slupasko.bsky.social
Mostly a bystander.
South Africa and U.K.
Canadian, British and Czech citizen.
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I at first wondered why they used a photo of Michael Caine.
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Spoiler alert: It’s not.
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I’m not sure I understand. Isn’t ETIAS going to bring that in for visa waiver countries anyway?
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The best I can wish for them is a gentle reconciliation with reality.
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Like The Who and Morrissey - hard to enjoy given what they’ve become…
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No one is asking anyone to grovel.
What happened to remainers because of Brexit is tragic. But people get caught up in tragic political consequences all the time - usually with higher stakes.
The issue is that the EU can’t make an exception to address this and maintain its structural integrity.
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I know some ultra-conservative snowbirds who already sold their Florida home. Almost every other snowbird would imo be more likely to do the same.
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I’m ok with their economies being destroyed, actually.
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Yes. All things I know but strangely forgot in my consideration of Georgia as a European country. Inspires Blindspots are odd… Thanks for the engagement.
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Thanks. Of course. Stupidly I forgot about the Russian European border. Odd how a country can be 1600kms in Asia on one border and in Europe on the other.
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It’s Brexit on steroids. Hobble yourself because of pride and spend forever trying to catch up.
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I honestly can’t see this as anything but a problem for America. Making one of their big cultural exports much more expensive to international consumers. The rest of the world will survive better then America will.
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Or compare their faith to Catholicism at least…
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Just another day in today’s America…
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An expected reality, I would argue.
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Does that follow though… 🤔 There are far fewer orange voters to begin with and the point being made is that the NDP vote loss favoured blue rather than red.
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What strikes me most is the normalisation of Trump’s cruel behaviour. These people act like they’re talking about business as usual politics, which is a terrifying window into what is normal to many.
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He also allowed the Liberal default voter base to forget about its (somewhat warranted) dislike and weariness of Trudeau. The combination of a new and competent leader in a suddenly new and terrifying context.
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This doesn’t in any way answer the point I made.
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You are making the mistake of allowing a few extreme cases - there are assholes in every demographic - to justify your bias.
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👆🏼 Block this toilet brush
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I thought it was the opposite: we shouldn’t be debating Garcia because the Supreme Court has ruled. There’s no room for debate. But they want us to debate this and ignore the tariffs. We are playing the game they want and we need to wake up.
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Although surely America had taken it to a whole new level…
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As a Canadian living abroad for a very long time, should I relax and believe the polls that give PP 1% chance of having most seats or are (sane) people in Canada more cautious about the outcome?
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I’ve would’ve thought the era of American fetishisation was a bit over for the moment…
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Yeah, I’m going to have to block you for not deleting this.
Misinformation spreading is the dark side regardless of the misinformation spread.
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Which estate?
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Block this guy 👆🏼
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Interesting. I didn’t hear it, but from my perspective, Europe and the US have already schismed and Starmer seems to have resolutely chosen Europe.
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Have some empathy. The man’s got bone spurs in his heels!
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Yes. Still there. I just blocked.
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Of course there are many wonderful things about America. But to deny that there are many ugly things - school shootings, obesity crisis, education crises, healthcare, etc - that are clues to why it elected a hateful reality show host is imo not helpful.
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Although we have to accept that the country elected him - twice. Much of the country is not beautiful. Until we address this and the reasons why we’ll keep getting it wrong. And people like Trump will keep taking advantage of that.
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Canada there as well.
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Although I would argue that mass migration is an expression of capitalism.
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Block this guy 👆🏼
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Not a correct analysis. The centre left doesn’t have a solution to capitalism eating the working classes because it wants to maintain capitalism. The right just lies about what the problems are and ramps up capitalism when it wins.
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You sometimes post as if the US isn’t a malevolent, untrustworthy, thuggish force in the world. It is. Sorry. There is no way Ukraine should agree to this or trust the US at all or ever again.
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We’re with you. Only it seems the only way to be with you at the moment is to react against the regime.
We all know a good majority of you don’t want this and we’re sorry if any actions against ‘America’ hurt those of you holding the line.
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One to block 👆🏼
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You really think the junta is going to let anyone democratically loosen their grip on power…?
Honestly, if you are waiting for this, the country is lost beyond all hour.
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Yes. There is NO way the junta will allow the midterms to mean anything. This is going to take force of some sort. The best hope imo is the military not backing what’s going on and stepping in to restore what was. But a long shot.
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I’m Canadian. I’m very concerned as well. I have a difference of opinion about what the best way forward is. Please don’t alienate those on your side just because we have a slight disagreement.
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But Trump hasn’t mentioned invading Canada - yet.
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I imagine what is given public voice and what is happening is different. At this point I think it would be foolish for anyone to say ‘If Canada gets invaded we’ll be there’. The time may come for that, but I don’t think it’s now. Just my opinion.
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Yes. But why respond to theoretical threats? It will only make them more real. Thus far Trump has said he would like Canada to become a state. I imagine if rhetoric became more bellicose other countries would respond. Canada needs to take it seriously, but cautious silence is best for now imo.
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I don’t know. I’m pretty sure Mandelson doesn’t think otherwise and am also pretty sure he’s not secretly working for Trump… Also, when was this question asked, before or after Starmer etc.
We need to be less knee jerk hysterical imo.
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I don’t know if he’d say that but that is it, I’m sure. He knows that ‘truth’ in the media has become whatever is in the media. Saying it creates it. There is no longer anywhere or anyway to verify. Existence in some form of media coupled with pre-existing bias has become verification.
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Indeed. And it’s depressing seeing it unnecessarily divide people on the same side.
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Strangely enough, this doesn’t bother me. He’s got a bigger agenda and needs to maintain his role in order to be effective. There’s no point in antagonising Trump with words. Off the cuff comments will only complicate things. UK is standing by Ukraine thus far and that speaks everything.