Yup they’re now officially standing by.

Would you rather us bend over and take it?

Fuck America. You asked for this. Reap what you sowed. Unlike your trifling ass back home we are unified here. You have made us stronger as a nation.

If you heard the speech the fact that they are giving time for the full set of Tariffs mean we have a small set (booze) we are willing to cut right away. Ie. Jack Daniels is no longer on store shelves. Orange juice is no longer on store shelves.

The extra time is for Canadian companies to find alternative (non-American) suppliers. They may be more to import due to distance/time but less impact on tariffs and potentially still more cost at the end for consumers but at the same time not American goods.

The intention is to ween us off your teat.

I don’t think Americans realize that long term this is not good for you. Once new trade routes come in, it’s going to be hard for you to get those partnerships back on account of you showing yourselves as a horrible business partner.

Canada will hurt in the short term but we will be stronger in the long run.

The only thing I’m worried about now is a full on American invasion and I fear that’s on the table.

My GF is a student at the university of TikTok whereas I am very much about traditional media. It’s interesting seeing where both succeed and both fail.

That said, you hit the nail on the head. A video on TikTok about some conspiracy bullshit is no different than seeing Bat Boy on the Weekly World News. The problem to me is not just the increased accessibility of this bullshit but the echo chamber around them that keep you engaged.

Trust but verify should be in everyone lexicon.

The problem is education. It’s a fools game to try and control human nature which is the commodification of all and you will always have commercials and propaganda

What is in our means is to strengthen education on how to think critically and understanding your environment. This is where we have failed and I’ll argue there are people actively destroying this for their own gain.

Educated people are dangerous people.

It’s not 1984. It’s Brave New World. Aldous Huxley was right.

It’s not the rich call it what it is. Capital. When profits are impacted we will see change. This is why I continue to say no one is going to bat an eye when Florida gets swallowed by the ocean but when New York does? That’s when we will have a collective eye opening.

So is ketchup technically a jam?

I mean in the future it’s a possibility I’ll be fucking Zendaya but that doesn’t mean it’s reality now does it?

Quite possibly they’re just not your thing. Agree the writing is not the best but for me it’s the world building and abstract nature of his horror that draw me in which at the time he wrote them were unique and I’d argue continue to be unique as so many people draw from his stories as a source of influence.