tleb

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on Elbows up! · c/canada · 2 pts · 92d

Because this is about the defense of an ally and Europe, not an expense meant to enrich our country. Don't forget we have a massive Ukrainian diaspora, so this does help those Canadians pretty directly.

That's apocryphal actually, according to wikipedia:

The origin of "guinea" in "guinea pig" is unclear. One proposed explanation is that the animals were brought to Europe by way of Guinea, leading people to think they had originated there.[1] "Guinea" was also frequently used in English to refer generally to any far-off, unknown country, so the name may be a colorful reference to the animal's exotic origins.[27][28]

Another hypothesis suggests the "guinea" in the name is a corruption of "Guiana", an area in South America.[27][29] A common misconception is that they were so named because they were sold for the price of a guinea coin. This hypothesis is untenable because the guinea was first struck in England in 1663, and William Harvey used the term "Ginny-pig" as early as 1653.[30] Others believe "guinea" may be an alteration of the word coney (rabbit); guinea pigs were referred to as "pig coneys" in Edward Topsell's 1607 treatise on quadrupeds.[1]

They also just have lots of strange names in different languages

on *Permanently Deleted* · c/asklemmy · 0 pts · 103d

Colonialism, "$" is a derivative of the shorthand for peso which was the name for the Spanish dollar. So all the locals were calling their money a dollar before the actual "dollar" currencies became a thing.

I think Conservatives will actually be very happy about this behind closed doors - currently they are helping the Liberals push everything through parliament and committee, so whenever they bark to media about stuff they look like hypocrites. Now they get to complain without looking like hypocrites!

Also, I'm pretty sure the alternative here is an election where the Liberals would win >210 seats, so...