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[–] [email protected] 90 points 4 days ago (2 children)

After Brexit, I'm not so sure the problem is who can Britain trust, but rather who can trust Britain.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It may be worth noting that this is in The Telegraph, occasionally referred to as "The Torygraph", a nickname earned for being the slightly less rabid, but still very much right-leaning newspaper. "Tory" being used in the pejorative sense.

In that newspaper, the thought of the UK being untrustworthy or that Brexit was a bad idea must be carefully skirted at all costs. Then again, that seems to be government policy no matter who the government is these days.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

"Tory" being used in the pejorative sense.

There is only one way to use that word: perjoratively.

This is the way.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Lol, they only trust what used to be their colonies.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago

Their colonies is a much longer list with a lot of nations with good reason to hate them. These are the ones where the colonizers maintained majorities over the indigenous peoples. They never even rejected the monarchy.

[–] [email protected] 83 points 4 days ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Crazy that none of them is from Europe.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago

Because it's the Torygraph and they are a bunch of Brexit arseholes.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago

It's because all three are part of the Commonwealth.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

Well, that arricle seems to be from 1939.

/s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Poor New Zealand always being ignored.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Can we get Turks&Caicos in there? We'd love them to join us, but we wouldn't want to dangle it like some economic prize.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago

Good thing they didn't say Fr*nce!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The 3 countries:

  • England
  • Scotland
  • Wales
[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 days ago

There’s no way England made that list.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Fuck northern Ireland apparently.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I thought it would be France.

This is all fluff. We are militarily so entwined with Britain you'll suck our dick and say thank you.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago (5 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Everything changed when the penguin nation attacked

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Linux hasn't attacked yet, Hoomin..

shhh!

_ /\ _

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Me too, but Trump is trying to destroy it with tariffs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

everything changed when the penguin nation attacked

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

everything attacked when the change penguin nationed

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

How are real estate prices in the Penguin Nation?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You can get a pretty nice nest in exchange for a few good rocks.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I will throw in 3 medium fish

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Vomit them right there in my mouth, please.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Today?

I like the idea of closer ties with Canada and the UK, we already have very close ties with Aus.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

As a Canadian, free migration, even just to live in NZ for a couple years, sounds like a dream.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Welcome, and bring the syrup.

I would look to expand it to other countries in the future, in an EU style free movement of citizens type of arrangement.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

The UK might not be able to trust the US but they should be taking advantage of current events to leverage their relatively better trading position, compared to most other nations, to score some solid economic gains. Trump is likely to overlook the UK because the Pound isn't a threat to Dollar supremacy like the Euro.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Britain doesn't even trust Britons.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

King of the 'oo?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

136 upvotes to 6 downvotes for a piece of shit like The Telegraph and a bullshit divisionary piece? I thought Lemmy was better than this

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Imagine being a trusted ally of this disgusting racist empire.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Meaning UK? The guys with precrime?