>I believe the body of people who are promoting such a narrative (and it’s clearly coordinated) have major conflicts of interests,
I'm a Canadian. Operating SOLELY on the actions and statements of your executive branch, not the media's reporting but the wording of the government, their executive orders, their direct public statements. your government is increasingly belligerent, untrustworthy and unreliable.
Belligerant -> Constantly making subtle threads of annexation. Calling the Prime Minister of Canada the "Governor" of Canada. Constantly lying about trade deficits that are surpluses and drug and migrant problems that are actually a bigger problem moving north across the border than south.
Untrustworthy -> After renegotiating NAFTA to USMCA and hailing that as a great agreement, now its a shit agreement and he's putting tarrifs on to get more from Canada under the threat (and likely actuality) of causing economic harm to both our countries.
Unreliable -> You were our biggest and staunchest ally. Electing an administration that is actively hostile to our government and sovereignty means you are no longer reliable as an ally.
> they want to maintain the status quo for their own enrichment at the expense of any specific nation, because in reality plain old paying attention shows nearly the exact opposite is true in every sense.
The current actions of the administration are destroying hundreds of thousands of lives in order to enrich a few thousand at the top. They are alienating ally's, destabilizing peace and almost guaranteeing more conflict and war in the near future.
Chomsky warned of the damage a demagogue supported by a disenfranchised, hurting and angry populace can have on a country. This is happening now, and half the country is burying their head in the sand claiming its propaganda.
>This is total nonsense, nobody thinks they can annex Canada…
Trump defies typical expectations and does things everyone else thinks would never happen. Often because to do so would be very damaging and idiotic, but that never actually stops Trump.
However you do NOT threaten to annex, take over or otherwise threaten the sovereignty of an ally or friend. That is geo-politics 101, so regardless of how serious he is about doing it, the act of threatening it is belligerent and shows he isn't a reliable trading partner or ally.
Outside of annexing, the trade war is also actively hostile on top of being perpetuated on complete lies.
I'm a Canadian. Operating SOLELY on the actions and statements of your executive branch, not the media's reporting but the wording of the government, their executive orders, their direct public statements. your government is increasingly belligerent, untrustworthy and unreliable.
Belligerant -> Constantly making subtle threads of annexation. Calling the Prime Minister of Canada the "Governor" of Canada. Constantly lying about trade deficits that are surpluses and drug and migrant problems that are actually a bigger problem moving north across the border than south.
Untrustworthy -> After renegotiating NAFTA to USMCA and hailing that as a great agreement, now its a shit agreement and he's putting tarrifs on to get more from Canada under the threat (and likely actuality) of causing economic harm to both our countries.
Unreliable -> You were our biggest and staunchest ally. Electing an administration that is actively hostile to our government and sovereignty means you are no longer reliable as an ally.
> they want to maintain the status quo for their own enrichment at the expense of any specific nation, because in reality plain old paying attention shows nearly the exact opposite is true in every sense.
The current actions of the administration are destroying hundreds of thousands of lives in order to enrich a few thousand at the top. They are alienating ally's, destabilizing peace and almost guaranteeing more conflict and war in the near future.
Chomsky warned of the damage a demagogue supported by a disenfranchised, hurting and angry populace can have on a country. This is happening now, and half the country is burying their head in the sand claiming its propaganda.