4 korrents from this piece
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Our reading
It is entirely possible to be both morally wrong and geopolitically weak at the same time.
Their wordsAs Trump proves again and again, it is entirely possible to be both morally wrong and geopolitically weak.
Our reading
Trump has no concept of sovereignty, which is why he cannot predict the behaviour of leaders who do.
Their wordsHe lacks any concept of sovereignty -- that a polity exists beyond the whims and the greed of the people in charge.
Their wordsThe reality is quite the opposite; a country that can create a national health care system is more aware of its own existence, because of the experience of solidarity which enables everyone to thrive thanks to everyone else.
Their wordsHowever senseless it is, American rhetoric of the non-existence of Canada is concerning, because it resembles the way the Kremlin spoke about Ukraine, and rightly reminds Canada that their sovereignty is indeed the issue.