US Erection 12 *AND* 16 *AND* 20 *AND* 22 *AND* 24 *AND* Beyond

[BCExpat]

It will be interesting to see if Ford turns off the power to the US. I'm sure Trump will invade Canada immediately

[BCExpat]

Something I find interesting is that the USA has just cut a huge chip deal with Taiwan, to have chips manufactured in the USA. Could this be a precursor to Trump turning a blind eye to China taking over Taiwan?

[Cornuck]

Something I find interesting is that the USA has just cut a huge chip deal with Taiwan, to have chips manufactured in the USA. Could this be a precursor to Trump turning a blind eye to China taking over Taiwan?

Is this an extension of the "CHIPS and Science Act" signed in 2022? As for trump turning a blind eye, I'd say that's a given. What does he care about Taiwan? They gave him a headline today - he's happy. I'm sure he's done a lot of research into advanced chips and how it affects national security and the American economy.

[Cornuck]

More from the clownshow, who's defining 'illegal' ?

Trump posted: ‘All federal funding will STOP for any college, school, or university that allows illegal protests. Agitators will be imprisoned or permanently sent back to the country from which they came. American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on the crime, arrested. NO MASKS!’

[BCExpat]

More from the clownshow, who's defining 'illegal' ?

Trump posted: ‘All federal funding will STOP for any college, school, or university that allows illegal protests. Agitators will be imprisoned or permanently sent back to the country from which they came. American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on the crime, arrested. NO MASKS!’

Corn - maybe it's time to move back to Canada.

[Cornuck]

Corn - maybe it's time to move back to Canada.

It has crossed my mind - of course, after 'investing' in rural Nebraska real estate, my options are somewhat limited.

I have a good life down here - but I'm getting REALLY tired of the bullshit. There's a reason I've kept my Canadian citizenship.

[BCExpat]

I now consider the USA to be our greatest enemy. We need to play the Americans off against the Chinese. Maybe we should make a deal with China and put a Chinese military base right on the US border. j/k I'm sure that would get a rise out Trump

[Per]

I now consider the USA to be our greatest enemy. We need to play the Americans off against the Chinese. Maybe we should make a deal with China and put a Chinese military base right on the US border. j/k I'm sure that would get a rise out Trump

Time to burn down the white house again?

[Megaterio Llamas]

market analyst guys discuss Ukraine: https://youtu.be/JcnsgbFxAKY?si=1uei39QAfhKajMtC

[Chef Boi RD]

Now that the wolf in sheep’s clothing has finally emerged for his congregation (Canadian MAGA) to finally see him for who he truly is, can we let them in on the secret of “who” truly is down with Trump Derangement Syndrome? Or don’t bother?

[Per]

Apparently former President of Poland and legendary freedom fighter Lech Walesa wrote the following letter to Trump:

Your Excellency, Mr. President,

We watched the report of your conversation with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, with fear and distaste. We find it insulting that you expect Ukraine to show respect and gratitude for the material assistance provided by the United States in its fight against russia. Gratitude is owed to the heroic Ukrainian soldiers who shed their blood in defense of the values of the free world. They have been dying on the front lines for more than 11 years in the name of these values and the independence of their homeland, which was attacked by Putin’s russia.

We do not understand how the leader of a country that symbolizes the free world cannot recognize this.

Our alarm was also heightened by the atmosphere in the Oval Office during this conversation, which reminded us of the interrogations we endured at the hands of the Security Services and the debates in Communist courts. Prosecutors and judges, acting on behalf of the all-powerful communist political police, would explain to us that they held all the power while we held none. They demanded that we cease our activities, arguing that thousands of innocent people suffered because of us. They stripped us of our freedoms and civil rights because we refused to cooperate with the government or express gratitude for our oppression. We are shocked that President Volodymyr Zelensky was treated in the same manner.

The history of the 20th century shows that whenever the United States sought to distance itself from democratic values and its European allies, it ultimately became a threat to itself. President Woodrow Wilson understood this when he decided in 1917 that the United States must join World War I. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt understood this when, after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, he resolved that the war to defend America must be fought not only in the Pacific but also in Europe, in alliance with the nations under attack by the Third Reich.

We remember that without President Ronald Reagan and America’s financial commitment, the collapse of the Soviet empire would not have been possible. President Reagan recognized that millions of enslaved people suffered in Soviet russia and the countries it had subjugated, including thousands of political prisoners who paid for their defense of democratic values with their freedom. His greatness lay, among other things, in his unwavering decision to call the USSR an “Empire of Evil” and to fight it decisively. We won, and today, the statue of President Ronald Reagan stands in Warsaw, facing the U.S. Embassy.

Mr. President, material aid—military and financial—can never be equated with the blood shed in the name of Ukraine’s independence and the freedom of Europe and the entire free world. Human life is priceless; its value cannot be measured in money. Gratitude is due to those who sacrifice their blood and their freedom. This is self-evident to us, the people of Solidarity, former political prisoners of the communist regime under Soviet russia.

We call on the United States to uphold the guarantees made alongside Great Britain in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, which established a direct obligation to defend Ukraine’s territorial integrity in exchange for its relinquishment of nuclear weapons. These guarantees are unconditional—there is no mention of treating such assistance as an economic transaction.

Signed,

Lech Wałęsa, former political prisoner, President of Poland

(Sidenote: it’s fairly common that people from the former East Block insist on writing russia with a lower case r)

[BCExpat]

Now that the wolf in sheep’s clothing has finally emerged for his congregation (Canadian MAGA) to finally see him for who he truly is, can we let them in on the secret of “who” truly is down with Trump Derangement Syndrome? Or don’t bother?

It's not all black and white like you view things. Trump did a lot of good when he first came in, but now he has completely gone off the rails. I look at things on an issue by issue basis, you should try it.

[Chef Boi RD]

Now that the wolf in sheep’s clothing has finally emerged for his congregation (Canadian MAGA) to finally see him for who he truly is, can we let them in on the secret of “who” truly is down with Trump Derangement Syndrome? Or don’t bother?

It's not all black and white like you view things. Trump did a lot of good when he first came in, but now he has completely gone off the rails. I look at things on an issue by issue basis, you should try it.

Nah, sorry, he’s a threat to our country, no if ands or buts, no need to sugar coat it, but I get it, it’s tough for those who drank his koolaid. We tried to warn ya, but you were too busy calling us “lefties” and “commies” and “woke”, etc.

“But he got dem damn wig wearing, lipstick wearing doods, dint heee!?!?”

[UWSaint]

There were no elections in Britain between 1934 and 1944 because of the war. Does that make Churchill a dictator?

I think it is absolutely wrong to cancel elections in war time. Its hard to imagine a more important time for an election than when men are being conscripted into service. How else do you know if the people support the most substantial think government does (war)?

Britain wasn't a dictatorship during the war because it wasn't one man rule. There was still parliament. And Churchill didn't go about killing dissenters (or rivals).

So I think you present a false dichotomy (elections or dictatorship).

To be sure, Britain become more or less socialist during the war, with the government planning nearly every aspect of the economy and controlling major industries. I don't think there is strong evidence that central control of the economy or cancelling elections is necessary during war, but lots of people think that if you don't have central control you can't "get things done" in a time of crisis.

[Meds]

There were no elections in Britain between 1934 and 1944 because of the war. Does that make Churchill a dictator?

I think it is absolutely wrong to cancel elections in war time. It’s hard to imagine a more important time for an election than when men are being conscripted into service. How else do you know if the people support the most substantial think government does (war)?

I agree with that so long as the war is on foreign soil. Otherwise, I can see the need to suspend.