I saw this meme and I was wondering given Lemmy demographics how it was so highly upvoted... Turns out it's just the funny birds lol

A meme on the dread of finding a dress you like then searching it for pockets becoming increasingly desperate before disappointedly putting it back might not have done so well.

I mean, good, the outcome is as intented.

People chose market solutions over harsh regulations and now the consequences for that are coming and many are crying about it.

I like the carbon tax and wish it was substantially higher. I live in an efficient way (condo living, bike everywhere, plant based diet) and from the people around me it sure feels like the carbon tax is far too low to make them reconsider any of their actions. I still see people constantly idling their cars for no reason and that's the least of it.

lol tarts

What is your affiliation with the Fairvote organization?

See if you can find an advertiser to promote their content on your sub. As the mod you control if it stays or not.

Get paid for your power until everyone leaves or you get canned lol

https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-10-09/html/sor-dors187-eng.html

Canada put tariffs on Chinese EVs in Oct of last year. Funny this "retaliation" coincides with more favorable view of Chinese EVs and BYD than with when the tariffs were announced.

Kind of genius timing on their part.

That's a good point, I was thinking the same thing regarding your first point but I'm so bitter I couldn't even give him that.

Got any more of that "free speech" you guys claim to love so much? Lol

They're not willing to stand up to an obvious bully and push for further investigation. Closer to your second and third statements than the first. With the third being the most likely.

I do understand how my first comment could be misunderstood now though.

They've been planning on invading Taiwan for nearly a decade.

That conflict overall is as old as the CCP. The reason it ended was the US threatening to step in: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM4900.html

China holds Trillions in foreign assets in the West, they'd be kissing that all goodbye.

I'd bet on Russia getting invaded by China far sooner than Taiwan. In fact, either than the Sino-Vietnam war, the war with the Soviets is their most recent war.

Russia simply has less allies and has more of what China needs and wants, fresh water, uncontested ports and oil among many other things. They also have a (recent) historic claim to Outer Manchuria too.

Even Russia knows this:

https://www.ft.com/content/758ff1ca-6ac1-4188-9b61-c514638447b1

As the war with Ukraine grinds soviet stockpiles down, Russia gets weaker and weaker. Taiwan on the other hand has a lot of allies and is very defensible.

Chinese philosophy and military doctrine is clear. The threats to Taiwan escalate while railways are being made towards the Russian Far East 'for trade'.

"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near."

"Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt."

Invading Taiwan might be the most obvious, telegraphed invasion in history.

I don't see that happening outside of an outright war with China. I dont think that's very likely. If you have evidence of them doing stuff like that already I'd be open to changing my mind on the topic.

I think it's much more likely they'll just continue buying up our companies like Husky and trying to turn us into an economic puppet state. Which is still better than the stated American alternative of being the 51st state.

They lose that power and risk nationalization of their assets if they go too far. They know that.

Singh passed a leadership review just last year with pretty substantial margins. I don't see any changes happening unless the liberals do first, in which case the NDP will just be playing follow the leader.