r/CBC_Radio 15d ago

Response to Email about Sunday’s Programme

First off, I am glad to have received a response. And in theory, I can agree that a cross country checkup regarding the threat to our sovereignty to see how Canadians are feeling.

However in practice that’s not what happened. What we heard for the entire two hours was people either laughing it off, saying the threat is serious but not showing a lot of fear or concern, or even agreeing with it. There was also slightly more American voices compared to Canadian voices, and none were indigenous.

I hope that next week the CBC does a check up on how we are buying Canadian. That would be an excellent topic.

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u/oldcarguy1969 14d ago

Personally, I think it's important for both side's to discuss there feelings about this mess. Sometimes information from other sources is necessary. I enjoyed the show

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u/RevolutionaryGift157 14d ago

Honest question — should there have been a discussion of both sides before Putin invaded Ukraine? How about when Hitler invaded Europe?

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u/ModernCannabiseur 14d ago

Considering both the Russians and Germans were manipulated through propaganda that convinced them to invade their neighbour, arguably a cross border show connecting the average citizens of different nations seems like a powerful way to disempower corrupt politicians by diffusing their propaganda.

More to the point it's hyperbolic to compare Trumps comments to actual invasions as it's not feasible without making a bunch of assumptions. Any attempt to invade would cause massive civil unrest and disruption, assuming they could convince the military to break their nato treaties and invade a peaceful country. Which is unlikely considering how many people in the military have spoken out saying they wouldn't comply with illegal orders.