Trump administration 2024-2028

[Czech_pivo]

Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again'

Some blunt talk for our American neighbours at the Halifax International Security Forum.

www.readtheline.ca

Matt Gurney from the Line and some interesting observations.

lol.
Glad to hear that others don’t see things necessarily improving after Trump is gone.

Would love to know which country that Sr military officer came from.

 

[Lumber]

Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again'

Some blunt talk for our American neighbours at the Halifax International Security Forum.

www.readtheline.ca

Matt Gurney from the Line and some interesting observations.

Well... That's depressing.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Suddenly that Potash export terminal in Washington might get reconsidered.....

https://twitter.com/x/status/1998126698739708014

lol, good luck finding Potash somewhere else.
Christ the sheer number of bootlickers that surround him. Stalin and Hilter would be impressed.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Well... That's depressing.

It’s depressing but is it accurate?
If it’s accurate then we need to adjust to it and move on.

 

[Lumber]

It’s depressing but is it accurate?
If it’s accurate then we need to adjust to it and move on.

It's depressing because it IS accurate. They are saying the quit part loud.

 

[Czech_pivo]

It's depressing because it IS accurate. They are saying the quit part loud.

Acceptance is the first part of grieving.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Would love to know which country that Sr military officer came from.

Look at the exact quote that Gurney puts inside marks: There are only two countries in the world where someone would use that sentence, in that order and with that vocabulary. Now, I bet it wasn't one of us Canuck. I let you guess who the only other nation is.

 

[OldSolduer]

lol, good luck finding Potash somewhere else.
Christ the sheer number of bootlickers that surround him. Stalin and Hilter would be impressed.

Bootlickers you say?

They’re probably licking something further up…..

 

[Czech_pivo]

Look at the exact quote that Gurney puts inside marks: There are only two countries in the world where someone would use that sentence, in that order and with that vocabulary. Now, I bet it wasn't one of us Canuck. I let you guess who the only other nation is.

lol, our first cousins across the pond.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Bootlickers you say?

They’re probably licking something further up…..

I was trying to keep it PG, lol

 

[Czech_pivo]

lol, our first cousins across the pond.

Even with all the piles of crap they are going through, their recent moves in with the Norwegians is brilliant.

 

[brihard]

Suddenly that Potash export terminal in Washington might get reconsidered.....

https://twitter.com/x/status/1998126698739708014

Amazingly, this is coming at the same time as he’s pledging to bail farmers out using… wait for it… Tariff money.

Trump unveils $12bn farm aid package amid global trade disputes

The president also threatened to hit Mexico with an extra 5% tariff in a row over water supplies to US farmers.

www.bbc.com

The economic illiteracy on display here is staggering. He’s hurt farmers’ export markets by inviting reciprocal tariffs. Farmers are consequently suffering. And he’s gonna bail them out using the tax dollars from trade based levies on American consumers. But then he’s going to increase tariffs on one of their most essential inputs that cannot be produced domestically.

We have to follow the rules of the political subforum here, so I won’t opine on the intelligence of the act*ors*. But my God these are some profoundly stupid acts.

 

[Deleted member 175000]

Amazingly, this is coming at the same time as he’s pledging to bail farmers out using… wait for it… Tariff money.

Trump unveils $12bn farm aid package amid global trade disputes

The president also threatened to hit Mexico with an extra 5% tariff in a row over water supplies to US farmers.

www.bbc.com

The economic illiteracy on display here is staggering. He’s hurt farmers’ export markets by inviting reciprocal tariffs. Farmers are consequently suffering. And he’s gonna bail them out using the tax dollars from trade based levies on American consumers. But then he’s going to increase tariffs on one of their most essential inputs that cannot be produced domestically.

We have to follow the rules of the political subforum here, so I won’t opine on the intelligence of the act*ors*. But my God these are some profoundly stupid acts.

Not stupid. Dogmatic cognitive dissonance trying to reconcile doctrine with reality.

They really believe in the Miran playbook.

 

[QV]

Well... That's depressing.

The comments on that article are an interesting yet unsurprising mix.

 

[Eaglelord17]

Amazingly, this is coming at the same time as he’s pledging to bail farmers out using… wait for it… Tariff money.

Trump unveils $12bn farm aid package amid global trade disputes

The president also threatened to hit Mexico with an extra 5% tariff in a row over water supplies to US farmers.

www.bbc.com

The economic illiteracy on display here is staggering. He’s hurt farmers’ export markets by inviting reciprocal tariffs. Farmers are consequently suffering. And he’s gonna bail them out using the tax dollars from trade based levies on American consumers. But then he’s going to increase tariffs on one of their most essential inputs that cannot be produced domestically.

We have to follow the rules of the political subforum here, so I won’t opine on the intelligence of the act*ors*. But my God these are some profoundly stupid acts.

Don’t forget cutting US foreign aid which a large part of it was spent on buying grain and such from, drum roll… US farmers.

 

[brihard]

Don’t forget cutting US foreign aid which a large part of it was spent on buying grain and such from, drum roll… US farmers.

Crazy talk.

 

[QV]

I’d just like to take this moment to reflect on something…. For 30 years working in defence I’ve lived the “do more with less”… the vast majority of my working life was in this atmosphere. A constant state of restraint and workarounds. Demoralizing and subduing to say the least. Despite agreements to meet 2%, years and years and several different POTUS engagements, regardless of dangerous emerging threats, no meaningful change, no urgency, just withering and rot.

Recently, I’ve never seen the kind of energy and engagement to push major projects, capability advancement and infra improvements through (defence related). All in the last few months. Though we are trying to restart from way behind, the energy is refreshing.

I’m stalwart in my belief that none of this would be occurring at this rate without the blunt force instrument that is Trump.

 

[Cloud Cover]

I’d just like to take this moment to reflect on something…. For 30 years working in defence I’ve lived the “do more with less”… the vast majority of my working life was in this atmosphere. A constant state of restraint and workarounds. Demoralizing and subduing to say the least. Despite agreements to meet 2%, years and years and several different POTUS engagements, regardless of dangerous emerging threats, no meaningful change, no urgency, just withering and rot.

Recently, I’ve never seen the kind of energy and engagement to push major projects, capability advancement and infra improvements through (defence related). All in the last few months. Though we are trying to restart from way behind, the energy is refreshing.

I’m stalwart in my belief that none of this would be occurring at this rate without the blunt force instrument that is Trump.

All true.

Just wait until the shewtin’ starts.

 

[brihard]

I’d just like to take this moment to reflect on something…. For 30 years working in defence I’ve lived the “do more with less”… the vast majority of my working life was in this atmosphere. A constant state of restraint and workarounds. Demoralizing and subduing to say the least. Despite agreements to meet 2%, years and years and several different POTUS engagements, regardless of dangerous emerging threats, no meaningful change, no urgency, just withering and rot.

Recently, I’ve never seen the kind of energy and engagement to push major projects, capability advancement and infra improvements through (defence related). All in the last few months. Though we are trying to restart from way behind, the energy is refreshing.

I’m stalwart in my belief that none of this would be occurring at this rate without the blunt force instrument that is Trump.

Indeed. It’s wold what an external threat will do to catalyze action.

 

[Halifax Tar]

I’d just like to take this moment to reflect on something…. For 30 years working in defence I’ve lived the “do more with less”… the vast majority of my working life was in this atmosphere. A constant state of restraint and workarounds. Demoralizing and subduing to say the least. Despite agreements to meet 2%, years and years and several different POTUS engagements, regardless of dangerous emerging threats, no meaningful change, no urgency, just withering and rot.

Recently, I’ve never seen the kind of energy and engagement to push major projects, capability advancement and infra improvements through (defence related). All in the last few months. Though we are trying to restart from way behind, the energy is refreshing.

I’m stalwart in my belief that none of this would be occurring at this rate without the blunt force instrument that is Trump.

Who ever Stuart Currie is seems to be onside with you, an I.



IMHO our problem is since the 1960s we have let Canada slide into being a welfare state. And part of the correction of this means changing that. Who is the willing political party to tackle that ? For Christ sakes we just created a federal school food program, day care and dental.

I am not sure Canadians are willing to walk away from the teat they are suckling from. Our in ability in getting Canadians to care more about what they can give the country than what the country can give them is probably our eventual downfall.