You're an incumbent PM in an election year, JT. Show some goddamn backbone.

[Dr_Chimera]

It's funny how worked up the Saudis are on twitter right now. They're responding to every critical tweet - by any Canadian with a decent number of followers - by saying stuff like "oh yeah? what about all of those indigenous women you've mistreated???"

One of them was claiming that 30% of Canadians are living in poverty, which I guess means their shitty empire is free from criticism or somethang

[Dr_Chimera]

If Trudeau doesn't pull down his pants, hang his head in shame and beg for forgiveness I will be very impressed.

[Dr_Chimera]

lmao buncha dumb cunts

[pk shredz]

The Saudi's are sick. By the threat of interfering in Ottawa's affairs, I suspect they mean another case of mental illness, I mean Jihad, hitting the streets of Toronto. They made the same threats to Putin ahead of Sochi Olympics. They are quick to show their true faces when riled up.

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Vive le Québec libre!

[chicpea]

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That.
Is.
MY.
Schtick.

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Schtick is eternal.

[Dr_Chimera]

As if we didn't already know.

[senate]

As if we didn't already know.

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what is infographic ksa?

Edit:

Infographic ksa is a voluntary non-profit project. It is managed by a group of Saudi youth who are interested in technology and social media Facts backed by numbers & evidence; all of which could be found here.

[chicpea]

I only fly Porter in Toronto anyway.

[Dr_Chimera]

Political games.

[pk shredz]

[pk shredz]

hahaha

[chicpea]

Where in the plot does that orb fit?

[pk shredz]

[Dr_Chimera]

Interesting times. Does it ever hit you sometimes that we live in the middle ages and just don't realize it?

[senate]

Why is Dog afraid of the word Homo?

[Dr_Chimera]

Interesting times. Does it ever hit you sometimes that we live in the middle ages and just don't realize it?

Middle of what?

Between Jesus and Star Trek.

[Dr_Chimera]

But seriously, I tend to think we’re in a times of geopolitical transition from the post cold war world of a sole superpower into a more multipolar world.

Whatever you say, Putinbot.

[chicpea]

But seriously, I tend to think we’re in a times of geopolitical transition from the post cold war world of a sole superpower into a more multipolar world. Transition times can be wacky.

All the money I invested training Saudi youths to run scratch n win scams has vaporized overnight.

[pk shredz]

[mayoradamwest]

The USA doing nothing is rather fitting ...

[chicpea]

Ernst Zendell. Okay. Fucking idiots.

[Germz]

Kind of nice to piss off the Saudis. Being their friends has always felt shitty. Now we have even more moral superiority vis-a-vis the USA.

Fuck 'em, you know?

[Germz]

Will you hold me when the US-Saudi-Israli alliance invades us to install a puppet governement (headed by Harper), Germz?

Sorry, I'll have died on the battlefield.

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Will you hold me when the US-Saudi-Israli alliance invades us to install a puppet governement (headed by Harper), Germz?

Sorry, I'll have died on the battlefield.

On which side?

[Boring Choice #2]

Kind of nice to piss off the Saudis. Being their friends has always felt shitty. Now we have even more moral superiority vis-a-vis the USA.

Fuck 'em, you know?

Will you hold me when the US-Saudi-Israli alliance invades us to install a puppet governement (headed by Harper), Germz?

It might solve the Middle East problem. Give Canada to the Jews as their new homeland (move their 2000 year old temples and such) and let the Muslims reclaim their sliver of land south of Lebanon. Let the Jews annihilate the native population and the Frenchies while redistributing the Anglos to the south and the United Kingdom. They already have Montreal as their capital city. And they can enjoy as many bagels as they can stomach, or teach the locals to make them properly.

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Liberal Shia axis vs ethno-nationalist sunni jews.

[Slick Nick]

#TeamShia

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Good. Good... join us.

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China?
Russia is with us that I know.

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Wait... when you say us... who do you mean?

[Slick Nick]

Liberal Shia axis vs ethno-nationalist sunni jews.

Pretty sure Germany will be on our side this time. China too.

Authoritarian-Liberal-Shias vs Ethno-Nationalist-Fundamentalist-Sunni-Jews.

When was the last time Germany was on the winning side?

[Slick Nick]

Franco-Prussian war?

And where's the Prussian capital city now?

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Russia? Russia is with them. Ethno-Nationalist-Matcho appeal > old alliances. We’re with the subversive american deep state, working the resistance from the inside.

Uhm. No. Russia is with us. Iran. Syrian gov't. Hizb'Allah.

Us.

[Slick Nick]

Why would China be on your side?

Turkey and Pakistan changed sides... you're in bad shape doggo.

[Dr_Chimera]

Russia is with anyone who will so much as smile at them.

[Dr_Chimera]

The USA doing nothing is rather fitting ...

The whole of Europe is staying out of it too. The Trump presidency has done a lot to expose neoliberal alliances for what they are.

[chicpea]

I am perfectly happy with no one's support. We are right. Let them cower.

[Slick Nick]

I am perfectly happy with no one's support. We are right. Let them cower.

You're rarely wrong when attacking a straw man.

[chicpea]

xong!

[Dr_Chimera]

Sad but true.

[chicpea]

They killed about 40 more kids yesterday. For perspective.

[Dr_Chimera]

I think that may or may not be true.

Canada’s tweet was par for the course. It’s what Western govs do. Do business with the Saudis but every once in a while pay lip service to human rights. Same as with China and others. Heck, UK foreign office issued a similarly worded statement on Saudi human rights just yesterday. Saudis just seem to be irrational. The brash prince’s outsized ego picking weird fights where he thinks he can. Yemen, Qatar, Lebannon. Foreign policy based on bluster.

Another possible version (its opaque to us) is that the Trudeau gov may not have returned elevators on the Saudis 15b “investment”. Saudis buy influence by spreading money around and would have expected some love and deeper ties with the 15b order. The Libs may have been cooler than others to the Saudis, prompting them to being already pissed at Canada. In that sense, Canada would have some “credit”. Hard to know exactly to what extent Canada differed from other Western gov in their relations with the Saudis, if indeed there was any difference. They pulled their ambassadors from Sweeden and Germany too over “normal” criticism.

Anywho, this is all quite immaterial at least on face value. Canada-Saudi trade is negligeable. We’re far away from one another. Both middle powers that can’t really do anything more than annoy one another.

What I find to be much more important is that I think this is a consequence of Trump’s transactional view of international relations and natural affinity towards authoritarians. Had he not so clearly shown his disdain for Western alliances, they would have checked their response.

It’s not that it matters in this case, it’s that it signals a new world order. One of American pullback and retrenchment, leading other powers to rush in to take the space. That, of course, leads to considerably more global instability. A realignment where different actors will brush up to one another and test their relative strenght.

I fell asleep halfway through this fascinating post.

[Germz]

I fell asleep halfway through this fascinating post.

You'll be a great graduate supervisor one day, doc.

[Dr_Chimera]

Follow the money.

[chicpea]

Maxime Bernier cannot fit any more dog whistles in his sexy mouth.

[senate]

A work of art: