Sounds about time for a constitution change.

Maybe this is a bad take from someone with no military knowledge, but I never understand how “we need bodies for the meat grinder” so let’s do conscription is often only mandatory for men?

You’re either going to shove a gun in their hand and point them in the direction to shoot, have them run some equipment/weapon, or have them in a support role. Both men and women can do those things equally well.

Any very generalized physical differences between men and women would have minimal difference in the ability to carry out their tasks.

If they don’t have compulsory service, and voluntary service is new this year, how have they had any military at all?

It’s certainly a weird wording. Maybe German terminology and doesn’t translate well?

From reading the article and the linked article from there it seems like the idea is to get a conscription program in place but the first conscripts will be those who willingly joined. Then with the program in place they can move to “real” conscription. Maybe?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_convicted_war_criminals

War crimes are definitely a thing. With a long history of definition and, you know, multiple international agreements.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime

Damn, the orange blob can’t even remember what day of the week it is.

It’s more or less the same thing, but export tarrifs most certainly exist.

There is most definitely such a thing as export tariffs. Just as there are import tarrifs which the orange buffoon is so find of.

Export tariffs (potentially) slow the outgoing movement of goods. Import tarrifs (potentially) slow the incoming movement of goods.

The end result is similar (higher end costs), it’s which government gets the $$$ that differs.

Well, most places people go to are outside the earth. (Just barely outside.)

Like planting a tree. The best time to build infrastructure towards Europe was 20 years ago, the next best time is today.

Nope.

The King of Canada is the reigning monarch.

I had to look up these numbers to put it in an American/tRump context.

It’s about the size of the USA states of Virginia or Tennessee. About 3.5x the size of Hawaii and 9x the size of Puerto Rico.

It would be 36/57 of USA state, federal district, or territory by size.

They’re also butt hurt since their invasion failed at the Bay of Pigs.

None of that justifies a USA takeover of a foreign country. The only people that can decide Cuba’s future are the Cuban people.

Edit: In a European context it would rank 17/50 in size between Iceland and Bulgaria. Bigger than either Hungary, Portugal, Austria, or Ireland to name a few.

Huh.

That actually makes sense…

Government wise that seems somewhat true, but citizen wise it may be the other way around.

Excluding the small portion of the population that wants to be part of the USA and the disturbingly large portion that are sticking their head in the sand, I would guess that the rest would welcome closer ties with the EU. What that looks like for each person will vary, but I doubt any are lackluster about it.

Ultimately, Canada needs to join a new clique. The USA no longer has a veneer of civility and is actively threatening it’s sovereignty. The EU is the closest to Canadian lifestyle values/expectations while also powerful enough to counterbalance USA aggression (or at least soften it).

All my opinion and I could be wrong.

I think just Conservative works. Maybe Progressive-Conservative (until they start attacking LGBTQ2S+ rights, women’s rights, etc).

I think they mean that adding flavouring to non-oatmeal is less successful.

If they’re in your living room, they’re in effective control of your area. At that point there will not be long-range drones going (maybe coming in), there will only be direct action by the local populace.

Oh, wrong community.

They definitely don’t give him access to anything good. Probably think his demented mind is too great a risk to ruining their models.

… … …

Maybe we should crowdfund him having root access.

I agree on the second point. As long as the power backers are still there, and they aren’t going anywhere short of a civil war, the USA is an enemy. Even if they elect someone else nothing changes.

I disagree on the first point. Yes, his verbal diarrhea is so continuous and stupid that it’s hard to keep listening, but everyone needs to take it seriously. Hopefully, without giving him much attention. By posting images like this and spouting similar sound bites he’s questioning the legitimacy of these countries sovereignty. If as a global community we start accepting that, then it’s a slippery slope to accepting that these countries aren’t “countries” worthy of their sovereignty. Then his map happens.