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Bhagavata Purana 🚩(Skandha 10, Rasa Lila with the Gopis) Vishnu in his avatar as Krishna (considered an incarnation of Vishnu) plays the Rasa Lila with married women (the gopis). The text explicitly describes him drawing them away from their husbands at night, embracing, kissing, and engaging in erotic play. Traditional devotees interpret this spiritually, but on the literal level, it is sexual seduction of married women by a god. Harivamsa Purana (Appendix to Mahabharata, Vishnu Parva, Chapter 31–34) Krishna (Vishnu avatar) is described as bathing with the gopis. He steals their clothes and forces them to stand naked in the water until they come out to him. This episode is often taught as a “test of devotion,” but in plain reading, it depicts public humiliation and sexual coercion.

There is no coercion, no forcing of Sharia like muslims do. Also Hindus and Sikhs offer community service. food and shelter too in times of India, irrespective of skin colour or status or religion.

The United States has elected a president who is turning its longest-standing allies into adversaries. This isn't just about Canada. The entire Western world is watching. While the U.S. has the power to harm its allies, those allies also have the ability to push back, and the USA is rapidly losing friends who may not return. As America’s alliances weaken, so do the obstacles its rivals face. \n\nTake Australia, for example. Should it continue aligning with the U.S. in the Asia-Pacific region? Should it continue hosting critical American surveillance infrastructure? Should it keep supporting and supplying the U.S. fleet? The USA enjoys a trade surplus with us, but do we need to spend USD$50 billion over the next decade buying your hardware? The Europeans seem to be a more trustworthy ally, who don't make us a target.\n\nThe USA would argue that their presence ensures security, but the reality is that countries like Australia only face threats because they are tied to U.S. strategic interests. Perhaps a more pragmatic approach that avoids unnecessary antagonism with China would serve us better. \n\nAs for Canada, it will adapt and find new trading partners, just as Australia did when China attempted economic coercion. And through it all, Canada, know that Australia will stand with you—always.

No coercion, no lies, no muscling, mobbing, bullying needed to communicate, what an exemplary of his country!

the americans won't break us, not through coercion like this

It's too bad that Trudeau's Government did so little about fentanyl, also about our poorly-controlled border and destructive immigration non-policies for so long. Hence, driving Trump's scorched-earth policy (The Tariffs). That said, it blows me away that Trump was so vociferous about the Lawfare that was lined up against him in 2023-24, but he doesn't see that excess use of the power of the State is wrong and immoral in this Canadian and Mexican case. Trump only knows the right of might. Threats, coercion, bullying. He doesn't otherwise distinguish between right and wrong; only about what is good for him and his ego. The Tariffs will drive very bad business outcomes in the US. Including, inflation, and lost jobs. The Stock Markets are already tanking. At this particular stage, his ego will not allow him to back off, that's my prediction. Much pain for all Americans (and obviously for Canadians) will first have to ensue. Canada must receive its spanking, and Donald will have to save face. Ultimately, he'll invent some dishonest pretense to put the genie in the bottle, while the economic damage to all sides will be severe. But ... Why would he care?

Nah, they love America being clueless, poisoned and self-destructive. The reality is the open border types make a lot of money off the pain and suffering of Americans. You have to pay to feed yourselves and then you pay to feed foreigners. You see how this works? Why do you think the pols are so much richer than you are? It isn't because they're smarter than you. It isn't because they're more honorable than you. It isn't because they work harder than you. It's simply a fact that power attracts corruption and our pols are the worst version of us. Blackmail, bribery, coercion you name it they're in it. If the social contract is dead according to our pols why do we bother with it?

Who would want to live in the United States anyway. \nThey can’t even manage their own Finances and have to rely on using coercion in the form of Global Tariffs to pay off the debt which they have accumulated not other countries.

If America only bully and exploit, China must do more to invest in South America since illegal immigrants are the result of poverty, economic coercion and sanctions.

India should remember the west will stick together..they are definitely trying to coerce Indian govt to do something that they dont want to do? This is all just coercion tactic...but Indian public is with Modi govt..in fact the more publically you try to bully Indian govt. the support will increase in India for this govt...this was best solved under the cover...alas this will not be possible any more...I think finally they will get Indian govt to do what they want..but at what cost? India will now never side with them...

This journalist seems to forget that immigration is not a right but a privilege. I am sick and tired of the demagogues who keep parroting the same faux arguments about the so-called contribution of immigrants. It used to be like that, because immigrants were carefully selected. Now, it's no longer the case and we can see that the elites have a very strange plan for us. Is it a way to destabilize the country, create chaos, and unrest so the government can justify its control claiming we need more security, cameras around the city for surveillance, and more coercion only to make our lives as free citizens impossible? I am just saying...

We are where we are, regardless of what political theatre show has been in office. Left or Right, we have still arrived where we are at. It did not just happen in 8 years. Government is always the problem, never the solution. People that think Pee Pee is going to save Canada from Turdo are naive children, lost in their Statist cult mentality. Government - all government - is nothing but a system of coercion, violence and slavery; and the great enabler of everything people complain about.

cause theres no opportunity.. taxes are throught the roof.\n\nmany immigrants want to stay in canada when its funally safe, rich... less gov. \n\ntaxes and also insane politics and coercion. a lot of lies.

These people came to conquer and spread their religion throughout the world by force and coercion.