• Tiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    8 days ago

    FWIW, most people in blue states would probably have your backs too. The province most at risk would probably be Alberta, which… is Alberta

  • IndiBrony@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Northern Brit here: we have to have each other’s backs. The only way we’re getting off Mr Bones’ Wild Ride is together ❤️ we can do this.

    Resist. Rebel. Revolt. ✊

  • Kaboom@reddthat.com
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    9 days ago

    They don’t even have their own backs. Look at their military spending. It’s pretty low.

  • letsgo@lemm.ee
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    8 days ago

    Inasmuch as we can, yeah. None of our planning so far has allowed for the possibility of Moronica turning into a loose cannon and going around threatening all its friends and allies. As with Ukraine, if Moronica decides you’re fucked, you’re fucked, and there’s not a whole lot we can do about it.

  • nomoyknsns@lemmy.wtf
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    9 days ago

    I hope these american fucks invade the hague like they promised to. They will discover what our ancestor did then the germans came.

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    8 days ago

    I’m an American who lives in the UK and I’ll go to war for you guys before I ever go for the US military.

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      8 days ago

      We didn’t know we had that option. But hell yeah… what do we have to do? Make Google and Apple put a “West Europe” label over Canada?

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        9 days ago

        And not even impossible. The EU council and commission can basically freely decide if a state counts as “European”.

        I think the biggest hurdle might be that Canada would immediately be the 5th most powerful member state because of their population.

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          As the EU mostly does not decide population based but with equal votes per country that wouldn’t be an issue.

          The larger issue is the fact that the European and US regulations clash in a lot of things so it would be harder for Canadian companies to export to the US then.

          But otherwise: We would absolutely welcome you.

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          8 days ago

          The EU is talking to Turkey about membership (on and off…), and I would say that Canada is more European than Turkey.

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      I don’t think Canada should fully be in the EU, but some kind of set of bilateral arrangements like Switzerland has would be a good start.

      Since Canada has lots of historical ties with the UK, it might work out well to have some kind of arrangement with the UK, Canada and the EU. That would let Britain start to undo some of the damage from Brexit, while also allowing Canada to reinforce those ties to the UK.

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    9 days ago

    i was wondering around Berlin once upon a time. in the park behind the parliament.

    a slightly overly helpful german said “excuse me. are you lost?” i mumbled “no no, not really”

    they walked beside me for a bit and said “ah you are english. i will take you to the parliament it’s just over there”. and i agreed

    then they said “your boys died for my country” which really took my breath away

    so yeah we got your back cananadia. that’s what we do when the fundamentalists kick off. even if we have to die

  • brewery@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    From the UK and personally, 100% yes but not sure I feel the rest of the population would agree. I mean, a lot of us turned our backs on the EU and there’s a lot of cross over with US right wing nutters.

    However, I would believe that when push comes to shove, we would be generally willing to defend Canada, Australia and NZ over anyone else, and then European countries at the next level. The reaction in support for Ukraine was pretty universal here and there are still lots of donations and support that is not shared with any African, Asian or Central/South American countries having similar problems.

    Basically, you’re white so yes you can count on us!

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        8 days ago

        That’s a very good point and can’t believe I didn’t think of that! Surely the British army would have to protect “his majesty’s realm” or some bollocks like that.

        I just read that Canada hosts Britain’s largest overseas base, although it seems to be for training purposes.

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        If we rolled back a decade, Putin wasn’t around and something happened like idk, China invaded western Russia, I can imagine us helping Russia.

        I should change it to “your population is mostly white so yes you can count on us”. I say this as an English born non-white person who has seen the differences in public reactions to Ukraine and other conflicts (Syria, various African ones, Gaza etc). Can’t say for certain it’s because of this reason but certainly feels like it!

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          I’m sure for some (sad and backwards) people it is a racially motivated position - but for many others I think it has more to do with cultural and geographical proximity.

          But then our elected representatives go and fuck up the Middle East… I don’t know.

          As an aside, do you know my favourite rugby chant? I’ve heard it at Wales v England rugby games:

          “I’d rather wear a turban than a rose, I’d rather wear a turban than a rose, I’d rather wear a turban, I’d rather wear a turban, I’d rather wear a turban than a rose.”

          I have a Russian friend who lives in (south) Wales and when he first arrived (10-15 years ago) he couldn’t understand non-white people being Welsh. Years later he realised that a green person born in Newport is already more Welsh than he’ll ever be.

          The UK is a very contradictory bastard union that has - so far - somehow managed to stay in one piece.