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Ontario rips up $100M Starlink contract ahead of U.S. tariffs (www.cp24.com)
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Ford’s office made the announcement Monday and said the government is also banning other American companies from provincial contracts going forward

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Nope, respectfully I disagree. It isn't who I am, and it isn't who anyone I associate with is. Have you ever considered that First Past The Post voting is incredibly problematic?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Yeah, FPTP sucks, but pretending "this isn't who we are" is just sticking your head in the sand. If it isn't who you are, you should probably move to a country that better reflects your values.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This is right wing rhetoric.

    'If you don't like it, then leave' is a nationalistic approach that is unhealthy for a country and it's people. It's also inherently ableist as it assumes that anyone who doesn't want to be somewhere has the means to be able to leave easily.

    Pretending an entire nation of people support the presiding leader is also pretty naive and would likely get you flamed if you said it about other hot button countries such as Russia, China, Palestine, Israel, Iran, or any of the multitudes of countries that have problematic leadership.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    I notice that people don't blame the citizens of most countries with despotic leaders for their government's bad behavior, but they do blame Americans, assuming that the US is a true democracy. It isn't and never has been. Yet we do have a bit more control than many of those other countries, but it takes massive action by a large majority over a long time, to change anything.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You might be right. Where do you suggest?

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