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[–] vegetvs@kbin.earth 83 points 1 month ago (2 children)

After Brexit, I'm not so sure the problem is who can Britain trust, but rather who can trust Britain.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It may be worth noting that this is in The Telegraph, occasionally referred to as "The Torygraph", a nickname earned for being the slightly less rabid, but still very much right-leaning newspaper. "Tory" being used in the pejorative sense.

In that newspaper, the thought of the UK being untrustworthy or that Brexit was a bad idea must be carefully skirted at all costs. Then again, that seems to be government policy no matter who the government is these days.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago

"Tory" being used in the pejorative sense.

There is only one way to use that word: perjoratively.

This is the way.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Lol, they only trust what used to be their colonies.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 month ago

Their colonies is a much longer list with a lot of nations with good reason to hate them. These are the ones where the colonizers maintained majorities over the indigenous peoples. They never even rejected the monarchy.

[–] donuts@lemmy.world 81 points 1 month ago (4 children)
[–] filister@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Crazy that none of them is from Europe.

[–] Naich@lemmings.world 23 points 1 month ago

Because it's the Torygraph and they are a bunch of Brexit arseholes.

[–] JackDark@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

It's because all three are part of the Commonwealth.

[–] brezel@piefed.social 10 points 1 month ago

Well, that arricle seems to be from 1939.

/s

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Can we get Turks&Caicos in there? We'd love them to join us, but we wouldn't want to dangle it like some economic prize.

Poor New Zealand always being ignored.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago

Good thing they didn't say Fr*nce!

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The 3 countries:

  • England
  • Scotland
  • Wales
[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 23 points 1 month ago

There’s no way England made that list.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago

Fuck northern Ireland apparently.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (5 children)
[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Everything changed when the penguin nation attacked

[–] Paragone@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Linux hasn't attacked yet, Hoomin..

shhh!

_ /\ _

[–] hazypenguin@feddit.nl 4 points 1 month ago

Me too, but Trump is trying to destroy it with tariffs.

[–] funkajunk@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

everything changed when the penguin nation attacked

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

everything attacked when the change penguin nationed

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How are real estate prices in the Penguin Nation?

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can get a pretty nice nest in exchange for a few good rocks.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I will throw in 3 medium fish

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Vomit them right there in my mouth, please.

[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 month ago

The UK might not be able to trust the US but they should be taking advantage of current events to leverage their relatively better trading position, compared to most other nations, to score some solid economic gains. Trump is likely to overlook the UK because the Pound isn't a threat to Dollar supremacy like the Euro.

[–] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Today?

I like the idea of closer ties with Canada and the UK, we already have very close ties with Aus.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As a Canadian, free migration, even just to live in NZ for a couple years, sounds like a dream.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 month ago

Welcome, and bring the syrup.

I would look to expand it to other countries in the future, in an EU style free movement of citizens type of arrangement.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Britain doesn't even trust Britons.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

King of the 'oo?

[–] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago

136 upvotes to 6 downvotes for a piece of shit like The Telegraph and a bullshit divisionary piece? I thought Lemmy was better than this

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Imagine being a trusted ally of this disgusting racist empire.