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• PhoenixDog@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Point to me the last time Canada waged several illegal wars in the last two years.

  I’ll wait.

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  • orioler25@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    justice-project.org/the-canada-brand-violence-and…

    en.wikipedia.org/…/Canada_in_the_War_in_Afghanist…

    Or are you going to say that Canada’s continued occupation of indigenous and First Nations land is also not genocidal? Downplaying Canada’s imperialism to own the Americans is about as low as you can get before you start directly hurting people. Don’t be a genocidal bootlicker for self satisfaction, it’s disgusting.

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    • cecinestpasunecommunication@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes.Canadians are just colder more polite americans from five years ago.

      It’s better, but…

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      • orioler25@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        No, stop trying to minimize it. Canada is a settler-colonial state, which means it is fundamentally genocidal. The state has supported US imperialism for the better part of a century now, and quite literally finances genocide all over the goddamn world.

        Stop with the fucking millennial-core bullshit about the sorry moose syrup or whatever the fuck, no, they’re not just “colder Americans,” they’re Americans. Canada and the US are two white settler states that span the continent with unprotected borders, they’re culturally and politically aligned by merit of their shared interest in white supremacy and capitalistic extraction. Canadians differ only regionally in the same way there’s differences between fucking Texas and Minnesota. The notion that there is somehow only two cultures across this expanse of differing material conditions accepts the imperialist assertion that the settler state can dictate the national identities and cultural norms of the spaces they dominate. These states do not fucking own the space they violently enforce their will over.

        I know these people, Canadians are not fucking polite, they’re privileged rule followers. I fucking hate Canada the way I hate the United States, both need to end as all imperialist systems do.

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  • Cowbee@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Imperialism is not “wages illegal wars,” imperialism is a process of wealth and resource extraction from the global south. Canada participates in this international system, headed by the US Empire, as a willing recipient of the spoils. Further, Canada is a member of NATO, which is a military coalition of imperialist countries designed to prevent backlash from the global south.

    I assume you at least agree with the understanding that Canada is a genocidal settler-colony, and therefore should be abolished as a state alongside the US Empire, Israel, etc.

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    • PhoenixDog@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Who said anything about abolishing America? You’ve managed to make up something in your head then argue with me.

      I just said me and millions of other Canadians will never trust America again. And you tried your best to turn that into something wildly different.

      Go back to Reddit if you want to argue shit your made up yourself.

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      • Cowbee@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I said:

        To be fair, Canada is also a genocidal settler-colony and an active imperialist power.

        I directly compared Canada to the US Empire, as a lesser imperial power and a similarly genocidal settler-colony. I think the fact that Canadians distrust the US Empire is a bit hypocritical, a progressive movement within Canada should also oppose the Canadian state.

        I wasn’t really trying to “twist” what you were saying, more give you an alternate perspective. For all of the reasons you hate the US, you should also hate Canada. Both are bad, Canada just is lower on the imperial ladder.

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