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> “belligerent, untrustworthy and unreliable“

I believe the body of people who are promoting such a narrative (and it’s clearly coordinated) have major conflicts of interests, they want to maintain the status quo for their own enrichment at the expense of any specific nation, because in reality plain old paying attention shows nearly the exact opposite is true in every sense.

They are very good at their propaganda which is exactly how they got in that position but they are not looking out for your interests in the slightest, they just want to “manufacture consent” for the forward march of the global hegemony, that oligarchy… nobody in their right mind, with eyes unclouded by hate, would come to these conclusions naturally.

It’s probably the scariest thing too, and it’s nothing new! Go read Chomsky’s book by the same name “manufacturing consent” and he lays out many examples that were happening in the 70s-80s, and they are following the same playbook today just with Ukraine and Gaza instead of Colombian Jungles and Vietnam.

>I believe the body of people who are promoting such a narrative (and it’s clearly coordinated) have major conflicts of interests,

I'm a Canadian. Operating SOLELY on the actions and statements of your executive branch, not the media's reporting but the wording of the government, their executive orders, their direct public statements. your government is increasingly belligerent, untrustworthy and unreliable.

Belligerant -> Constantly making subtle threads of annexation. Calling the Prime Minister of Canada the "Governor" of Canada. Constantly lying about trade deficits that are surpluses and drug and migrant problems that are actually a bigger problem moving north across the border than south.

Untrustworthy -> After renegotiating NAFTA to USMCA and hailing that as a great agreement, now its a shit agreement and he's putting tarrifs on to get more from Canada under the threat (and likely actuality) of causing economic harm to both our countries.

Unreliable -> You were our biggest and staunchest ally. Electing an administration that is actively hostile to our government and sovereignty means you are no longer reliable as an ally.

> they want to maintain the status quo for their own enrichment at the expense of any specific nation, because in reality plain old paying attention shows nearly the exact opposite is true in every sense.

The current actions of the administration are destroying hundreds of thousands of lives in order to enrich a few thousand at the top. They are alienating ally's, destabilizing peace and almost guaranteeing more conflict and war in the near future.

Chomsky warned of the damage a demagogue supported by a disenfranchised, hurting and angry populace can have on a country. This is happening now, and half the country is burying their head in the sand claiming its propaganda.

> Electing an administration that is actively hostile to our government and sovereignty means you are no longer reliable as an ally.

This is total nonsense, nobody thinks they can annex Canada…

>This is total nonsense, nobody thinks they can annex Canada…

Trump defies typical expectations and does things everyone else thinks would never happen. Often because to do so would be very damaging and idiotic, but that never actually stops Trump.

However you do NOT threaten to annex, take over or otherwise threaten the sovereignty of an ally or friend. That is geo-politics 101, so regardless of how serious he is about doing it, the act of threatening it is belligerent and shows he isn't a reliable trading partner or ally.

Outside of annexing, the trade war is also actively hostile on top of being perpetuated on complete lies.

I really have to add

>they just want to “manufacture consent” for the forward march of the global hegemony, that oligarchy… nobody in their right mind, with eyes unclouded by hate, would come to these conclusions naturally.

The oligarchy has taken over. The few that benefit from the "global hegemony" you refer to, which is largely the 'interests of the rich' are now completely in control of the US.

The US administration absolutely is not looking out for the interests of the average Americans. Most of what they are doing directly hurts most or all Americans in one way or another, and the few things they do that help Americans benefit the rich the most.

Now is the time much of the US populace has always claimed it would stand up against tyranny, an oppressive "lord" class and kings. They are watching it and cheering it on instead.

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