The descendents of the grand historian still making themselves as popular with authority as always

They are sentient beings and they know they are slaves.

In my experience the only thing most people take from this sort of article is that they should not be asked to make any changes to their own lives

“Politics is war without bloodshed” -Mao

Canada has a law to this effect called the Clarity Act to make sure that Quebec never votes for independence by a margin like this.

I mean, there’s SodaStream

This is him focusing on that. This statement makes it clear that the status of the Falklands is not his priority.

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so instead we get pissy about plastic straws, a regulation imposed on corporations by the government.

So, you agree people should not start drinking Coca Cola, and for their own health and finances they should make every effort to stop drinking Coca Cola.

Are you suggesting people should not be encouraged to quit smoking?

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In no universe is coca cola “all you can afford”. You could replace it with tap water and be better off in every way.

I hate corporations so I am going to continue buying sugary bullshit that I don’t need, and get pissed off at anyone who suggests I give the worst polluters less of my money

-the anti corporate position.

You could always not buy their completely non essential products, but suggesting that rarely gets a good reception from the “obsessively whining about straws” crows.

Some obscure Puerto Rican who is alive today but nobody has heard of yet.

What support?

They seem to be mocking this journalist, not the US.

it’s just a poor analogy, not worth taking seriously.

I honestly think Canada could handle that, but they would have to forcibly split up to live all around the country rather than be allowed to set up their own Palestinian community in one region. Politically it would be completely i.possible of course.