From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/11/2026 9:20 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > 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.   
    >   
   Wait! Didn't he say he was a Canuck?   
    >   
   >  OOGA OOGA.  Me tough guy.   
    >   
   What I want to know is when are guys going to straighten up?   
      
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