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[–] DonkMagnum@lemy.lol 4 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Wanna see a trick? I can make bots appear, watch this:

Maybe if China agrees to stop being a threat to Taiwan, stops interfering in our politics, and stops spying on us, and builds some auto plants here to employ some Canadians, we can talk about their fucking EVs. Until then, we already have one international bully as a trade partner, we don't need more.

[–] Packet@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"Threat to Taiwan" they are a threat to each other, Taiwan claims the whole of China, PRC claims the whole of China as well.

"Interfering in our politics" sinophobic, but even then the US presents a much bigger threat. I don't really think there is much interventionism done by the PRC troughout its history lol

"Stops spying on us" US giggles lol

[–] DonkMagnum@lemy.lol -1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

These are all blatant lies, but thanks for proving me right, bot.

Btw, native English speakers don't write things like "giggles".

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

These are all blatant lies

The comment you're replying to contains an opinion, two statements of fact, two more opinions, an historical assessment couched in "i don't really think", and finally closes with giggles and lol.

I don't see any lies there; if you think the factual claims in it are wrong I encourage you to read up: the PRC and ROC actually do both claim all of China, and the PRC's foreign policy is largely non-interventionist.

thanks for proving me right, bot

Do you find many people online with opinions differing from your own who you don't think are bots?

[–] Packet@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Beep bop I am a bot, come here to destroy your beautiful country, we are the horror of the white nations. And are you seriously profiling people for using "giggles", lmao when will you bring out your skull ruler?

[–] DonkMagnum@lemy.lol -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Packet@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nice racism you got there buddy

[–] DonkMagnum@lemy.lol -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nothing racist about Winnie the Pooh, he is cuddly and stuffed with fluff!

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

[–] Packet@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Yes, nothing wrong with Winnie the pooh, great character, silly bear. Except for when the yellow bear is used to portray an Asian person, coupled with the "Tigger" the tiger used to portray a black person, i.e. Obama.

https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/main/us_atrocities.md

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Canada lied about stop selling arms to israel who are we to gives lessons?

The reasons we have tariffs on China has nothing to do with bs you spew we did it to protect the usa car industry

[–] DonkMagnum@lemy.lol 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The American and Japanese auto industries both employ Canadians.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Chinese would also employ Canadians or any other countries investing in Canada. Why couldn't we start investing in our own companies to build cars?

Chinese would also employ Canadians or any other countries investing in Canada.

No. Chinese factories abroad employ Chinese migrant workers as it has been also said here on Lemmy multiple times. Also, Canadian suppliers won't be deliver much as Chinese EV makes employ their own suppliers from integrated value chains.

[–] redwhacker@social.trom.tf 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

@DonkMagnum @IndridCold Not a fan of China, but it's sort of rich to demand non-interference when inferring some interference ourselves.

Maybe if China agrees to stop being a threat to Taiwan, stops interfering in our politics

Also this is rich:

builds some auto plants here to employ some Canadians,

So does that mean we will be basing our canola growers in China?

[–] twopi@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago

You forgot one thing, when OP has a bad take it is called "the correct opinion and the obvious stance expressed with freedom" when some else does (or has a good take that OP doesn't like) it's called bots interfering in our politics.

[–] DonkMagnum@lemy.lol -4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

lol. Do you really think the economic impact of our canola industry is on par with the potential impact Chinese EVs? It's a ridiculous notion.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago

Is it? Have you run the numbers?

Just think about the amount of land in Canada dedicated to growing canola vs the amount dedicated to building EVs. Or the number of people employed, for that matter.

[–] redwhacker@social.trom.tf 5 points 4 days ago

@DonkMagnum No, I do not.

But it does beg the question why you didn't lead with that instead of your cute grandstanding initial comment.