lot of mentions of you, and this is causing a stir…

-Well, let’s bomb something!"

I still don’t see a good reason you couldn’t go through a bill, running in front of congress, for this, as well as the Vietnam draft dodgers mentioned above.

I still don’t see a good reason you couldn’t go through a bill, running in front of congress, for this, as well as the Vietnam draft dodgers mentioned above.

The EU is also largely ruled by neo-cons. They will refuse to let billionaires’ wealth go down.

Besides, the treasury bonds selling off is, as you say, a financial nuke: you can use it only once, and it’s a mutual destruction. These bonds have value today, if you abruptly sell them, you lose, the US loses, then what? They give up on their evil plans? What do you have to stop them now?

Not just the Nordics, the entire Europe, Canada, and then the whole world will start a survey of what the US might consider “geopolitically strategic points”.

Russia will enjoy seeing NATO totally collapse as the US invades another member’s territory.

Meanwhile, Denmark keeps buying F35, for some reasons…

NATO is both a protection agreement and a tool to bind its members to somel level of US control. A new alliance is needed without the US. It should start with Europe (not just the EU, it should include the UK and non-EU countries) and it could then attract Canada, Australia, Japan, … But that requires members to get their shit together and rebuild their respective armies. And all the countries that bought F35 just bound themselves to the US for decades again. So it looks really bad right now.

Declare them terrorist and ban their members from travelling to Europe would be a start. Unfortunately the EU is soft most of the time on these issues. See Russia carrying spying and sending drone and even jet fighters without the slightest consequence.

Why the hell would they care about Europe’s interest?? There’s only one country that matters. One above all. One first, and any true patriot should recognize it: it’s Russ… USA! USA!! (Sorry, I slipped! Do you think anyone noticed??)

They can’t take your money but they can bury you into the ground and use you as an example so that no one ever tries to do the same thing. Ever heard of Aaron Schwartz?

That nuke ship has sailed. Lesson to learn is never rely on other’s promises for your own security.

The “peace plan” requires Ukraine to give up half of its army, in exchange they would be “protected”. Giving in would be a 100% guarantee that Russia will try again and the US will mostly watch and drag on support.

NATO countries in Europe still assuming US will intervene if they are attacked are completely delusional. You can’t even be sure they would send equipment.

Or they could extend the definition of “terrorist” enough that pretty much anyone they want to target will qualify. And who would defend a terrorist?

He probably didn’t even realize he was confessing.

It wouldn’t. His wealth grows at a 5–6% rate minimum every year.

It would be a handicap in the billonaires race to “who will contribute the most to the collapse of civilization?”, though!

Best part is this tax wouldn’t have the slighest impact on his quality of life. His wealth would still grow faster than the rest of the economy.