rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Imagine living comfortably in your later years and thinking hey let’s travel to a different country and try to rage bait some Nova Scotians. What’s wrong with ppl like this? 000
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Reframing govt action to emphasize individual agency. Examples 000
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 23/08/2026The Trump admin, MAGA, the Claremont Institute, et al don’t understand what made America powerful, and that’s why they keep overestimating the effectiveness of coercion and military action. 000
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I saw this on Reddit. I have no idea to what degree this is true or not. But I personally know ppl trying to emigrate, while there’s a long line of ppl outside the American embassy every weekday. 110
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 01/04/2026“The separatists envision independence not for the Alberta that currently exists, but for an Alberta of their imagination.” 010
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 18/03/2026The USA men’s baseball team wearing USA hockey jerseys to the final of the World Baseball Classic feels like a MAGA signalling asshole thing to do. 000
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Saw this on Reddit. Americans saying ridiculous things, like “Canada is quite literally a communist country”. Sounds like something Joe Rogan said when repeating Russian propaganda about the Trucker Convoy. 100
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 14/02/2026If American democracy is to survive, the Dems need to replace Jeffries and Schumer as their leaders in the House and Senate. 250
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 26/01/2026FWIW, this won’t fix a) the underlying lack of competition problem or b) the problems of figuring out which part of the mess is the provinces’ responsibility. The market is dominated by three companies 173
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Trump has been clear about his intentions even as his pretexts change. 000
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 19/01/2026CBS has become a source for BS instead of news. On a related note, decisions to not enforce antitrust law have become another lever of corruption for the Trump regime. The Matt Stollers of the world were and are horribly wrong. Either that or they care more about right wing politics than antitrust 000
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 01/12/2025The abstract brought Chateau Clique to mind. Not sure if it is a good analogy. But it does seem reminiscent. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_C... 000
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Very interesting read with numerous takeaways. That said, I think the author overplays the current state of our cultural institutions around shame. They may be badly damaged but they haven’t been completely destroyed. We need more discourse on ethics and norms. We must not abandon them. 2282
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 07/10/2025They could’ve been talking about the dominant economic schools of thought prior to 2008. 000
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 02/10/2025FWIW, I appreciate Ganz’s clarity of thought and articulation in his writing, generally. Re the post below, this point struck me. 000
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Reading about how the Mont Pelerin Society worked to obtain hegemony has me asking why the left can’t do the same. 000
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 02/08/2025This is a great read. Sharing two points that stick with me. 196
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 20/07/2025This is a great read! These two points grabbed my attention especially the “feelings” based reasoning. 021
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 18/07/2025“Not caring until it affects you is the currency of fascism” Saw this comment on YouTube about a video of a MAGA/Trump supporter crying because Medicaid got cut. And I can’t get it out of my head. 010
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 13/07/2025It’s interesting that the failure to release “the Epstein file” (whatever it is) seems to be a major line for MAGA supporters. It’s also interesting that the idea of elites preying on the vulnerable is a motivating concern and that the Democrats failed to identify let alone speak to it. 010
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 01/07/2025I wonder if much of the “is this fascism” discourse suffers from precision fallacy, bias toward 20th century analogies and/or focusing on the parts instead of the whole. The latter reminds me of a quote from The Expanse. 000
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 25/06/2025It’s almost as if their accusations of antisemitism aren’t actually about antisemitism. It’s like they’re a slur. 000
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Mamdani did not say that Israel shouldn’t exist. He said the opposite. It’s in the article. 110
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Great read. These two points jumped out at me as they have broader application. 142
rc2 🇨🇦 @rc2squared.bsky.social · 22/06/2025This is disappointing and dangerous. I know that Canada is stuck in hard place, trying not to make our relationship with the USA worse, but if the Trump regime is willing to go to war based on vibes, then anyone could be next. 000
