That question is at the heart of Canadian defence planning today—and our acquisition of the F-35. Do we develop capacities that reduce reliance on the US by acquiring the ability to work with others and be more self-reliant? Or do we bet on Trump as a temporary blip, trusting that sanity will be restored, and thus resist throwing away the benefits of decades of close interoperability?

Except we are talking about a plane that is more like an iPhone than something else with more control.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 41 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The real problem is the delusional thinking that Trump and his regime are going away after his term.

They’re not.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 28 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Trump is just a symptom of what’s going on in the US, not the cause. The US will be the same even after he is gone.

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well. That depends on how the gone happens.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I choose the gone that gets us back on track to representative government and social democracy

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 1 points 6 months ago

I'm not sure thats on the table for Americans. There are options that are much better and much worse–but that ground is salted and burned.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 7 points 6 months ago

This ⬆️

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 months ago

90% percent chance he won't live to 2028, but there is no shortage of assholes to replace him.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

A plane that even the US Navy rejected. It's a lemon, delayed for years on software issues, and by US law, they have to have remote kill switches.

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

That does sound like quite the bargain!

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

You want to buy a slightly used Land Rover?

[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Bribes really do good.

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 2 points 6 months ago

So good.

[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

So an iPod developed by Tim Cook?