weltschmerz
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Post by weltschmerz on May 21, 2019 12:07:46 GMT -5
That's a pretty massive indictment of the intelligence of the Canadian government. If they run things based on "favors" rather than intelligent decision-making, that's not a good look on them. Is there talk of removing leadership from office for putting Canadian citizens in harm's way for a favor that isn't based on getting anything out of the relationship? We've done you lots of favours, from getting your astronauts back down to earth, sheltering your citizens after 9/11 and rescuing your hostages. Leave it to an American to say "Hey what's in it for me? What do I get out out of the relationship?" Neighbours help neighbours without expecting anything in return.
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hoops902
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Post by hoops902 on May 21, 2019 12:21:33 GMT -5
That's a pretty massive indictment of the intelligence of the Canadian government. If they run things based on "favors" rather than intelligent decision-making, that's not a good look on them. Is there talk of removing leadership from office for putting Canadian citizens in harm's way for a favor that isn't based on getting anything out of the relationship? We've done you lots of favours, from getting your astronauts back down to earth, sheltering your citizens after 9/11 and rescuing your hostages. Leave it to an American to say "Hey what's in it for me? What do I get out out of the relationship?" Neighbours help neighbours without expecting anything in return. If you don't understand that the reason Canada does that is because they rely heavily on the US for their economy (among other things) then you don't understand the basic function of government. OR Canadian leaders don't understand the basic function of government (I think they do, I think it's only you who doesn't understand this basic element of international relationships). If neighbors help neighbors without expecting anything in return, then why is your entire premise with this "what do we get out of it now?" lol. You don't do business favors for your business partners just because, you do it because you want to keep your business relationship strong. It's not a favor, it's a business decision. There's a reason Canada does "lots of favors" for their business partner who represents a massive amount of their business.
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weltschmerz
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Post by weltschmerz on May 21, 2019 12:25:31 GMT -5
Fine.I'll let Trudeau know it wasn't a favour. Hoops said so.
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hoops902
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Post by hoops902 on May 21, 2019 13:10:09 GMT -5
Fine.I'll let Trudeau know it wasn't a favour. Hoops said so. I'm pretty sure he already knows. I doubt he's THAT stupid to think it was.
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