▲ 109 ▼ Canadian woman living in U.S. dies after fears of detention prevented her from seeking medical care (www.cbc.ca) submitted 2 weeks ago by Markham_Marxist@lemmy.ca to c/FuckTheUSA@lemmy.ca 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] the_q@piefed.social -20 points 2 weeks ago (10 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] wholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children) And Canadian troops are the cause of several portions of the Geneva convention. We have plenty of blood on our hands, as do any colony eople. Even to this day, twilight drop offs are still being done by the RCMP. That says nothing about the current regime in the US contiuing to do unspeakable horrors in addition to just about everything Canada has also done. Two peoe can be bad, and one still demonstrably worse. I say this as a trans person that has some (flimsy) rights and protections here. If you want to compare the two, tell the whole truth about both. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Malica@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago "They're the same" no the fuck they aren't permalink fedilink source parent [–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) That's a myth. The Geneva Convention existed long before WW1. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 week ago* Ultimately, not my point. My point is Canada ahas a long and bloody war history yes, but to off hand 'theyre the same' is disingenuous. But I appreciate the correction permalink fedilink source parent [–] discomatic@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (3 children) Most of us aren't guilty of active participation, dipstick permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago to be fair, neither are most americans active participants of the current issues it's just 1/3 of them, plus any military or police members not in that 1/3, and then another 1/3 that are inactive and don't care what the first 1/3 are doing permalink fedilink source parent [+] the_q@piefed.social -1 points 1 week ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] discomatic@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago Except you are, by your inaction. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mosaic09@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) You made Oregon Trail into a game soooo permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] wholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children) And Canadian troops are the cause of several portions of the Geneva convention. We have plenty of blood on our hands, as do any colony eople. Even to this day, twilight drop offs are still being done by the RCMP. That says nothing about the current regime in the US contiuing to do unspeakable horrors in addition to just about everything Canada has also done. Two peoe can be bad, and one still demonstrably worse. I say this as a trans person that has some (flimsy) rights and protections here. If you want to compare the two, tell the whole truth about both. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Malica@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago "They're the same" no the fuck they aren't permalink fedilink source parent [–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) That's a myth. The Geneva Convention existed long before WW1. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 week ago* Ultimately, not my point. My point is Canada ahas a long and bloody war history yes, but to off hand 'theyre the same' is disingenuous. But I appreciate the correction permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago "They're the same" no the fuck they aren't permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) That's a myth. The Geneva Convention existed long before WW1. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 week ago* Ultimately, not my point. My point is Canada ahas a long and bloody war history yes, but to off hand 'theyre the same' is disingenuous. But I appreciate the correction permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 week ago* Ultimately, not my point. My point is Canada ahas a long and bloody war history yes, but to off hand 'theyre the same' is disingenuous. But I appreciate the correction permalink fedilink source parent
[–] discomatic@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (3 children) Most of us aren't guilty of active participation, dipstick permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago to be fair, neither are most americans active participants of the current issues it's just 1/3 of them, plus any military or police members not in that 1/3, and then another 1/3 that are inactive and don't care what the first 1/3 are doing permalink fedilink source parent [+] the_q@piefed.social -1 points 1 week ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] discomatic@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago Except you are, by your inaction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago to be fair, neither are most americans active participants of the current issues it's just 1/3 of them, plus any military or police members not in that 1/3, and then another 1/3 that are inactive and don't care what the first 1/3 are doing permalink fedilink source parent
[+] the_q@piefed.social -1 points 1 week ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] discomatic@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago Except you are, by your inaction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] discomatic@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago Except you are, by your inaction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mosaic09@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) You made Oregon Trail into a game soooo permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)