For those (like me) who weren’t familiar with the term:
A tripwire force (sometimes called a glass plate) is a strategic approach in deterrence theory whereby a small force is deployed abroad with the assumption that an attack on them will trigger a greater deployment of forces.The deployment of the small force is designed to signal the defending side’s commitment to an armed response to future aggression without triggering a security spiral.
I’m extremely avoidant of anybody that even ask for ID.
I don’t even give them my phone number when getting a haircut.
Sending someone to a country other than their country of origin isn’t deporting, it’s expelling.
is anyone in Canada making a bourbon-like whiskey?
What if the kid lies and says they didn’t use AI?
Have them re-do the assignment in a classroom with the teacher (or any other procror) present.
Trump never admits he’s wrong about anything.
Trump is a reflection of the people who elected him (twice)
I doubt the USA will ever be able to admit that they (as a country) were ever wrong about anything.
Crops arent only grains.
“Ugly” vegetables can’t be sold at full price because consumers won’t buy them
Touchscreens are such a safety hazard.
Not to mention impossible to use when you are wearing gloves.
But I guess those of us who experience actual winter don’t matter to the car company executives.
Whats a good alternative hassle free printer that is still open?
AFAIK, Prusa is the leader in balancing openness, quality and ease of use.
Of course, since they’re in the EU and pay their staff living wages, they are also more expensive.
You’d be holding more than one person liable if you were holding people liable at all
Sounds good to me.
Having some corporate abstraction shield the people who make irresponsible or dangerous choices may be beneficial to those decision makers, but it is very much not good for society.
because individuals can’t be held accountable
That’s just laziness. There are individuals who can be held accountable.
Starting with the executives who signed off on these things being put on the road in the first place.
Embarrassed how we’ve treated our neighbors the last year and a half.
I hope you and your fellow citizens can channel those feelings into the action needed to fix your country.
yes, there is LITERALLY american bad actors participating, as well as providing funding
Not only Americans. Russia is also using their propaganda aperatus to target Alberta separatists as well.
Im sure they’re not happy about our “meddling” in their attempt to take over Ukraine.
Thing is, there is a quota on the number of EVs that can be imported, and these high priced models are taking up a bunch of those spots, displacing an equal number of budget models.
Aren’t they trying to sell things?
That’s not so easy when nobody can afford to buy.
Because employers don’t want to pay full time wages and full time benefits.
Apparently these employers don’t care that underpaid workers don’t/can’t buy as much stuff from them.
I guess that’s tomorrow’s problem. Today is all about squeezing another penny.
We used to not trade with them
We have traded with the Americans for as long as the USA has existed.
(Yes, since before confederation)
Edit: Hell, as an American I encourage you to do exactly that. Hurt our economy, don’t visit until we get shit sorted.
Way ahead of you, neighbour.
And I hope you guys can recover from the decades of shit that has allowed the last 18 months of shit to happen.
You’ve got a massive job ahead of you.
And still Americans get all defensive when people from other countries boycott the USA and say “we’re not coming back until you fix your shit”.
St Peter don’t you call me, 'cause I can’t go.
I owe my soul to the company store.