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[–] vegetvs@kbin.earth 91 points 6 days 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 27 points 6 days 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 6 days 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 21 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

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

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 15 points 6 days 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 84 points 6 days ago (4 children)
[–] filister@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Crazy that none of them is from Europe.

[–] Naich@lemmings.world 25 points 6 days ago

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

[–] JackDark@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago

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

[–] brezel@piefed.social 11 points 6 days ago

Well, that arricle seems to be from 1939.

/s

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days 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 6 days ago

Good thing they didn't say Fr*nce!

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 27 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The 3 countries:

  • England
  • Scotland
  • Wales
[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 23 points 6 days ago

There’s no way England made that list.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Fuck northern Ireland apparently.

[–] Sawzall@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 6 days ago

I thought it would be France.

This is all fluff. We are militarily so entwined with Britain you'll suck our dick and say thank you.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago (5 children)
[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Everything changed when the penguin nation attacked

[–] Paragone@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Linux hasn't attacked yet, Hoomin..

shhh!

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[–] hazypenguin 4 points 6 days ago

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

[–] funkajunk@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

everything changed when the penguin nation attacked

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

everything attacked when the change penguin nationed

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How are real estate prices in the Penguin Nation?

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I will throw in 3 medium fish

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Vomit them right there in my mouth, please.

[–] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 5 points 6 days 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 6 days 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 6 days 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.

[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 6 days 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.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Britain doesn't even trust Britons.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago

King of the 'oo?

[–] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 days 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 6 days ago

Imagine being a trusted ally of this disgusting racist empire.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

Meaning UK? The guys with precrime?