Carney’s Message to the World: The Rules No Longer Protect You | The Walrus

5 months ago by Garan Lorn to c/canada

In a blunt Davos address, the prime minister warns middle powers must prepare for a harsher geopolitical reality
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streetfestival 81 points 5 months ago

It was nice to read the speech. I approve of Carney's message. Here were some lines I found humorous:

Nostalgia is not a strategy
If we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu
We are no longer relying on just the strength of our values but also the value of our strength

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Kichae 82 points 5 months ago

I wish he was less of a, you know, investor capitalist, but his take on international relations is a wonder to behold. This speech basically boiled down to his election speeches, calling out the US, and telling the world that the Big Fish are nobody's friend, and that the rest of us need to partner up and stop competing with each other to simp for the Americans.

He basically declared that the American Empire is over, and we're done acting as a vassal state.

Fucking wild. I never thought I'd live to see the day.

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buffaloseven 34 points 5 months ago

Rather poetic less than 24 hours after Trump paraded out a map with American flags over Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela.

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Warehouse 1 point 5 months ago
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rwrwefwef 3 points 5 months ago

We are no longer relying on just the strength of our values but also the value of our strength

Now it would be a shame if Russia or China would make the same comment, would it not?

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floofloof 1 point 5 months ago

That was one line that stuck out as being cheap and ill-consideted. I get the point he was making but the slogan was too tempting and rang ugly.

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