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on History rhymes · c/politicalmemes · 2 pts · 47d

For over thirty years it was the stated goal of North Korea to create a pan-national federation (one country, two systems) with South Korea. It was a plan, one they'd often posture aggressively in support of, particularly in the direction of South Korea's American allies, but I wouldn't call it a modern example of colonization.

on History rhymes · c/politicalmemes · 12 pts · 47d

China-Taiwan

Which modern example are you referring to, the 17th century mass migration of Han Chinese under the Dutch or the more recent relocation of Republic of China government under the Kuomintang in 1949?

Conservatives gained 25 seats and got over 2M more votes in 2025 from 2021. The reason the Liberals held onto a minority government is thanks to voters abandoning the NDP and Greens. Unless Carney starts delivering on the environment and for workers, I doubt he'll be able to retain those voters in another election.

Federally, Canada has not had a Conservative government since late 2015. Though we now have that previous Conservative government's cental banker as our PM, but he calls himself a Liberal.

Ontario has had a Conservative government since mid-2018.

The problem, as I see it, is that environmentalism has lost a lot of momentum over the past decade. America bailing on the Paris climate accords, twice, really seems to have set the tone for other Western democracies, at least in their sense of urgency on this issue.

In Canada it does not help that the US's trade war has provided the government with a lot of cover to pursue "energy priorities" without the normal consultation process or environmental considerations.