PM Fluffy promises Korea we got their back

If you caught CBC’s coverage of PM Fluffy’s address to the government of Korea, all you got was Murray Brewster’s breathless observation that Korean politicians “leaned in” to catch every last word of Trudeau’s declaration of solidarity with the Republic of Korea. Yup, knowing Canada has their back is what lets them sleep at night… But Trudeau said a lot more than that. Here’s the entire text of his speech. Those comments on nuclear energy aren’t comments I’ve heard him make at home. Are we really gung-ho for nuclear energy? I certainly don’t see any evidence. How many nuclear powerplants are under construction in Canada as Justin makes these claims? None that I’m aware of. But no matter; PM Fluffy is on a campaign to rally support for the American Empire and its manifold blessings. Shared values, you know; freedom and democracy and all that good stuff. Hmm… Korea has been under US occupation since the Korean War. The American’s were not in a rush to see democracy take root in Korea, and successfully delayed its arrival by 40 years or so. As for “shared values,” South Korea trails Western values around gay rights and women’s rights by half a century or so. We’re not exactly on the same page. Where we are on the same page is in our fealty to The City on a Hill, the Exceptional Nation. That’s right; we pledge allegiance to the Stars and Stripes and promise to buy as many F-35s as it takes to ensure human rights and democracy triumph over those nasty authoritarians who hate us for our freedoms.