That's what sucks about a hypothetical let's say 20% 40% 40% split. The 20% supporters and others not confirmed always say well I'm not throwing away my vote and switch to voting for one of the 40% parties.

puppinstuff@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 355d

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Soup@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 355d

Fun fact, even with our shitty voting system if everyone votes a certain way things will go that way. It’s not a gamble, we can just vote for what we want. We can delay it and try to fix it when it’s even harder and more dangerous or start now.

Typotyper@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 355d

Still is

villasv@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 355d (4 replies)

I don't care too much about retaliatory tariffs to be honest. We're the ones paying for those anyway.

We shall continue boycotting to send them the middle finger

howrar@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 355d (3 replies)

The point of the tariffs is that we don't pay them because we don't buy those products. It makes it more economical to boycott, so more people do it, and profit driven companies will also do it.

villasv@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 355d (2 replies)

It makes it more economical to boycott,

I guess technically? It makes boycotting more economically "sensible" but just because it makes it less economical to not boycott. It doesn't really benefit the people boycotting, it just penalizes those that for some reason don't.

If I could just pick and choose, I be down for keeping some targeted retaliatory tariffs up because I see the value in forcing the hand of people that would be otherwise indifferent (or worse) but most of the damage we've been doing to the US is not really tariff driven, e.g. booze, travel, groceries.

Soup@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 355d (1 reply)

Frankly, considering what the US has said they wanted to do to us, I’m ok with making goods from there more expensive for people who don’t want to boycott. I’m ok with any purchases made from US companies costing more even if I find myself doing it for one reason or another, too, no matter how legitimate or innocent I personally think my reasons are.

villasv@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 355d

Fair. I'd say me too. If anything, it helps me making sure that if I don't boycott on a purchase either intentionally or by mistake, at least there will be an extra tax collection for it.

Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 355d

As an American, I say, "Keep boycotting the ever living fuck out of the USA."

ikidd@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 355d

Retaliatory tariffs only hurt Canadians. Find other sources or boycott.

Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 355d

The boycott continues that’s what.

puppinstuff@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 355d

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avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 356d (3 replies)

Now this:

PS: It's a pretty good movie.

bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 355d (1 reply)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYHv8eJrW2Y

It's free on yt

avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 355d

Oh wow, it's actually an HD copy straight from the official source.

Presently42@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 355d

Wow that's an unexpected reference! Bravo

nbailey@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 355d

I agree that we should be doing something to retaliate against the US regime, but to be honest they’re doing a fine enough job of that themselves. Best thing we can do is pivot our exports to Europe & Asia, become a new leader to developing nations and emerging markets, and stop being vassal for US foreign policy. That’s what really hurts them, not import taxes.

ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 355d

People will vote Con thinking they’ll somehow be more anti-American.