As Cuba suffers and Trump eyes U.S. ‘takeover,’ is Canada doing enough? (globalnews.ca)

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[-] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 25 points 18 hours ago

Helping other nations who are in greater need than we are, and representing and fighting for peace IS helping Canadians.

We have a good reputation in most of the world. So much so that the asshole Americans for decades have been sewing canadian flags on their backpacks because people treat them way better.

Don't get me wrong, we should absolutely help Canadians. But if Canada ends up helping 1,000 starving children in Africa, my first instinct isn't going to be "well fuck that money should be spent here". 1,000 starving kids is 1,000 starving kids. I don't fucking care if they're purple.

Same logic with big ticket things around the world like this. It's sometimes worth the cost. The world is bigger than just you and your fellow Canadians.

[-] Arancello@aussie.zone 9 points 17 hours ago

americans have become an immensely selfish society. they dont care about anyone else, even their own people, until it directly impacts them. you can see it in their attitudes to their new war - they dont care until their petrol prices go up. thats when they say their new war is bad. killing 150+ school girls not bad until “omg petrol prices “.

[-] Smaile@lemmy.ca 8 points 17 hours ago

they have always been that way, this is not a recent development, you can see countless examples throughout their history.

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 7 points 18 hours ago

Disagreeing with this means you share the American Nationalist attitude. Being friendly and helpful is part of what defines us as Canadian.

[+] Smaile@lemmy.ca -8 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

picking fights with America isn't a good idea. he's already attacked 2 countrys so far and is now eyeing a third. why are you people so insistent on asking for us to get into fights when were not even strong enough to take care of ourselves fully, fucking soapbox hoarders...

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 11 points 16 hours ago

First they came for...

[+] Smaile@lemmy.ca -7 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Are you saying Canada should run the America blockade? Alone?? Cuz that the logical endpoint that your implying.

This is what I mean, all you can come up with are quotes that aren't your own in responce to a valid question.

Vertue signaling still aren't appreciated when they can't back up their talk with answers or counter argument. Sure people might pat you on the back in the moment, but you accomplish little to nothing unless you actually have a plan, do you or anyone here have a plan on how to make what you want to have happen, happen?

[-] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 12 points 15 hours ago

You're changing your story. First you're making it sound like we should avoid angering the rapist, now you're saying you can't possibly expect us to be the only ones to stand up to the rapist. Either way, this is what you sound like.

Here's a plan. I want my government to speak the truth about Trump, and America, to their face. And I am willing to be attacked by Trump if it means being on the side of right. The truth is the truth.

If you think it's virtue signaling, it's not because it is, it's because your model doesn't come with much empathy, or perhaps bravery. So you assume everyone else has the same wiring, so we must be faking it.

It's honestly nauseating that we have to share the planet with people who assume that people can't stand for anything on its own merit.....there always has to be a catch with people who mock "virtue signaling".

How did we get to the point where some people would rather literal pedophiles and rapists be appeased than have to suffer any kind of consequence at all?

Burn it down. I don't care. If we can take the billionaires with us, even better.

Have a fucking spine.

[+] Smaile@lemmy.ca -6 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

it is virtue signaling because the lot of you are trying to frame it like its a stand against the fucking holocaust because trump is blocking oil shipments you regarded individuals, thats pathetic and masturbatory.

at this point I don't feel like arguing with someone who cant even present a proper argument regarding the geopolitical ramification of interfering with cuba, "oh lets just denounce him" yah that'll help ward him off his shitty plans and really hit him where it hurts, yah you hurt him, but not in any way that matters.

all you have are insults and a soup box, your not going to get vary far with that "plan" superman.

also, show some military id or equivalent if your so confident in "fighting" trump. im waiting for my paper work with the navy but id show screen shots of the process im at to prove it, prove your anything other then a keyboard warrior farming "reddit" karma.

[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 hours ago

[-] Smaile@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Again more words that aren't your own.

Listen I'd rather be an Asshole then some useless lemming fighting about what can and can't be done in reality, if any of you actually knew how to handle the situation, you wouldn't be on here trying to pick a fight with me about it. You'd run for office, organize humanitarian groups, cuz you just know so much about how the world works, right? I'm sure youd be a shoe in for leader, right??

The Blockade is only blocking oil, haven't seen a single one of you point out our country could send food. No, you'd rather feed your self-righteous little egos and try and start a fight with a guy who simply said maybe we shouldn't pick a fight with people before we're ready to defend ourselves.