TheFeatureCreature

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And this is where some of the worst long-term damage to the US is going to be felt.

The world seeks reliable trade partnerships and the US is willing throwing them away to empower its biggest rival.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes, but also no. Canada not only has a lot more potash than Russia does but we're also better equipped to export it to the US. For potash to get from Russia to the US it would have to be transported overland to a port, loaded onto a ship, travel essentially across the entire globe, make port, unload, get put on a train or truck, and sent to where it is needed. And that's assuming Russia even has the infrastructure to facilitate exports of such a scale to the US. Exporting it from Canada means tossing it on a train just yeeting it down across the border. Even with hefty tariffs with Canada in place, buying from Russia would still be pissing money away.

Canada still has leverage over the US when it comes to potash but Russia selling to other countries is a problem.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

She is so transparently an asset of the Heritage Foundation. I hope Albertans show her the door next election but I've learned to not put any faith in the Albertan people.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Oh nice. New enemy types and combat mechanics! That's something the game badly needed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Canada Computers is great. I live in BC and I've built numerous computers from parts I got from them.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I wish these people would just move down there instead of dragging the rest of us with them into their pit of misery.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So what will it be this time? Massively overpriced? Zero stock? Burning power connector? Missing ROPs?

Maybe all of the above?

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

Fish do too. Fish have pressure sensors down the lengths of their bodies they use for navigation, sensing prey and predators, and communicating.

My gouramis are making clicking noises in their tank as I type this. Love those things.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Myths like this have always made me kinda angry. Anybody that has owned fish for more than a few days could easily say that this isn't true at all.

But aside from that - animals simply wouldn't exist if they were that stupid. The world is a dangerous place, especially underwater. Not having even basic memory and pattern recognition would be a one-way flight to extinction.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And also the large reason the Cons were polling so far in the lead is because of Trudeau fatigue.

Now that he's gone things have balanced out again.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

Depends on by whom and how long. The US produces a lot of things but also imports a lot of critical goods and materials as well.

If Canada, Mexico, China, and the EU & UK all banded together for sanctions or embargoes? The US economy would be pushing daisies pretty quick. Especially if the actions were coordinated and did not give the US time to react and adjust.

But the countries issuing those actions wouldn't be in good shape either. Trade wars are a 2-way street.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is why blaming conservatives or getting them to admit fault doesn't work. It only makes them become more defensive and entrenched.

A better approach is to appeal to their victim complex. IE: Instead of "Trump is ruining this country and its your fault for voting for him!" try "Dude, Trump is screwing us! This isn't the great America we were promised!" or some variation of that. Gotta use different tactics.

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