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   On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:55:46 -0500, Wilson    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 2/11/2026 9:25 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >> On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:34:32 -0800, dart200   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>> On 2/10/26 7:38 PM, Tara wrote:   
   >>>> dart200  wrote:   
   >>>>> On 2/10/26 6:27 PM, Tara wrote:   
   >>>>>> dart200  wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On 2/10/26 11:40 AM, Tara wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> “I’m not discouraged at all. I think we’re living a very important   
   time in the   
   >>>>>>>> world. It’s a big shift. It is probably what I would call the   
   beginning of the   
   >>>>>>>> end of the American empire. And it has to come, all the empires   
   change, so   
   >>>>>>>> now, you know, it’s accelerated, but we are in a very good position,   
   because   
   >>>>>>>> we have land, we have the best educated people in the world, you know   
   that,   
   >>>>>>>> and we have the tolerance that is a great value, we have the sharing   
   that does   
   >>>>>>>> not exist in many other countries, we have less very, very rich   
   people per   
   >>>>>>>> capita, but less very, very poor people too in Canada, and we have   
   the unity,   
   >>>>>>>> that we have to fight all the time about that...”   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Jean Chretien   
   >>>>>>>> Feb 2, 2026   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Former and most loved Prime Minister of Canada   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> ok boomer as if canadians don't depend on us for defense   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> they just don't pay taxes into that defense   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Hey little millenial twitt. Ever heard of NATO. We fought  with you in   
   >>>>>> Afghanistan and Korea because we are part of NATO yeah. And what it   
   stood   
   >>>>>> for.   
   >>>>>> As for not paying our share to NATO, as well as other countries, we know   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> ya'll spend under the 2% NATO target lol   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> this and are making good on that now.   
   >>>>>> We are real clear that you wouldn’t help defend us now. Or anyone for   
   that   
   >>>>>> matter. Ok.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> who's ur nuclear daddy?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> oh yeah that's trump right now ???   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You’re sick. Sick in a really bad way.   
   >>>   
   >>> and u trust the hysteric news cycle waaaay too much   
   >>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> But thanks for the opportunity to observe. I’ve learned so much more about   
   >>>> Americans from this little group Do you represent most of them?  Or are   
   you   
   >>>> an anomaly? I’ll think positive and choose the later.   
   >>>> But maybe a microcosm. god forbid.   
   >>>   
   >>> i still have no idea why u'd reject a chance to have a direct vote on   
   >>> the leader for the most powerful military on the planet over "muh   
   >>> nationalism"   
   >>   
   >> You have no comprehension of why somebody somewhere else on the planet   
   >> might resent your opinion of yourselves.   
   >>   
   >> And perhaps such a chance would have very little significance in terms   
   >> of outcome.   
   >>   
   >> I, for instance, had a chance to vote against himbo, and I did.  Zero   
   >> effect.  Better for me to not be down there with you guys.  Better for   
   >> me, and us all, to be uruguans than to try to fight the political mood   
   >> down there.   
   >>   
   >>> especially since u consider him a threat   
   >>>   
   >>> but no ... u'd rather let the threat fester???   
   >>>   
   >>> or actually u don't really perceive it as a meaningful threat and are   
   >>> hysteric over actually nothing   
   >>>   
   >>> or more likely: u don't actually have coherent views and are just   
   >>> reacting off feels u don't even understand. that's what i see as   
   >>> probably true, but u always have another chance to reply   
   >   
   >It's really something to see people take what Nick says as defending the   
   >current system. When he obviously wants to dismantle it and replace it   
   >entirely.   
      
   Yes, but that is not the topic of this particular thread.   
      
   >It's clearly true that all of nato relied on the US to pay the bulk of   
   >their defense over the past 50 years.   
      
   Which has nothing to do with what dart obviously wants.   
      
   >Emotional feels do not change that reality.   
      
   It is possible to be right without offending people.  Americans   
   generally are unable to show such respect.  They think they are the   
   greatest country ever, the very best at anything, and damn right you   
   depend on us to defend you.  Stick you defense up your ass americans.   
      
   That goes for you too dart, even if you do want to dismantle the   
   system and replace it entirely.  You are still pounding your american   
   chest.  OOGA OOGA.  Me tough guy.   
   --   
   Noah Sombrero mustachioed villain   
   Don't get political with me young man   
   or I'll tie you to a railroad track and   
   <<>> to <<>>   
   Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?   
   dares: Ned   
   does not dare: Julian  shrinks in horror and warns others away   
      
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