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moniss

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19. I think it is a mistake for any leader to give in to the bully
Mon Dec 2, 2024, 05:00 AM
Dec 2

and allow him to make it appear that his bullying has gotten something he wanted. It's fine for Trudeau to go but the message and meeting should have been short and direct. "Do not make threats against us and then expect dialogue. If at some point in the future you change your approach and look at your neighbors as friends to talk to rather than bully then by all means we can have conversations. Until that time I have come all this way to personally emphasize to you that any bullying or threats by you or anybody else will be met with rejection. Now I will leave." Then Trudeau could have stood for all times as a heroic symbol of Resistance if he would have come out, faced the cameras and said "I had few things to say but I will reiterate that anybody trying to bully or threaten Canada can Go F**k Themselves and that includes the incoming administration."

For heaven's sake didn't these leaders learn anything from the first go round? Don't humor or entertain this crap even for a moment. Publicly humiliating a bully by openly rejecting their tactics is the best course.

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Seems like a bit of overreaction The Madcap Dec 1 #2
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Yes. That's what happens when you are global powerhouse ruled by a strongman.nt kelly1mm Dec 1 #6
Everyone is paying homage and making nice with the new mob boss. Irish_Dem Dec 1 #8
Yes the figurative (maybe literal?) kissing of the ring/bending the knee is a sight to behold. nt kelly1mm Dec 1 #9
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Chamberlain visits hitler in his retreat. JohnSJ Dec 1 #4
Excellent reference. nt moniss Dec 2 #20
Canada's border controls are already tougher than ours FakeNoose Dec 1 #5
2 problems with that. 1) The NY case looks like it is possibly going to be dismissed/ended before kelly1mm Dec 1 #7
Flush the felating felon! nt Xipe Totec Dec 1 #15
Are there many people trying to cross into US from Canada? LisaL Dec 1 #10
Many is relative. Compared to MX into USA, no. However there is a thriving industry of commonwealth country kelly1mm Dec 1 #12
It is Americans who are fleeing to Canada not the other way around LetMyPeopleVote Dec 1 #13
I hope this doesn't make travel harder. ForgoTheConsequence Dec 1 #16
I hope so Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 1 #17
Canada was preparing for Trump and the "border crisis" before the election as a contingency. C0RI0LANUS Dec 1 #18
I think it is a mistake for any leader to give in to the bully moniss Dec 2 #19
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