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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Can't wait for the glorious clusterfuck of a CA-EU-UK-CN-JP trade aliance. Even Russia would be neutered, possibly NK too because both ultimately depend on China. If SK follows Japan, there won't be an NK anymore. Putin's regime will collapse as his wartime economy implodes, while EU gets it's cheap gas back plus cheap Chinese EVs too smoothly transition.

EU could ensure it's own security through independence from the very nation it needed to protect it (US). This would also basically completely contain Trump too.

Rip up the US copyright/patent laws and stimulate the economy, cut off support for US vassals like Israel, cut the US off from Five Eyes, and if they do so much as peep, no more cheap shit and we put nukes in Canada.

Polish cavalrymen riding alongside English royal guards rattling sabers of glorious Chinese steel.

Daily Military exercises off the coast of Taiwan, but to the south-east of Taiwan :)))

Probably hopium though. EU itself will splinter before long.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 43 minutes ago

This is pretty optimistic.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

It was great to be so close to USA on the map, until it wasn't.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 29 minutes ago

How do you think we feel? We ARE the USA.

...and 70M+ of our own voting dipshits shot our own foot!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

He's gonna come for Europe next, just watch abd see

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 minutes ago

He already is basically. Fucker shouted down the phone at the Danish PM.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 minutes ago

i'm honestly terrified. the last thing the entire planet wanted was a puppet orange for a fascist billionaire having all the nuke launch codes

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 52 minutes ago

Maybe this time, they will save us from the Nazis.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 7 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 26 minutes ago

Putin's long plan is coming together magnificently. He started with just one useful idiot, expanded to the whole Republican party and a third of the U.S. population.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago

Until EU gets Central and South America as strong allies, and probably eventually Japan, this making the much closer rival stronger.

Would be hilarious if it happened.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Take us in. We have maple syrup.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Come join us! We have wine and baguettes, I'm sure we can make it work.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I accept your offer of an egg. Thank you for your sympathies. Also for the egg.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 56 minutes ago

Egg is life. Egg is love.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 hours ago

That's OK, Canada has enough eggs on its own I think.

If not, I guess it's finally time to get a few chickens! We've been meaning to anyhow.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 hours ago

Look at this lottery winner out here passing out eggs.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Hey, whatever happens at least we'll have eggs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 50 minutes ago

Eggs are for closers.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I'm sorry if it's a dumb question but It's honest, Isn't canada somewhat under UK still? Wouldn't tbe US have problems with UK too if they keep pushing? Have no horse on this race, just asking coz I'm dumb

[–] bdonvr 26 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Not really. They're part of the Commonwealth, an association of former British colonial possessions, and "recognize" the British monarch as their own monarch. The monarch (King Charles, currently) has a representative in Canada known as the Governor General. They do a ton of stuff like appoint Prime Minister, heads of the Provinces, dissolving parliament, etc.

However they almost exclusively can only act when asked to by Parliament or the Prime Minister. They also do ceremonial stuff. They do have some emergency power however it's never been used in the post-independence era.

Basically no, not really. King Charles (King of Canada) could technically try and like dissolve the parliament or something but it would cause a constitutional crisis that would probably just end up removing the whole Canadian Monarchy thing.

But they are strong allies.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

The Governor General actually has veto power over legislation and basically everything, with the catch being if they're too annoying about it Canada will just get rid of the monarchy.

[–] bdonvr 2 points 2 hours ago

Yeah like I said. Plus it doesn't look like they've ever used it without being asked.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

Am Canadian, I have wondered this as well -- could we ask the UK and rest of Commonwealth to help us out if things get too bad? I hope so.. but I don't think there is any obligation to come to our defense ala NATO if things get shooty.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago

could we ask the UK and rest of Commonwealth to help us out if things get too bad?

The UK need not have entered the last conflict against aggressive fascists when and how she did, but did so as much out of a sense of obligation to one's friends and the moral right as anything. When conflict loomed, the UK made a defensive pact with Poland, when she could have easily just sat back and watched.

The same is true of Canada. We are no longer an empire, no longer a large and powerful nation, but if and when the US eventually takes direct aggressive military action, the UK, backed by the Allies of the new Millennium in Europe and beyond, will come to Canada's aid.

To do any less would be to side with the fascists.

Thinking of the USA's current lying, deceitful leader, and their increasingly aggressive moves, I'm once again reminded of Chamberlain's address to the nation...

We have a clear conscience. We have done all that any country could do to establish peace, but a situation in which no word given by Germany's ruler could be trusted and no people or country could feel themselves safe had become intolerable. And now that we have resolved to finish it, I know that you will all play your part with calmness and courage.

As such a moment as this the assurances of support that we have received from the Empire are a source of profound encouragement to us.

...Now may God bless you all and may He defend the right. For it is evil things that we shall be fighting against, brute force, bad faith, injustice, oppression and persecution. And against them I am certain that the right will prevail.

And if you'll forgive me a little more quoting of particularly famous speeches, this line about the new world comes to mind also...

we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God’s good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.

Even if one of us falls, the others will step forth to their rescue and liberation. Freedom from fascism is a universal right, and we will enforce it until we no longer can ♥️

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 hours ago

If the UK hadn’t done Brexshit, there probably could have been a way to add Canada to the EU as an associated member, like Norway, Switzerland, etc…

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 hours ago

We can send more Eggs.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

They’re supposed to. I have no idea aside from logistics why we still have the monarchy. King Charles ain’t doing shit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

Ceremony and tradition, probably.

As a Brit, fuck the monarchy.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 hours ago

How much for the egg? Askin' for a friend.