Mere months ago, the following words would have seemed wildly hyperbolic: Canada🇨🇦 must strengthen its defences vs. the US, fast. Our democracy + sovereignty is in serious jeopardy. We only have a few months to get going. Luckily, we can learn from other small democracies, like 🇫🇮+🇸🇪+🇳🇴, with long… 1/x - ThreadSky

betterpensionsbc.bsky.social • 18 days ago

Mere months ago, the following words would have seemed wildly hyperbolic: Canada🇨🇦 must strengthen its defences vs. the US, fast. Our democracy + sovereignty is in serious jeopardy. We only have a few months to get going.
Luckily, we can learn from other small democracies, like 🇫🇮+🇸🇪+🇳🇴, with long… 1/x

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sandy-joon3.bsky.social•12 days ago

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stevie-z.bsky.social•12 days ago

POE points into Canada should have access to US voter registration records and only admit registered Democrats.

astill73.bsky.social•6 days ago

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bc-iconoclast.bsky.social•1 day ago

Look at Estonia, 250,000 out of 1.1 million are 8n the reserves

betterpensionsbc.bsky.social•1 day ago

Was planning to turn to the Baltics soon! They are in even more peril than the Nordics.

bc-iconoclast.bsky.social•1 day ago

Don't I know it, especially Estonia. My family came from there. The 1940 Russian invasion killed some thing like 10% of the population in one year. The militarily occupied till 1991

betterpensionsbc.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thanks for sharing. Can only imagine the antipathy in 🇪🇪 + other neighbours towards fascist 🇷🇺 for its history of barbarism. Too many in the West don’t realize the Kremlin is at war with us (has been for years) - we’d best wake up and act like it. 🇷🇺 is a terrorist state - time to make it small again!

bc-iconoclast.bsky.social•1 day ago

Whe remembers Russia's unprovoked attack on Estonia in 2007?

bc-iconoclast.bsky.social•1 day ago

I have been saying this for 25 years and people in the West refused to listen

bc-iconoclast.bsky.social•1 day ago

People in Estonia were savy the Moscow Fascist. I heard gay men defend Putin as he was jailing homosexuals.

bc-iconoclast.bsky.social•1 day ago

Bizzare times, we are the Netherlands from 1930s

jmgjmg.bsky.social•5 days ago

I’m so sorry and embarrassed for US&A, of which I am a citizen. Really sorry.

betterpensionsbc.bsky.social•5 days ago

Thank you. 😊 We don’t want this - and we know many Americans don’t either! We’d much rather be friends and partners. But we’ll do everything in our power to remain a sovereign, democratic, compassionate society. And if that means fighting fascists, we will.

jmgjmg.bsky.social•4 days ago

Thank you!

lobolyriam.bsky.social•7 days ago

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kroganairdrop.bsky.social•2 days ago

Great thread, thanks!

betterpensionsbc.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thanks! Really glad it’s of interest! 🙂 We have a short window to get ahead of events. And even if worst-case scenarios re. US don’t materialize, there’s no downside to 🇨🇦 being better prepared for the inevitable climate, economic and other shocks on the way.

saladedemaux.bsky.social•5 days ago

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betterpensionsbc.bsky.social•18 days ago

…experience living beside an unpredictable bully. This isn’t just about boosting Canada’s🇨🇦 military power - it’s about harnessing all our strengths to become a more resilient society that will survive shocks of every sort, including economic. In Finland this is called ‘Comprehensive Security’. 2/x

sytten.bsky.social•11 days ago

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betterpensionsbc.bsky.social•18 days ago

“Comprehensive security is the foundation of resilience in 🇫🇮society.” In comprehensive security, “the vital functions of society are taken care of in collaboration between the authorities, business community, organisations and citizens in all circumstances and at all levels of society.” 3/x

betterpensionsbc.bsky.social•18 days ago

“Today, as during the Cold War, Finland’s defence system is based on the principle that even the biggest bear will not eat a porcupine” - i.e. making an attack on Finland so costly as to be an unattractive option. The article👇 also covers the layers of economic defence, including strong social… 4/x

jenlsmith.bsky.social•12 days ago

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gmessy30.bsky.social•12 days ago

I believe 400 Finns, along with 50 Canadians, are scheduled to team up with the US 10ᵗʰ Mtn, this Thursday or next Monday, up here in Alaska.

gmessy30.bsky.social•12 days ago

I have a feeling their mission may have just changed from simple training to critical assessment…

betterpensionsbc.bsky.social•18 days ago

…benefits, progressive taxation, and redistribution of income. The 2nd layer is “a balanced and resilient economy that cannot be destabilized either by purposeful attempts or so-called market forces.” The 3rd layer = security of supply (materials for survival + defence). Lots to learn from 🇫🇮! 5/x

betterpensionsbc.bsky.social•15 days ago

Here’s an article👇taking a closer look at Finland’s military preparedness. Focused on territorial defence, 🇫🇮 has a relatively small peacetime military. But thanks to conscription (~20,000 men annually) and almost 900,000 reservists, during war it can field one of the largest forces in Europe. 6/x

phoebesheltie.bsky.social•8 days ago

A wise policy we here would be smart to emulate.

snorider.bsky.social•8 days ago

The Finnish army in WW2 was under resourced and small, however they were, tough, resilient and used their terrain really effectively. Currently they well trained, highly capable and twice the size of Britain's army.

betterpensionsbc.bsky.social•14 days ago

In 2024, 🇫🇮 updated its digital brochure “preparing for incidents + crises”, with lots of info on preparedness for: long power + water outages; long disruptions in internet/banking services; natural phenomena like storms + wildfires; and longer-term crises like a pandemic or military conflict. 7/x

klogoldman.bsky.social•12 days ago

I pray 🙏 you all apply the knowledge gained from watching our failure here and contain this problem in the US. Musk should be cut off from any operations or commerce in other countries and if politicians there say differently they need to be removed from any levers of power immediately.

sandyshaye.bsky.social•5 days ago

lord help us all.

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