His stances are confusing. He seems to be opposed and pissing Trump off at times but kissing his ass the next. Carney is a hard right banker and still has the sign up that he says we must acknowledge was always a lie.

His support for the Iran war could be that he genuinely believes it, as Iran is opposed to western hegemony and thus is a threat to western banks (that he has devoted his life to), but just so much other shit like the privacy and civil rights erosion bills that also work hand in hand with US corporations and authorities make me wonder if his opposition to annexation is sincere or he is just hoping it is a purely Trump thing and when the old orange bastard finally dies his successors will want business as usual (all bowing to the false sign idol he condemned at Davos) and they can continue dismantling everything for the top 0.1%, with a bone tossed to the remaining middle class that will no longer be more than 10% and keep the rest a permanent underclass.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The world isn't as simple as good guys vs. bad guys. It's all shades of grey, and your ally on one issue might be your adversary on another issue.

His support for the Iran war could be that he genuinely believes it, as Iran is opposed to western hegemony and thus is a threat to western banks

He's said why from the very beginning. Iran having nuclear weapons would be bad for everyone. He's suggested people read the IAEA reports on Iran. Have you? There's no need to speculate on what his intentions are, you just need to do some reading.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Iran was attacked out of nowhere, by one of the most incompetent and overconfident militaries on the planet, and now has more power and freedom than it started with. Supporting that invasion is the realm of fools and idiots. Still, within less than 24hrs, he said “we will unconditionally support the US in this war”.

Carney’s “elbows up” was to make ignorant people feel good about themselves while he sells the country out from under us, often times to US-based companies. He’s nothing but a traitor.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago

His support for the Iran war could be that he genuinely believes it

I suspect there's a bit more nuance involved.

Most people would agree that the Iranian regieme is/was bad for both their own citizens and for the region.

But at the same time, what the Israelis and Americans did by starting a war with Iran is also a bad thing for the citizens of Iran and the region (and the rest of the world). Even if it did disrupt that immoral Iranian regime.