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[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (17 children)

Canada is in NATO. NATO countries are obligated to defend Canada if it is attacked.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 week ago

I really wouldn't bank in that.

Most nations are also required to prevent or punish genocide when they recognize it. And yet...

[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)
  1. US attacks Canada.
  2. ???
  3. US attacks itself in confusion
[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

US will likely leave the NATO within the next three years.

[–] ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] malle_yeno@pawb.social 4 points 1 week ago

When?

It would have had nato membership as a British colony, but not as an independent country. Isn't it like one of the few EU member countries that's not part of nato?

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Before they were invaded.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

It actually wasn't.

[–] rollerbang@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Except when it's been members, maybe?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 8 points 1 week ago

If a NATO nation attacks another NATO nation they're supposed to get kicked out. That's why back in the 1990s there was so much mumbling about Russia joining NATO. Obviously it was never really considered seriously and then Putin's "election" put a kibosh on that idea, but there was some suggestion that it might happen, and one of the questions that it raised was how do we handle that possibility. Because if any nation was going to attack any other nation it would be Russia.

It's a bit pointless to talk about really because if the US actually attacked Canada things would get out of hand almost instantly with other nations taking preemptive steps, so any agreements on process would essentially be irrelevant anyway.

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[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We need to become nuclear armed. For a nation of this size to prevent a US coup, there is no other option. Trump does not respect anything but force and the world has been unable to teach him any other lesson.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Maybe the brits can help us out.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Let's just cut to the chase and nuke ourselves. That's where that ends, and at least they don't get anything.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Canada's only option is not to aspire to defend against America but to make any attempt so costly that even a victory would end in ruin.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

The lesson is we need to be ready for war

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Substack enables Nazis like Trump. Don’t give them clicks.

[–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's an article by Charlie Angus, former NDP member of Parliament of Canada. He is somebody Canadians can trust and is definitely not a Nazi.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

In the same sense that we call twitter a nazi platform without accusing everybody using it of being a nazi, same logic applies here.

[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've heard the roman alphabet is exclusively used when Nazis write online... True defenders of freedom only use ____________

You might be on to something, if the roman alphabet was owned by a corporation that's actively encouraging and profiting off said nazis

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[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Should move his blog off of the Nazi enabling platform.

Is he on Mastodon or another spineless politician only on X, Instagram and Facebook?

Edit: Also never called the author a Nazi. Substack are for platforming and enabling monetization of Nazi content.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You suggest Mr. Angus is spineless for not having a Mastodon account and I take issue with that...

He has stepped up to call for US boycotts and to organize the Canadian resistance. In fact I'd call him one of the few Canadians who have shown their spine and used their position to bring the idea of a resistance movement to the masses. He's amplified his message now collaborating with Meidas Touch Network.

It's true that Substack isn't the best platform of this type, there are better alternatives, and Nazis and many nasty people use it and profit from it. However, quibbling over this platform Mr. Angus uses in a way that dismisses his works frankly is quite irritating to me. Excuse me for venting frustration at you. Link to Mr. Angus' Youtube Channel as an alternative

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I suggested the majority of politicians are spineless and are refusing to get up from the Nazi table or leave American oligarchs corporate media. Calling for American boycotts while also refusing to leave their tech/platforms is still fucking hypocritical.

Even if someone does something you approve of you can still criticize their hypocrisy.

Now please take your irritation out on some Nazis or .ml tankies instead.

[–] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

His Bluesky: @charlieangus104.bsky.social

He currently links on Mastodon: @charlieangus.substack.com@web.brid.gy

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

+1

It’s be like Nazi opposition only participating in debates set up by Nazis to foil them. They should at least validate the alternatives with their presence.

[–] AGM@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What's the deal with Substack that makes it a Nazi enabling platform?

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