Re: last minute sabatoge of trade talkes

On Aug 22, 2026 at 2:41:22 PM EDT, "Julian" <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 22/08/2026 18:43, Tara wrote:
>> On Aug 22, 2026 at 1:40:28 PM EDT, "Wilson" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 8/22/2026 11:19 AM, Julian wrote:
>>>> On 22/08/2026 16:09, Tara wrote:
>>>>> On Aug 22, 2026 at 10:59:55 AM EDT, "Noah Sombrero" <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:51:21 +0100, Julian <[email protected]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 22/08/2026 14:39, Tara wrote:
>>>>>>>> Tara <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> For any Americans here who may be interested, we pretty well had a
>>>>>>>>> trade
>>>>>>>>> DEAL until just before the deadline last night when the Americans
>>>>>>>>> came in
>>>>>>>>> with more demands - unrealistic demands that Canada could not accept.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> We are retaliating - dollar for dollar.
>>>>>>>>> 50% tariffs now. Both ways.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> To all the Americans who voted for this President and his
>>>>>>>> administration  -
>>>>>>>> and continue to support him - i hope there is a hell and you rot in
>>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>> Chill, he's nearly done and hoping for something better is
>>>>>>> thinking most wishful. After a few years of your neighbour
>>>>>>> being run by the DSA you'll probably miss the loon.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Yeh, not everybody agrees with your politics julian, as I need to
>>>>>> remind wilson from time to time as well.
>>>>> 
>>>>> You buddy Bill Maher agrees with Julian's view. How could that be, eh?
>>>> 
>>>> The notion the everybody agreeing with me gives me total ick.
>>>> I can't speak for Wilson but I'd be shocked if everybody
>>>> agreeing with him wouldn't make him similarly queasy.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> If I find that everyone agrees with me I'm probably wrong.
>> 
>> Definately a concern.  And scary too
> If someone agrees with me one of us is cheating.
> We're supposed to have a unique POV and passing
> off a second hand one instead is mean.

Right and wer're not supposed to call each other names or tell someone that
you don't agree with them because you don't have the conceit it would take to
believe what they do. 
ergo - which conceit, of course, you lack and they have.
Not a good way to make or keep friends.