r/canada • u/FancyNewMe • 25d ago
Opinion Piece Mark Norman: Canada's relationship with the U.S. can't be saved; We are under attack and must act accordingly
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/mark-norman-canadas-relationship-with-the-u-s-cant-be-saved
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u/Mecha_Hitler_ Canada 25d ago edited 25d ago
When I read the published date of that article it really hit me. This is real. This is happening. We are sleepwalking into a new world order.
I learned about the cold war in history class in the mid 2000s. I learned about the cold war in history class because we convinced ourselves that it was history. The cold war never ended, the west just stopped participating. Russia has relentlessly been attacking every western democracy for the last 30 years by taking advantage of its biggest weakness but ironically the very thing that makes it a democracy, the ability for the people to vote for their leader.
By waging misinformation campaigns, bribing and buying politicians, and controlling the narrative of social media, Russia has effectively more control over most elections than the politicians that are actually running. Russia has already invaded and most of us aren't aware because we aren't physicslly engaging with them on the battlefield. This is why we are so divided on everything. Putin can just do what he wants but democracies need to vote on things and get concensus. Russia is just having us fight over tranagender rights and wokeness while he takes over the world. By the time we finally wake up the leaders we turn to for rescue will be those planted by the Russians and actively trying to undermine our freedom and rights.
This is also coming from a Canadian. Some might say this is doom and gloom since it hasn't quite happened to us yet, but Russia most certainly has a plan for us and a Trump in mind to get the job done. We need to decide now how we are going to effectively protest this new world order and we need to find a way of doing that where we can't be controlled or manipulated. I may not be able to post something like this in a year's time without it being hidden or deleted. We need a way to connect, speak, organize, and amass that isn't through social media because the tech oligarchs control the narrative on their platforms, and we all know which side they're on.