Canada is better off on its own – I recall Kissinger's statement about the US and its friends. ‘Fuck Europe’ was Nuland. There will be war. There is no way back.
The sabotage of the energy supply was an action by NATO. Hersh and many other experts are absolutely right. As long as the destruction of national governments under the guise of ‘European sovereignty’ by Europeans themselves, namely the commissioners in Brussels who were NOT DIRECTLY ELECTED ACCORDING TO DEMOCRATIC RULES, continues, Europe will remain stuck in an autocratic structure that hardly differs from the Politburo of the USSR.
Europe is in the midst of an unprecedented economic decline. Many people are leaving their country after university leave for Asia and South America. Trump is Trump, and if he continues to meet with leaders who are on the ICJ/ICC's wanted list, and if he also gives in to recklessness and, like GW Bush in Iraq, now attacks Iran like a vandal, Europe will see an increase in propaganda for a war against Russia from which Europe will never be able to free itself.
This was the case with Napoleon and also with Hitler. NATO should have been dismantled at the same time as the Warsaw Pact, but instead it has lost credibility in the Balkans and got bogged down in the Middle East. And at the Munich Security Conference the Münchhausen syndrome became obvious for everybody to see. (https://www.webmd.com › mental-health › munchausen-syndrome) This tick means by proxy disorder imposed on another is in the classic medical / psychiatric version, the caregiver which usually a parent who fabricates, exaggerates, or even induces illness in someone vulnerable person, often a child to gain attention, sympathy, praise as the "heroic carer," and control over narrative power. The victim suffers real harm, but the perpetrator thrives on the drama and the spotlight. And then the story wth the frog poison, Mel Brooks should have been on this MSC26
The USA should be removed from G7 membership and not allowed to attend the upcoming 2025 Summit from June 15 to 17 in Kananaskis Alberta, Canada.
The USA voted against the UN Resolution condeming Russian aggression in Ukraine; and President Trump has suggested removing Palestinians from Gaza to construct hotels and casinos is reprehensible and counter to the other six country values.
Well done. Congratulations on your work in Brussels in showing the authenticity that is required in this moment. Every democratic nation needs to be clear about where it stands and not cloak questions and answers in in downplayable doublespeak. What the US leadership says is both literal and serious, and without clear and unmistakable replies to undemocratic postures, they won't get it. The message will ultimately filter down to the voters in the US that the world is not going away mad, it is just going away.
Thank you Charlie for being an inspiration. If I may let me share my public commentary following our joint media conference on February 14th.
Trump's repeated and increasingly ominous musings about annexing Canada are not the bluster of a sane politician. They are, rather, a window into the mind of a man whose sociopathic tendencies were laid bare for all to see in the 2017 book "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump" . . . Twenty-seven psychiatrists and mental health professionals concluded that Trump poses a grave threat not just to the United States but to the entire world . . . They characterized his sociopathic characteristics as undeniable, his malignant narcissism as profound, and warned that his unchecked behaviour could lead to devastating global consequences, including World War III.
As Canada marks the 60th anniversary of its flag Canadians need to unite against the fascist agenda of Donald Trump
Mr Angus, while I respect what you are saying re Ukraine/Europe and
The lunatic trump, and I agree wholeheartedly, you and your incompetent NDP teammates and the wholly dishonest Trudeau Liberals are the ones who have helped put Canada in its current position - basically what I’d call an ‘own goal’…
Negligent management of the economy, wasteful woke spending, outright green fund fraud, no-more -pipelines bills, Trudeaus ethical breaches as bad as some of Trumps, appalling liberalization of drug policies and many more. Your party’s
Incompetence and support for the Liberals made Canada an easy target for the orange madman and we are now reaping what you helped sew . So spare me the moralising respecting Canada . You helped put us where we are today!
ummm ... well, that's one narrow view of Canada. Add a bit of facts and critical thinking to your view to understand context and especially where the globe is in terms of economics - and it is economics that runs the world. Neoclassical economic theory was embraced by Thatcher/Regan/Mulrony which then set the stage for corporate greed. Did subsequent CDN PM's make any significant changes? Few. But please remember, as powerful as folks seem to think JT is, the state of the world's economy was NOT set by JT or the liberals. Every Prime Minister and their party made economic choices that affected the CDN economy as did the global economy have effect. Many CDN companies were sold off to foreign interests; no government invested in the military; GST was supported by all parties in power; there has been no government policy to limit/contain monopolies.
The 'orange menace' is ALL about GREED, and dominance and his assault on Canada has zero to do with Canada's politics. Indeed, he's ignorant of the CDN governance system.
If you truly have an interest in the real story, read the book: 'The Big Fix, How Companies Capture Markets and harm Canadians' by Denise Hearn & Vass Bednar. It's a short read, 101 pages that provide considerable info on decisions various CDN governments made concerning the CDN economy; and there is a considerable bibliography.
It's freeing to have opinion - but influential when opinion is actually anchored in facts.
Excellent foresight. It will be up to Canada and Mexico to save the west and have closer ties to Europe. Once we rid ourselves of the GOP MAGA regime, we can rejoin the world community as an equal participant for the good of all humanity.
I wish Canada had more Charlie Angus parliamentarians, fearlessly bold when the times call for clear thinkers, respectfully silent while others brag and speak bullshit. Integrity is hugely lacking as we wait for a nonsitting parliament, listen to empty promises from a retiring Prime Minster, watch his chief opponent readjust his speeches to suit the ridiculous demands of Trumpf. I am grieving the abrupt lies, savagery, loss of common sense, listening in lieu of blood-letting.
Ben, I like it and support your idea. " real networks of *people* who can exchange information directly (in person, written, non-electronically etc" How do we start?
I have never organized people so not really sure. Also, I am still trying to imagine how an American annexation would unfold once boots are on the ground. Probably an increasing campaign of misinformation, propaganda and fragmentation, maybe even dividing parts of the country from one another. The ability to organize online would cease almost immediately (in fact likely before incursion). Ideally our government would organize a civil preparedness infrastructure beforehand, but it is hard to imagine how it could survive the taking over of communications systems. Electronic contact lists, forums (like this one), online social networks and social media would not be effective. One would have to leverage existing real world social networks, I believe (for example, book clubs, social clubs, political parties, trade unions, business associations, religious organizations etc). To have an effective response nationally would require the ability to coordinate resistance actions through existing real world social networks. Some sort of organizing committee formed in advance that could initiate messages through the network is needed. Practically this would mean, for example, if a large protest was called for, this message could be communicated to various real world groups and people mobilized, all through word of mouth or written messages. Seems daunting when you think about it, but I think it is doable. If even a few hundred people across the country organized in advance and had thought through a response (ie how to disseminate messages), it could be done (the mathematics of social networks would ensure it!). Maybe we need to call for such an effort online. It should be apolitical and more like being called to jury duty, for example. Call it citizens defense or something. I am thinking about starting by just talking to my immediate friends and growing it from there (most people will dismiss the concern as paranoid probably, but like I say, only a few hundred is needed). Anyway, interested to hear your thoughts (also, my email is bromanin@telus.net if it becomes difficult through this venue).
As a US Citizen, I stand with Canada. We are under assault by a corrupt and vile Government Enterprise headed up by Mr. Trump. Please do not buy any US products until further notice. Your pain is our pain and we stand with you.
If things really go badly, Canada will absolutely need the support of Americans like you Daniel, so thank you. In respect to what is going on in your politics, let me just highlight what I think the tipping points on the road to authoritarianism are in your country. Certainly there is a lot of rhetoric and hyperbole, and it can be distracting, but this is what Americans have to be laser focused on: the President has promised his voters he will dismantle the Executive Branch agencies and departments. However, he has no Constitutional authority to do any such thing. He is required to seek authorization from Congress, but he also knows that if he works with a majority Republican Congress to achieve those objectives, there is no guarantee his proposals would pass given the razor thin margin the Republicans hold. Instead, his team has likely formulated a strategy of "structural deregulation", a means of dismantling the Executive Branch departments and agencies without Congressional approval or oversight (see www.lawfaremedia.org/article/president-trump-s-campaign-of--structural-deregulation). Whether this is constitutional or not will have to be decided by the Supreme Court. Hopefully the court clarifies and reasserts constitutional guardrails and separation of powers (and I am inclined to think they will but be on guard). If not, then America is on a perilous (legal) slide to authoritarianism, and the American experiment in constitutional democracy would be over. Remember, a written constitution is only ever as good as are the people who consent to organize their government around it. Without goodwill, in any sphere of human relations, there is nothing. We in Canada will stand with Americans who want to preserve their constitutional republic!
In addition to the need to lock arms with allies, Canada must decide whether we will elect our version and Chamberlain and *rump, or a modern-day Churchill and Roosevelt.
Canada is better off on its own – I recall Kissinger's statement about the US and its friends. ‘Fuck Europe’ was Nuland. There will be war. There is no way back.
The sabotage of the energy supply was an action by NATO. Hersh and many other experts are absolutely right. As long as the destruction of national governments under the guise of ‘European sovereignty’ by Europeans themselves, namely the commissioners in Brussels who were NOT DIRECTLY ELECTED ACCORDING TO DEMOCRATIC RULES, continues, Europe will remain stuck in an autocratic structure that hardly differs from the Politburo of the USSR.
Europe is in the midst of an unprecedented economic decline. Many people are leaving their country after university leave for Asia and South America. Trump is Trump, and if he continues to meet with leaders who are on the ICJ/ICC's wanted list, and if he also gives in to recklessness and, like GW Bush in Iraq, now attacks Iran like a vandal, Europe will see an increase in propaganda for a war against Russia from which Europe will never be able to free itself.
This was the case with Napoleon and also with Hitler. NATO should have been dismantled at the same time as the Warsaw Pact, but instead it has lost credibility in the Balkans and got bogged down in the Middle East. And at the Munich Security Conference the Münchhausen syndrome became obvious for everybody to see. (https://www.webmd.com › mental-health › munchausen-syndrome) This tick means by proxy disorder imposed on another is in the classic medical / psychiatric version, the caregiver which usually a parent who fabricates, exaggerates, or even induces illness in someone vulnerable person, often a child to gain attention, sympathy, praise as the "heroic carer," and control over narrative power. The victim suffers real harm, but the perpetrator thrives on the drama and the spotlight. And then the story wth the frog poison, Mel Brooks should have been on this MSC26
The USA should be removed from G7 membership and not allowed to attend the upcoming 2025 Summit from June 15 to 17 in Kananaskis Alberta, Canada.
The USA voted against the UN Resolution condeming Russian aggression in Ukraine; and President Trump has suggested removing Palestinians from Gaza to construct hotels and casinos is reprehensible and counter to the other six country values.
Give the Europeans some time to get over the shock as they’re confronted with stupidity. It took use a month to figure it out - remember!
Well done. Congratulations on your work in Brussels in showing the authenticity that is required in this moment. Every democratic nation needs to be clear about where it stands and not cloak questions and answers in in downplayable doublespeak. What the US leadership says is both literal and serious, and without clear and unmistakable replies to undemocratic postures, they won't get it. The message will ultimately filter down to the voters in the US that the world is not going away mad, it is just going away.
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Thank you, Charlie Angus, for speaking up. What can I, as a Canadian senior, do?? I keep waiting for a call to action!
Phone Charlie and thank him.
Respect to you !
Thank you Charlie for being an inspiration. If I may let me share my public commentary following our joint media conference on February 14th.
Trump's repeated and increasingly ominous musings about annexing Canada are not the bluster of a sane politician. They are, rather, a window into the mind of a man whose sociopathic tendencies were laid bare for all to see in the 2017 book "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump" . . . Twenty-seven psychiatrists and mental health professionals concluded that Trump poses a grave threat not just to the United States but to the entire world . . . They characterized his sociopathic characteristics as undeniable, his malignant narcissism as profound, and warned that his unchecked behaviour could lead to devastating global consequences, including World War III.
As Canada marks the 60th anniversary of its flag Canadians need to unite against the fascist agenda of Donald Trump
http://theviewfromhere-fareedkhan.blogspot.com/2025/02/as-canada-mark-60th-anniversary-of-its.html
All true
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atta boy charlie. love from the NCR
When you’re free to speak your mind like you are Charlie?
It’s great.
And it’s critical to get News that hasn’t been doctored: increasingly difficult.
Important to read newspapers have access to the “ Guardian “, “ Economist”, public broadcasting.
Mr Angus, while I respect what you are saying re Ukraine/Europe and
The lunatic trump, and I agree wholeheartedly, you and your incompetent NDP teammates and the wholly dishonest Trudeau Liberals are the ones who have helped put Canada in its current position - basically what I’d call an ‘own goal’…
Negligent management of the economy, wasteful woke spending, outright green fund fraud, no-more -pipelines bills, Trudeaus ethical breaches as bad as some of Trumps, appalling liberalization of drug policies and many more. Your party’s
Incompetence and support for the Liberals made Canada an easy target for the orange madman and we are now reaping what you helped sew . So spare me the moralising respecting Canada . You helped put us where we are today!
ummm ... well, that's one narrow view of Canada. Add a bit of facts and critical thinking to your view to understand context and especially where the globe is in terms of economics - and it is economics that runs the world. Neoclassical economic theory was embraced by Thatcher/Regan/Mulrony which then set the stage for corporate greed. Did subsequent CDN PM's make any significant changes? Few. But please remember, as powerful as folks seem to think JT is, the state of the world's economy was NOT set by JT or the liberals. Every Prime Minister and their party made economic choices that affected the CDN economy as did the global economy have effect. Many CDN companies were sold off to foreign interests; no government invested in the military; GST was supported by all parties in power; there has been no government policy to limit/contain monopolies.
The 'orange menace' is ALL about GREED, and dominance and his assault on Canada has zero to do with Canada's politics. Indeed, he's ignorant of the CDN governance system.
If you truly have an interest in the real story, read the book: 'The Big Fix, How Companies Capture Markets and harm Canadians' by Denise Hearn & Vass Bednar. It's a short read, 101 pages that provide considerable info on decisions various CDN governments made concerning the CDN economy; and there is a considerable bibliography.
It's freeing to have opinion - but influential when opinion is actually anchored in facts.
Excellent foresight. It will be up to Canada and Mexico to save the west and have closer ties to Europe. Once we rid ourselves of the GOP MAGA regime, we can rejoin the world community as an equal participant for the good of all humanity.
I wish Canada had more Charlie Angus parliamentarians, fearlessly bold when the times call for clear thinkers, respectfully silent while others brag and speak bullshit. Integrity is hugely lacking as we wait for a nonsitting parliament, listen to empty promises from a retiring Prime Minster, watch his chief opponent readjust his speeches to suit the ridiculous demands of Trumpf. I am grieving the abrupt lies, savagery, loss of common sense, listening in lieu of blood-letting.
Ben, I like it and support your idea. " real networks of *people* who can exchange information directly (in person, written, non-electronically etc" How do we start?
I have never organized people so not really sure. Also, I am still trying to imagine how an American annexation would unfold once boots are on the ground. Probably an increasing campaign of misinformation, propaganda and fragmentation, maybe even dividing parts of the country from one another. The ability to organize online would cease almost immediately (in fact likely before incursion). Ideally our government would organize a civil preparedness infrastructure beforehand, but it is hard to imagine how it could survive the taking over of communications systems. Electronic contact lists, forums (like this one), online social networks and social media would not be effective. One would have to leverage existing real world social networks, I believe (for example, book clubs, social clubs, political parties, trade unions, business associations, religious organizations etc). To have an effective response nationally would require the ability to coordinate resistance actions through existing real world social networks. Some sort of organizing committee formed in advance that could initiate messages through the network is needed. Practically this would mean, for example, if a large protest was called for, this message could be communicated to various real world groups and people mobilized, all through word of mouth or written messages. Seems daunting when you think about it, but I think it is doable. If even a few hundred people across the country organized in advance and had thought through a response (ie how to disseminate messages), it could be done (the mathematics of social networks would ensure it!). Maybe we need to call for such an effort online. It should be apolitical and more like being called to jury duty, for example. Call it citizens defense or something. I am thinking about starting by just talking to my immediate friends and growing it from there (most people will dismiss the concern as paranoid probably, but like I say, only a few hundred is needed). Anyway, interested to hear your thoughts (also, my email is bromanin@telus.net if it becomes difficult through this venue).
As a US Citizen, I stand with Canada. We are under assault by a corrupt and vile Government Enterprise headed up by Mr. Trump. Please do not buy any US products until further notice. Your pain is our pain and we stand with you.
If things really go badly, Canada will absolutely need the support of Americans like you Daniel, so thank you. In respect to what is going on in your politics, let me just highlight what I think the tipping points on the road to authoritarianism are in your country. Certainly there is a lot of rhetoric and hyperbole, and it can be distracting, but this is what Americans have to be laser focused on: the President has promised his voters he will dismantle the Executive Branch agencies and departments. However, he has no Constitutional authority to do any such thing. He is required to seek authorization from Congress, but he also knows that if he works with a majority Republican Congress to achieve those objectives, there is no guarantee his proposals would pass given the razor thin margin the Republicans hold. Instead, his team has likely formulated a strategy of "structural deregulation", a means of dismantling the Executive Branch departments and agencies without Congressional approval or oversight (see www.lawfaremedia.org/article/president-trump-s-campaign-of--structural-deregulation). Whether this is constitutional or not will have to be decided by the Supreme Court. Hopefully the court clarifies and reasserts constitutional guardrails and separation of powers (and I am inclined to think they will but be on guard). If not, then America is on a perilous (legal) slide to authoritarianism, and the American experiment in constitutional democracy would be over. Remember, a written constitution is only ever as good as are the people who consent to organize their government around it. Without goodwill, in any sphere of human relations, there is nothing. We in Canada will stand with Americans who want to preserve their constitutional republic!
In addition to the need to lock arms with allies, Canada must decide whether we will elect our version and Chamberlain and *rump, or a modern-day Churchill and Roosevelt.