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Re: Lake Ontario ("Lake America")

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Post by drstewart »

diego_moita wrote: post #18

As a Canadian, I have to admit: Trump is very, very talented in manipulating the discourse in the public arena. Gradually, he is steering away the public discussion from what matters: the Iran War, inflation, the abusive police state created by ICE, the rise of China and weakening of international standing of US... We're making a lot of noise about what doesn't matter: what's the name of a lake. It is like when I adm…

>And you know the funniest part? It has been working for years and will keep!

On Canadians too. Remember what party was leading the polls before Trump started mean tweets?

Re: Lake Ontario ("Lake America")

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Post by graemep »

Lots of countries change the names of things, even countries themselves.. Bombay to Mumbai, Ceylon to Sri Lanka, Turkey to Türkiye etc. Yes, some of those are specific to a name in a particular language and all have precedents rather than being entirely new. However, it is a precedent for governments deciding the names of things.

This, as its just made up, reminds me a lot of political/nationalist renaming of things like roads which is very common in parts of South Asia.

Re: Lake Ontario ("Lake America")

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Post by mathist33 »

pfdietz wrote: post #9
cebert wrote: post #3

I apologize to my Canadian friends. This is embarrassing.

Yes, but it's also Trump and the GOP self-immolating. November is going to be a historic electoral wipeout. I expect the next administration will push through some laws limiting this sort of idiocy.

Such laws would be useful everywhere. First rule: whatever you decide, it's effective after 6 months. Second rule: you can't change first or second rule.

Re: Lake Ontario ("Lake America")

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Post by gizajob »

Canada should change the name of the country below them to “Bottom Canada”

Honestly can’t believe there’s a few million very smart people in America who have to put up with this. Bridges for Americans worldwide are being burned to the ground and there’s no sign of a new enlightened political age arriving on any horizon. Canadians also don’t seem to understand that this situation is only going to get worse and America can no longer be considered a friend.

Re: Lake Ontario ("Lake America")

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Post by throw0101a »

diego_moita wrote: post #18

As a Canadian, I have to admit: Trump is very, very talented in manipulating the discourse in the public arena. Gradually, he is steering away the public discussion from what matters: the Iran War, inflation, the abusive police state created by ICE, the rise of China and weakening of international standing of US... We're making a lot of noise about what doesn't matter: what's the name of a lake. It is like when I adm…

> Gradually, he is steering away the public discussion from what matters: the Iran War, inflation, the abusive police state created by ICE, the rise of China and weakening of international standing of US...

The Epstein Files.

Re: Lake Ontario ("Lake America")

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Post by swed420 »

pfdietz wrote: post #9
cebert wrote: post #3

I apologize to my Canadian friends. This is embarrassing.

Yes, but it's also Trump and the GOP self-immolating. November is going to be a historic electoral wipeout. I expect the next administration will push through some laws limiting this sort of idiocy.

> Yes, but it's also Trump and the GOP self-immolating. November is going to be a historic electoral wipeout.

> I expect the next administration will push through some laws limiting this sort of idiocy.

The problem is that the bar is now so low that basically anybody will win, by design.

They'll pass some surface level bullshit to treat symptoms, like how lakes can or cannot be renamed. But they'll fail to address any root, systemic issues that allowed this BS to unfold in the first place, paving the way for the other half of the Uniparty to resume power 4-8 years later.

Democracy is illusory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniparty

Re: Lake Ontario ("Lake America")

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Post by yogthos »

gizajob wrote: post #24

Canada should change the name of the country below them to “Bottom Canada” Honestly can’t believe there’s a few million very smart people in America who have to put up with this. Bridges for Americans worldwide are being burned to the ground and there’s no sign of a new enlightened political age arriving on any horizon. Canadians also don’t seem to understand that this situation is only going to get worse and America…

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