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Senator Lindsey Graham dedicated his life to serving the people of South Carolina and the United States.
Throughout his career, he stood resolutely in defence of democracy and freedom, most recently and particularly with Ukraine and its people.
I offer my condolences to Senator Graham’s family, friends, and all those who served alongside him.
It's real. Apparently Joly and Anand also chimed in.
Lol everyone in this thread is acting like an outrage addicted moron.
Learn how to play politics dumbasses, sometimes it involves doing and saying distasteful things.
Grow up.
Lindsey Graham has called for the invasion of Canada. You know what else is good politics? Knowing when to shut the fuck up.
You know what's quite frankly more important right now then pissing and moaning about Graham's sycophantic public statements to please Trump?
Convincing Trump to keep supporting Ukraine.
Indignant outrage is a cheap high, not smart politics.
You know what absolutely did not convince Trump to keep supporting Ukraine? This stupid ass fucking tweet.
Also, guess what. Carney doesn't need Lindsey Graham's vote or Donald Trump's vote to keep his position. He needs our votes, so maybe praising someone who wanted the USA to invade Canada is actually really stupid politics.
You literally don't know that. Lots of people have accused Mark Rutte of pandering to Trump, but from all reporting it's worked because Trump is actually that vane. Reminding him that one of his closest supporters vehemently supported Ukraine has a chance of moving the needle.
Lmfao "why isn't carney pandering to us, we're the reactionarily outraged!"
I think you're confusing him for PP, Carney is the one who behaves like an adult.
Pandering to us? What, you mean Canadians? Who would presumably like not being invaded by the USA? Should Carney not pander to his constituents over dead US senators?
Let us also recall that what you are calling pandering here, is just not saying anything.
Not every statement is designed to appeal to you personally.
If years from now you don't vote for Carney because of this tweet, everyone will look at you extremely confused.
This is just ragebait from OP, nothing more.
Well Carney could at least design a statement that appeals to Canada instead of Donald Trump. That would sure be nice. He was elected to represent us, after all.
Lmfao, so now he's not allowed to do or say anything to influence international relations unless it has your personal stamp of approval?
That's right, I expect all his tweets to be put across my desk for approval. A totally serious, good faith suggestion from you. All criticisms of Carney here are obviously demands that Carney personally ask the critic for permission before doing anything rather than discussion on a discussion board.
Never praise war criminals
Lmfao, "the best path forward is one of naiivey doing whatever seems most right to outside observers".
Again, give up the rageahol, and grow up.
You are ok with praising a war criminal calling for genocide and invading canada. Trump only care about himself, there is no good reason to praise this scum.
He's literally praising him to try and convince Trump to keep supporting Ukraine.
That alone is good enough reason.
He is praising a war criminal supporting every bloody USA wars , who threatened Canada , who called for flattening Gaza, comparing Palestine to Nazi Germany. Only an idiot believe this will make trump support Ukraine more. You should revaluate your shitty moral compass
You should reevaluate your Internet usage and how addicted to outrage you are.
Anybody with a single grain of morality get outraged by people defending scummy people and warmongers
Ironically, masterspace is right about being addicted to outrage you are. You're right about not praising war criminals, but there's no need to keep engaging with trolls. Just ignore the rest of their comments and move on.
That's just it.
In Canada the proper politics would be to celebrate another dead yankee.
To appease the US you can write a message like this.
Meeting in the middle is saying nothing. So the good pragmatist makes no statement.
This is simple-munded nonsense.
"You're either with us or against us."
It's binary thinking garbage.
How is listing 3 options a binary?