Canada should move towards integration with Europe instead of the U.S. | CCPA
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Trump’s chaotic global tariff war, which has upended the international order, shows no sign of letting up. Presidents of the U.S. have long used trade as an instrument of power to assert economic and military dominance over the global economy. Trump however, does so against Canada and other allies—a vision driven by his pathological narcissistic…

Trump warned he will impose additional tariffs on the European Union and Canada if they band together to “do economic harm” against the United States.

Get @#$%ed, Trump. Good read. Short but detailed about how partnered we are already and what our next priorities should be

  • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
    21·
    9 hours ago

    high level figures in the EU have repeatedly stated that while they appreciate the gesture, Canada wont ever be a member.

    Who? I haven’t heard anything so definitive.

    When it comes down to the details, the EU is a boys club for Western and Central Europe, they dont even treat their Eastern members as anything more than a buffer zone against the Russians,

    Lol, no. The east gets tons and tons of subsidies. It’s the whole reason Orban still wants to be in the EU.

    You’ll also notice new eastern countries are lining up to join while euroskepticism has made headway in your “boy’s club” countries.

    the EU isnt flawless either, Russia has infiltrated it with trojan horse governments like the Hungarian Fidesz party and the Slovakian SMER party, who embezzle EU funds and politically roadblock motions with their veto.

    Definitely true. The difference is that the US is terminal in a 1933 Germany way, while the EU seems like it might have a bright future.

    • DicJacobus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      8 hours ago
      1. Referring to a statement made by Ursula von der Leyen’s spokesperson Paula Pinho of March 2025

      (“We are honored with the results of such a poll. It shows the attractiveness of the European Union, and it shows the appreciation of a very large share of Canadian citizens for the EU and its values,” said Paula Pinho, spokesperson for European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, at the Commission’s Wednesday briefing, before adding that she “will not go into” a possible EU application from Ottawa.")

      1. The extremely delayed reaction and infighting in European politics and society during what is essentially a code red / five alarm fire in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, has shown that many countries in the EU are willing to sacrifice another for time rather than face the reality that the EU and their way of life is directley being threatened, thus why we’re seeing many countries in the EU having chosen to sit on their hands and wait, for YEARS at this point when the prospect of a third world war is closer than any other point in history other than the cuban missile crisis. When the chips are down, the EU for the longest time showed itself to be one that would rather point fingers, delay, and sacrifice others on the altar.

      Polish farmers blocking NATO weapon shipments and railways to a critical combat theatre over a dispute with European markets and Ukrainian Grain, Hungarian vetos blocking EU financial packages to Ukraine, Ukraine has very much become a litmus test for countless issues worldwide, everything from testing the strength of alliances and unions, to testing the rationality and morality of individual people. and the EU has been taking one step forward one step back for much of it, It took them until the US basically took a turn into a terminal illness of fascism, for the major power players, namely France and Germany, to step forward and acknowledge that there can’t be anymoe of this sitting on hands they played for the last 3-5 years as our world swirls the toilet bowl

      in short, Yes, those eastern countries get subsidies, but its increasingly being seen as a bribe from one side to the other to keep them on the blue team. while hostile actors like the states with the parties I mentioned, just pocket the money while playing interference for the Russian mob state.___

      • humanspiral@lemmy.ca
        1·
        5 hours ago

        Thank you for context.

        Hungarian vetos blocking EU financial packages to Ukraine

        Veto should be a uncriticized power of EU membership. A not particularly creative agreement EU members can make is to fund and benefit from a program budget on which just the approving members decide upon. If you wanted a $100B bill to gift stuff to Ukraine, and Hungary’s share was going to be $1-$5B, then a $95B-$99B bill could be passed among other members.

      • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
        2·
        8 hours ago

        Thanks. I’d say “will not go into” is decidedly neutral, though. Which isn’t surprising, there’s no point starting a big controversy when nothing is actually on the table yet.

        • DicJacobus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          7 hours ago

          I dont think anyone from the EU is going to take concrete steps to a Canadian application, because they havent concretely ruled out that America wont physically invade it. Its an insane prospect, but this world is already insane.

          Europe is already dealing with a hostile Russia, They can probably handle Russia alone, They can’t handle Russia + America, so unless we’re all ready to write it off and Blast each other with nuclear weapons, I think Europe has quietley agreed that if America does turn psycho, and the cost of keeping America Neutral, and not allied with Russia, is sacrificing Canada, they will Sacrifice Canada in a heartbeat. Officially, at least

          Unofficially it will just be a fucking shadow war.