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[–] ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

As someone who was unemployed until recently, all I can say to this is: Fuck Trump and those bullshit tariffs he unilaterally imposed. I was laid off the day they first came into effect, and their impact made finding a job in what used to be a very active sector of the economy a nearly six month ordeal.

I don't blame companies for adjusting to economic adversity and changing regulatory landscapes, nor do I personally blame Carney or the Liberals for not rolling out stimulus packages in that constantly changing and shifting landscape. I'm happy they are doing this now of course, but let's not forget that the sole culprit of this nonsense is that bloated orange wannabe dictator in Washington.

[–] orioler25@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why don't you blame the companies? If they had paid you a fair wage this whole time, you'd be better off. If profit maximization wasn't their imperative, they wouldn't make decisions by quarterly disruptions.

Why not blame the Liberals? They have resisted expansion of social welfare policies like UBI which would allow you more leverage in negotiating with these companies in the first place and would have lessened the blow of losing that job now. They've ran on election reform multiple times and abandoned it.

Trump is the sole culprit? Why hasn't anyone in his cabinet stopped him then? Why hasn't Congress or the Senate or Supreme Court stopped him?

It's time Canadians recognize that systemic change is necessary. Even if individuals could be solely responsible for this, we shouldn't live in a system where that is possible. Maybe Canada should have never been subject to the whims of one man in the metropole and maybe YOU should never be materially insecure in one of the wealthiest states on the planet.

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 1 points 6 hours ago

Why don’t you blame the companies

Stockholm syndrome

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