hikuro93

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[–] hikuro93@lemmy.ca 13 points 7 hours ago

Yes, that's excellent.. We need our own Google suite. Fingers crossed so that it may come eventually.

[–] hikuro93@lemmy.ca 36 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (3 children)

Do try. The more you try to split us apart the more we unite against common foes.

We Europeans might bicker a lot and not see eye to eye on some things, but our lands still bear the scars of mankind's worst moments. We know better and see right past the vain attempts at manipulation.

And yeah, we have some dumbass extreme-right parties in many countries (including mine) being heavily funded and/or encouraged by Russia and the US, just like we saw with Germany's AfD. But we're already taking measures against that sort of influence, thankfully.

[–] hikuro93@lemmy.ca 8 points 12 hours ago

Yeah... Agreed. One bad and aggressive statement often takes a whole lot of diplomacy to reconcile. And we should know, just look at Trump crashing the US soft power built over decades in a matter of weeks.

[–] hikuro93@lemmy.ca 58 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (4 children)

I firmly believe some MAGA somewhere is out there right now expecting a loan approval to buy the most expensive Tesla out there, not knowing an unemployment letter is already being typed out.

One can hope for such poetic justice.

[–] hikuro93@lemmy.ca 11 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Understandable. They do support Canada, but politics are usually a subtle game, and since the orangutan has less tact than caveman they do better avoiding to upset him with open and confrontational support.

Not like he's prone to notice such subtleties without someone pointing them out to him on a full powerpoint presentation anyway.

That's what happens when you give a toddler access to the nukes. Being tactful is a must, until unavoidable.

[–] hikuro93@lemmy.ca 16 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Yup. This is not just about who gets to lead Canada, it's also about who can protect it against foreign malicious interference. Now more than ever.

It's time for cohesion, both internally and with allies, not division. When the enemy is at your doorstep trying to get in, you forget petty disagreements (in comparison, at least) and stand together.

[–] hikuro93@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

Did someone else hear a shout that sounded like "I'm not special!😭"? Down south?

Eh, must've been the wind.

[–] hikuro93@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

What happened to the whole "let them fight each other, we don't need to be there" speech?

Probably the same that happened to all other "on day one" speeches, I assume.

[–] hikuro93@lemmy.ca 65 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Heck yeah. Go Carney.

With love from Portugal. 🇵🇹🤝🇨🇦

[–] hikuro93@lemmy.ca 51 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

What she did is what everyone in her situation should do - not just if your visa is revoked, but if you are one of the target minorities.

It's hard to get your life turned upside down and leave your comfort overnight, and very unfair. But you don't want to let them make the first move on you.

As hard as leaving everything behind feels, the chance of being imprisoned and being powerless in case democracy falls and tyranny begins is far, far worse.

Many people who chose not to flee newly-formed totalitarian regimes lived to regret that choice dearly. As did those who didn't have the choice to begin with.

Escape to safety, then denounce and seek justice and restitution. Safety first, always.

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