I love how your post is saying things are "quietly" happening rather than "screaming" at the dufus, BUT, we all want to. For me this post is peace promoting & very informative. We are quietly moving on & many are following. We can all take this to a personal level, I do it all the time. I am shopping at a store that I like, & normally, staff are friendly & polite, but, today is different, you have a lady spending a LOT of money & all 3 staff concentrate on her & ignore me...the person who always comes back. I walk out without buying the items I need & quietly go to another shop & never return to the old one. Same thing, just on a personal level & I love seeing our country doing what I do, only on a much larger scale. We don't have to beg rude & unfriendly people to consider us, walking is the 100% right thing to do. We still love our friends & family over there & all the good people who have always been good :)
Carney needs to lead those ‘middle nations’ he talked of in Davos to create a NATO style economic alliance. Like minded nations, who will work together and defend each other against attacks by the powerful countries, USA, China, Russia. So any economic attack on one, becomes an attack on all and will be met with the combined economic might of every member. It’s the only way to survive in a world if Trumps & Putins.
I don’t disagree that it won’t be easy, but I think Trump has treated enough countries badly to make it a viable option and one possibly needed after he’s gone too, at least set it up for the next Republican imbecile they elect.
Moving forward bloc such as these can negotiate as equals rather than having to be submissive. And don’t forget too that in the near future India will likely be joining China and the USA as economic giants, so we need to prepare for that too.
I believe he's already starting: he made a pact with the Nordics to have closer integration. Now it's time to pull Germany close. They are the 'heavyweights "of Europe by economy and population. They sit at the center .
Very true. The U.S. will henceforth be viewed with suspicion; no voters in the U.S. can say they didn't know the type of man he is and he still got elected. Other nations will remember that.
If your power company is 99.99% on-line, you lose a day every 30 years. If it’s 99% reliable, it fails every 4 months. That’s the difference between first-world power supply and the rest of the world’s supply.
In the first place, planning isn’t really a big deal. If the last, you buy a generator.
80%, you get off the grid. 80% still is more than no power, but not reliable.
The US has dropped from the 9’s to the 50% range for reliability.
The most important piece is to do more in Canada. Buy Canadian because you want your country to remain free and prosperous. Participate in its reinvention as a stong respected sovereign nation and global leader. Big speed bumps ahead but we will survive and thrive. Build Canada Strong!
It's kind of sad how the high school quarterback doesn't realize the smart, attractive nerd has moved on, and is packing to go to university, just as they realize thst maybe they could have had domething real, if only being duch a prick and taking her for granted hadn't opened her eyes first.
It's going to be really ugly, when Trump and his minions, and the MAGATS propping them up finally have the nickel (and cadmium, and copper, and potash, etc) drop, because it's now being sold elsewhere. But, c'est la vie.
I love how your post is saying things are "quietly" happening rather than "screaming" at the dufus, BUT, we all want to. For me this post is peace promoting & very informative. We are quietly moving on & many are following. We can all take this to a personal level, I do it all the time. I am shopping at a store that I like, & normally, staff are friendly & polite, but, today is different, you have a lady spending a LOT of money & all 3 staff concentrate on her & ignore me...the person who always comes back. I walk out without buying the items I need & quietly go to another shop & never return to the old one. Same thing, just on a personal level & I love seeing our country doing what I do, only on a much larger scale. We don't have to beg rude & unfriendly people to consider us, walking is the 100% right thing to do. We still love our friends & family over there & all the good people who have always been good :)
That’s actually one of the cleanest ways to explain it, Patsy.
No drama. No speeches. No slammed doors.
Just… you notice the shift, you adjust, and you spend your money somewhere that treats you better.
Countries are doing the exact same thing now...
just with trade deals, energy, and billions of dollars instead of groceries.
And like you said, it’s not about hating anyone.
It’s about not depending on someone who’s become unpredictable.
Quiet exits don’t make headlines…
but they change everything.
Hear Hear Fred! :)
Carney needs to lead those ‘middle nations’ he talked of in Davos to create a NATO style economic alliance. Like minded nations, who will work together and defend each other against attacks by the powerful countries, USA, China, Russia. So any economic attack on one, becomes an attack on all and will be met with the combined economic might of every member. It’s the only way to survive in a world if Trumps & Putins.
Good instinct, Richard... but building an “economic NATO” is a lot harder than it sounds.
Military alliances work because the threat is clear and immediate.
Tanks cross a border… everyone reacts.
Economics doesn’t work like that.
Countries still compete with each other on trade, currency, and resources...
even when they’re allies.
So getting them to automatically “retaliate together” would mean asking them to take economic pain for someone else’s problem…
and that’s where it usually breaks down.
What is happening, though, is a quieter version of what you’re describing...
Not one big alliance…
but a web of smaller deals, trade corridors, and supply chains that reduce dependence on any single power.
Less “all for one”
More “no single point of failure”
Same goal… just built in a way countries will actually agree to.
I don’t disagree that it won’t be easy, but I think Trump has treated enough countries badly to make it a viable option and one possibly needed after he’s gone too, at least set it up for the next Republican imbecile they elect.
Moving forward bloc such as these can negotiate as equals rather than having to be submissive. And don’t forget too that in the near future India will likely be joining China and the USA as economic giants, so we need to prepare for that too.
I believe he's already starting: he made a pact with the Nordics to have closer integration. Now it's time to pull Germany close. They are the 'heavyweights "of Europe by economy and population. They sit at the center .
I live in the inland Pacific Northwest.
I've always loved Canada.
I think the world is stepping back from the American government...not the people.
On behalf of just me,
Sorry!
Pray for peace
Live that prayer
That’s a grounded way to see it, RedBead.
Most people aren’t confusing governments with the people living under them...
and they shouldn’t.
Relationships between countries shift all the time…
but the human layer tends to stick.
What’s happening right now isn’t rejection.
It’s recalibration.
Countries are adjusting exposure, spreading risk, and building options...
the same way any of us would if things started feeling unpredictable.
That doesn’t erase decades of connection, trade, culture, or family ties across the border.
And that last line of yours lands…
Peace isn’t something governments declare once.
It’s something people choose… over and over again.
I do not know when the world will ever trust America again.
I wonder, even if the U.S. returns to sanity in '28, if it will get other nations to trust it again or if it remains a pariah.
That’s the trillion-dollar question, Richard…
and the honest answer is... trust doesn’t snap back on a political cycle.
Countries don’t run on hope.
They run on memory.
If a partner shows they can swing from stable → unpredictable → back again…
the lesson isn’t “they’re fine now.”
The lesson is... they can change again.
So even if things “normalize” in 2028, a few things won’t reverse...
Supply chains that were moved… stay moved
Energy systems that were rebuilt… keep running
Trade relationships that were diversified… keep growing
That’s the part people underestimate.
Trust isn’t just emotional... it gets built into infrastructure.
And infrastructure doesn’t rewind.
Best case?
The U.S. becomes a preferred partner again.
But not the default, no-questions-asked partner it used to be.
Once you’ve bought the generator…
you don’t throw it out just because the power came back on.
Very true. The U.S. will henceforth be viewed with suspicion; no voters in the U.S. can say they didn't know the type of man he is and he still got elected. Other nations will remember that.
Trust takes time
If your power company is 99.99% on-line, you lose a day every 30 years. If it’s 99% reliable, it fails every 4 months. That’s the difference between first-world power supply and the rest of the world’s supply.
In the first place, planning isn’t really a big deal. If the last, you buy a generator.
80%, you get off the grid. 80% still is more than no power, but not reliable.
The US has dropped from the 9’s to the 50% range for reliability.
That’s a sharp analogy, Steve... the “9’s” idea hits the point most people miss.
Where I’d push back a bit is the last line.
The U.S. hasn’t dropped anywhere near 50% reliability in the literal sense... if it had,
the lights would be going out constantly and the economy would grind to a halt.
What has changed is something more subtle… and more important.
It’s not the system failing outright
It’s the confidence in the system slipping
And that’s where your analogy really lands.
When reliability feels like it’s dropping... even if the grid is still technically working...
people start doing exactly what you described...
They build backups
They diversify suppliers
They stop assuming stability
That’s the real shift happening globally right now.
Countries aren’t saying, “The U.S. system is broken.”
They’re saying, “What if it isn’t as reliable as it used to be?”
And once that question gets asked…
You don’t wait for the outage.
You buy the generator.
Bravo! Pax Americana is ending a little sooner than I expected…and it did not have to be that way.
The most important piece is to do more in Canada. Buy Canadian because you want your country to remain free and prosperous. Participate in its reinvention as a stong respected sovereign nation and global leader. Big speed bumps ahead but we will survive and thrive. Build Canada Strong!
It's kind of sad how the high school quarterback doesn't realize the smart, attractive nerd has moved on, and is packing to go to university, just as they realize thst maybe they could have had domething real, if only being duch a prick and taking her for granted hadn't opened her eyes first.
It's going to be really ugly, when Trump and his minions, and the MAGATS propping them up finally have the nickel (and cadmium, and copper, and potash, etc) drop, because it's now being sold elsewhere. But, c'est la vie.