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[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 40 points 1 week ago

that number is actually shockingly low.

what do you mean 49% of canadians want cubans to starve to death? this shit is horrible.

[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Major roadblocks to empathy are:

  1. Poverty
  2. Lack of education
  3. Fear

Unfortunately all are things politicians (especially from certain parties) are prone to intentionally exacerbating.
Not without coincidence, these things are also major roadblocks for ditching religion.

[-] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

I think that's correct, it's hard to empathize on an empty belly and rent due in a week. Number 2 leads to 1 in many cases because we have a bizarre society. 3 comes from perpetual 1 and 2.

[-] dom@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Many people are struggling and "sending money overseas" has been pointed out as a main culprit (despite it being a minor contributor compared to so many other factors)

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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Brains exploding in the Toronto Sun comment section of this article:

james ross · 11 HRS AGO FAKE POLLS - fake government Don't believe a word they say.....

Jim G · 12 HRS AGO I don't believe these polls or any polls in Canada anymore. We need to provide aid to our own citizens that need it.

Revel Wolfe · 12 HRS AGO Just stop this madness. 51 million to Ukraine, 8 million to Cuba, how about we simply spend all this wealth on i dunno, Canadians?

del hansen · 14 HRS AGO Looks like a liberal convoy in Havana, no prosecution necessary all on the up and up.

Brian Lloyd · 14 HRS AGO I don't get why Canadians find ok to support Communism in Cuba.

It's kinda incredible that so much people haven't bought the pro/US propaganda on Cuba given how much of it rains down on us.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago

And I guarantee you none of those fuckers want the money "saved" to actually be spent on needy Canadians. They want tax breaks because they're "needy".

[-] SubstituteTurkey@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago

The same people who vote to cut, not grow, social programs are asking for social programs?

I think what they really want is to be miserable fucks.

[-] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 week ago

How many of those are actual Canadians (never mind Torontonians) vs bots, agitators, or retirees that haven't stepped foot in Canada in years.

[-] khannie@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Those aren't people. They're foreign actors trying to sway public opinion.

The coolest Canadians I ever met were when I was on holiday in Cuba.

[-] ieGod@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago

We need to provide aid to our own citizens that need it

Something tells me they aren't interested in helping needy Canadians in any capacity.

[-] ryan213@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

Yikes! I hope you had a shower after going through there. Lol

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago
[-] ProfessorBiggins@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

I hope those figures are inaccurate ... that can't really be all we've sent to Ukraine, can it?

[-] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 3 points 1 week ago

News site comment sections seem to be exclusively used by the most knuckle-dragging boomers. CBC has the same problem.

[-] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 week ago

Especially if it angers the US. FTFY.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago

Fuck the US, help Cuba.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 14 points 1 week ago

They should do it BECAUSE it angers the US.

[-] badbytes@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago
[-] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Whelp, at least it’s a majority.

[-] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago

Sure. US anger, irritation, and emotional problems are their own to deal with, not Canadians.

[-] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

As an American, please do so. Cuba didn't deserve to be bullied.

[-] sixpaque@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago
[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

anybody who's not morally bankrupt should support doing everything possible to prevent people of Cuba from being starved

[-] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

remember, the media is owned by BILLIONAIRES - the intent is to report in such a way as to FORM OUR OPINIONS

Of course it's higher than 51%, but they "adjust" their results to weaken our collective resolve

The time of very close french haircuts for the predator elite ruling class is approaching, and they know it

Stay strong hosers

[-] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Sure, it definitely is actually what you want it to be. Anything else is a conspiracy. /s

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

It's important to recognize media bias.

But it's equally important to not let our own bias discredit it.

[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

But only Russia actually sent the oil Cuba needs.

[-] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago
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[-] ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

Only to anger the US, more than to help?

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

49% of Canadians support sending aid to Cuba in order to anger the us

[-] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago

Seems like a bonus really.

[-] quick_snail@feddit.nl 6 points 1 week ago

And by aid, we mean solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries.

Not oil. They don't need oil.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago

They do in the short term, but I agree that transitioning off oil as fast as possible should be the goal.

[-] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah. Lemmy sure does love shoehorning their pet issues in, regardless of how impractical sending wind turbines to Cuba is right now.

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[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 1 week ago

the "immigrant CUBANS" in florida, texas are totally against it.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

the gusano coalition

[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Countries obviously need to be sending food and medical supplies.

But rather than sending oil, countries sending aid should be sending equipment for setting up solar farms, so that the USA can never do this to them again.

Obviously they still need some oil in the short term, but China has so much solar production, and are allied with cuba, I'm surprised they're not getting massive shipments of solar panels and battery banks.

[-] No1@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago

The way things are going, Canada should be sending aid to the US.

Hmmm. But I guess there would be a tariff on that....

[-] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

In 1984 this is how Canada helped a country

https://youtu.be/BHgROPz0Gww

I don't know, I just feel tremendously nostalgic today. Next I'll look up Terry Fox again...

[-] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Probably that many Americans want this too. Even if it angers the 30% of racists morons we’re saddled with.

[-] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

51% of Canadians have a spine.

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