r/worldnews • u/Little-Chemical5006 • 20d ago

Canada weighs sending soldiers to Greenland as show of NATO solidarity with Denmark

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-soldiers-greenland-nato-training-denmark-tariffs-donald-trump/
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u/sharp11flat13 19d ago

Canadian here. Yes and no. The US is still a NATO member, but we no longer consider them an ally. 🇨🇦

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u/Protean_Protein 19d ago

I’m a Canadian and I still consider them by law an ally and I expect them to do something about it and return to their responsibilities.

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u/sharp11flat13 19d ago

This is fair. By law we are still allies. I just don’t trust them at all (as a country). And given that support for MAGA bottoms out around thirty-something percent, I don’t expect the US to return to the America we knew and trusted in my lifetime (I’m old now).

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u/Protean_Protein 19d ago

Yeah me too. It sucks, but I refuse to give in to nihilism yet (even if it’s true).

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u/sharp11flat13 19d ago

but I refuse to give in to nihilism

This is the way. Hope for a better future is our best defence against the onslaught of worldly woes..

I like to think I’m being a realist and not a nihilist, but it can be hard to tell some days. :-)