Canada would’ve 100% voted in a conservative government if it wasn’t for Trump and his fuckups.
Absolutely.
Trudeau saw what happened with Biden bowing out too late and fucked off promptly, enabling the Liberals to win with a new leader.
But Conservatives won a lot of seats. PP has been staved off for the next cycle, but it is not a guarantee that it will be the same the next elections.
Keep an eye on it. Those people aren’t gone, they’re just overshadowed.
Thankfully we get much longer terms so maybe we can ride out the storm.
Fundamentally the problem is that the US is just too rich. That creates incentives, like:
- A strong incentive to use media to control the abundance of resources for personal benefit
- Valuable advertising, leading to corporate propaganda that exploits our emotions, and hyperemotional, fluffy news coverage designed to grab our attention rather than inform
- A near-monopoly on extremely wealthy people, which leads those people to spend directly on promoting pro-stratification candidates
This creates a catch-22. To fix the media and government, we need to spread out wealth to dilute financial power. But to do that would require policy changes that require fixing the media and government.
So you’ve won. Here’s how you keep it: first, pass strict laws against publishing misinformation and shut down shitspreaders HARD. Do everything possible to put more money in voter’s pockets and remind them constantly of that fact. Compare everything the right says and does to Trump. Do the opposite of whatever the US does. Work to remove any leverage the US has over your countries and help each other out.
Full disclosure: I’m a USian. Our recovery depends on the right failing as hard as possible, here and in your countries. There is an international far right movement at work, don’t get comfortable and don’t think you are safe. Identify their sources, causes, support structures and propaganda channels and shut them down before they can take root. Good luck and godspeed!
The issue is that in the US we have freedom of press…and with being worded as “misinformation” can be a double edged sword to whomever is in power.
Actual misinformation being banned today could be “fake news” that makes the ruling regime look bad but is actually the truth tomorrow.
Canada and australia are also genocidal right-wing dystopias.
Gotta be uber privileged to celebrate this anywhere.
9/11 sends their regards.
I understand we may have different opinions. I hear you, and you raise a noteworthy point.
However, with all due respect, I cannot imagine not celebrating incremental victories and surrendering to both-sidesing the matter. Additionally given that Bibi appears to have strong preferences for which genocider he has to work with. I know you’ll disagree with this point, I get it. It won’t stop me from wishing you a good day though: have a great day.
Honestly I hope Latin America creates a Union themselves
My first thought was “oh thank God Canada will be safe for refugees to run to” not even particularly for myself, but for a lot of my friends.
I sure hope so. My attempts so far to leave this shit hole for Canada have been completely fruitless.
Man, this image is on the nose
I couldn’t agree with you more!
Libs in USA four months ago.
Bro, at least half of Americans are still out there like SpongeBob and Patrick, with no fucking idea that in less than three weeks, there will be no groceries on the shelves.
The amount of “blissful ignorance” in this country is out of control. People need to be shook.
Costco was hopping this weekend. Some of us see it :)
The amount of “blissful ignorance” in this country is out of control. People need to be shook.
Tell that to capitalist media.
Gotta say, today was a much-needed dose of hope here in Australia. So refreshing to see our nation’s leader act with dignity and empathy for people, and actually have a plan to make things better.
It feels like Dutton’s campaign was nothing but ‘Don’t vote for Labor’ instead of ‘here’s what we’re going to do’.
Dear Australian, and fellow citizen of the world: you are so right, and Canada was afflicted with much of the same problem.
As such, your country is in inspiration to those of us in the United States - and the world at large.
So, yeah, I’ve been blasting Australian rock music. Thank you so much and have a great day!
In Canada it was a carbon copy of that. Name calling and smear campaign… and when asked what THEY would do? « Lower taxes! » …. Ok… but how? « You’ll see!! »
… No thanks 🙂↔️
So…when do we build a wall around the US, they want to isolate themselves so let’s help
I mean, the wall is still being built so just wait it out. That way the US will pay for it.
Hanging out in CO, getting better at shooting rifles and enjoying actual freedoms. 🤷♂️
Everyone else is welcome so long as you help make it better like the rest of us are trying to do.
😭
You are not alone. It seems like the UK is eager to join you
I am not so confident it will last. They have a delay atleast
Guys I gotta say if the working class of the world doesnt unite our only options will be auth/distopian hellholes
How are they supposed to unite when the working class are kept desparate with low wages and longer hours? They’re too exhausted after working 40+ hours/week to inform themselves for any length of time or fight. They would rather relax with TV/movies/games/a book/etc. A general strike is damn near impossible without massive mutual aid networks forming first.
The capitalist class had all of this planned out from the get-go. We need to respond with force (a general strike; I do not condone violence). We need mass solidarity, and we are seeing that build especially after January 20th. We just need to plan well by building mutual aid networks and by directing their anger towards an actual solution. I like to direct people to Richard Wolff and his worker-coop focused idiology.
Only until the biosphere is completely incapable of supporting life, which won’t take too long. So we’ve got that going for us, which is nice
This near term political disaster sure is a nice break from ecocide anxiety.
Good to know Mother Nature’s got them if we dont.
