the reality is that carney understands trump's language better than anybody else on the stage. he really is honestly the best choice, as much as it bothers me to admit it. it happens. fuck the bankers, but this one is best positioned.

if you want to send people, you need to send personalities, not politicians. to donald trump, people like smith and ford are just another ron desantis or chris christie. that's exactly the wrong tactic.

you need to send a tv star or a musician or a sports hero. i've floated don cherry. he likes wayne gretzky. i don't want to float names, but you get the point.

bob rae would be a better choice than doug ford.

is there some value to the idea that ford would be better to deal with trump?

no.

ford is a fat idiot, and trump is going to make fun of his appearance and call him stupid, as he should. besides, trump would be unlikely to talk to the governor of ontario. if ford wants to run for prime minister, he should; i wouldn't vote for him. as it is, he should sit down and shut up.

there's a classic canadian vote split developing in ontario, with the conservatives set to get around 40% of the vote and the liberals and ndp hovering around 25% each. this generally happens when neither the ndp nor the liberals offer a compelling vision.

i don't support any of the candidates in the election and don't intend to vote.

it's just a reminder that legislation about plastic straws is never about plastic, it's always about politics.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/trump-plastic-straws-1.7455862

i'm not very interested in nationalism, partly because what is defined as "the national interest" actually means "the interests of the bourgeoisie, middle class and banking establishment". these are not my class interests, and it is class that i am concerned about, not nationality. i would always put party before country, as my self-interest lies in advancing the interests of my class and the "national interest" of the bourgeoisie is entirely opposed to my self-interest. 

the "national interest" of foreign banking establishments and of the collective foreign bourgeoisie is not in my class interest, either.

i will be focused on my own interests, and i would expect that i will frequently show apathy or downright hostility towards any concept of national identity or struggle. you will almost never see me align on much of anything with any of the major political groupings in this country, for the reason that none of them legitimately represent the lower class of artists with little or nothing to sell.