Funny how everyone is screaming about Eurocentrism, nazism, and imperialism—as if most rich countries aren't imperialistic. WWII ended nearly 81 years ago and Germany isn't even the culprit for modern-day fascism.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'm not sure if I'd equate the two downvoted comment threads.

I've found grte's presence on Lemmy to be generally positive, and while I don't know enough about the contents of the argument to weigh in, the comment chain feels like pretty standard political discussion. I got to learn more about the differences between the german and korean subs, and what the prime minister might (or might not) be prioritizing.

Meanwhile, the other comment is flippant and unproductive

[–] ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

Modern German diesel-electrics are world class. I wanted to be a submariner years ago.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Uh....they will be great for 4 years then all the Bosch sensors will fail.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Germany: finally my economy will grow!

[+] grte@lemmy.ca -34 points 2 days ago (2 children)

No surpise to me. Eurocentrism is clearly one of Carney's numerous shortcomings.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nothing wrong with Eurocentrism when your nearest, biggest neighbour gets all fucked up in the head. We need to look outwards and this is just one of many options.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

We need to look outwards and this is just one of many options.

That's just it, though. We're ignoring some options. As I've linked elsewhere, we haven't even sent, and are considering eliminating entirely, a trade envoy to Africa. That's a huge blunder on our part. Don't get me wrong, I like (most of) Europe too and of course we should be pursuing trade with the EU. But excessive focus on one region while ignoring another that is set to boom is just, it's dumb. And Eurocentrism is what is driving that mistake.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Is there reason to believe this is the worse option?

[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It isn't. The German subs are more fit for extended arctic patrols which is a key requirement. The Korean subs advantage was vertical launch cruise missile capability, which is nice, but not a core function. It loses head to head because it would need an unproven Canadianization cold weather package and has limited underwater and stealth run times due to lack of a hydrogen fuel cell. It's lithium batteries are substantial, but not as proven or as capable. The German subs were the obvious choice for those paying attention.

[+] grte@lemmy.ca -23 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I can't speak to that, I am not a naval expert. I just assumed Carney was never seriously considering the SK option.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ah, so this is an entirely self-contained belief system. He chose this option because he's "eurocentric," and he's eurocentric because he chose this option.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So, just talking out of your ass then.

[+] grte@lemmy.ca -14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

No, I just try to keep my eye on the wider picture.

Really. The UK, a basket case of a country that is coming apart at the seams, with a separatist party running each of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, gets this kind of treatment but the continent of Africa doesn't even get a guy to go check things out? Despite everyone saying it's set to boom and Carney having a mandate to seek out new trade relationships? Give your head a fuckin' shake.

[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm sure in your mind somewhere, there is a very logic link.

But realize that for everyone outside your bubble, picking between a South Korean's company submarine model and a German's company submarine model has absolutely no relation whatsoever with Africa, and probably not much to do with the UK either.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The point was to illustrate Carney's Eurocentrism with an example, seeing as people seemed to assume my opinion was settled based on the submarine news alone. I wasn't trying to link Africa with South Korea, Germany, or Norway.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If you want an example, use $150,000,000 in taxpayer dollars to enter Canada in Eurovision.

And maybe this public 'eurocentrism' might be a good idea with our current negotiations with our largest trading partner who insists we need them.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is kind of funny after the major China deal and all the noise the bigots on the other side of the fence said about that one. I'm pretty sure the most important color to Carney is green.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

How major a deal was that, really? 49k cars when we sold 1,918,861 in 2024. (Oh, and significant chunk of those "Chinese" imports are fucking Teslas.)

It was certainly a major PR win for Carney at a time when our anger at the US was boiling over.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

The deal was re-opening China to canola and other agricultural sales, not letting in Temu cars.