• Swordgeek@lemmy.ca
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    10 hours ago

    This headline is subtly dismissive.

    “Angry” and “right now” both suggest a transient state. That’s not what we’re seeing.

    “Canada has finally had enough of the USA” would be a more apt title; or “Canada reaches its breaking point.”

    Alongside of the #Never51 hashtag is an almost equally frequent #NeverGoBack. Canada, as a nation, as a people, are making the decision to go their own way, and never be so beholden to any country as we have been to the USA since 1959.

    Never. Go. Back.

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          1 hour ago

          That’s about right everywhere. 2 is a big ask, only huge scandals last that long.

          Most people just aren’t that into politics. They still vote, though.

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        The public’s memory is immaterial. The public really has no long term power. Decisions are made for us by politicians and businesses.

        They’re the one’s who need to remember that the US has threatened their positions.

        Voting with your wallet doesn’t make for sustained, long term change. It requires too much work, and it’s umder constant attack by marketing.

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          5 hours ago

          The public really has no long term power. Decisions are made for us by politicians and businesses.

          If you had said short term I’d agree with you, it’s all politicians, but over the long term public will has made a lot of changes the Lords of old would not have approved of. Getting reelected is hard and even safe seats aren’t forever.

          We do not live in a dictatorship, and we don’t have to pay bribes to the local RCMP or say nice things about the Prime Minister like we would in a dictatorship. Hell, businesses can’t even donate the same way as voters in Canada, all they really do is whine and threaten doom.

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        4 hours ago

        The other thought I had was NORAD but my quick googling points to 1958 for that, and 59 for the arrow.

        another one issue that I considered was the King-Byng affair, but that was in the 20s