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All US citizens should interrogate the way we are propaganzied to support militarism abroad.
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That hits hard, doesn't it? Americans want to see ourselves as the Federation so bad, but the Cardassian Union is so much closer to the truth.
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Cardassian restaurant owners have military discounts and are always sure to say ā€œThank you for your serviceā€ whenever one is invoked.
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tbf, cardassins also had to live with knowing that they were also being spied on by a national defense agency, that could arrest them for even the smallest "sedition", even if it was just an anti-war protest and - oh wait.
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Thatā€™s Sci-fi doing what itā€™s meant to.
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Oh no, they became a Realization Haver.
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If you want to get Canadians angry, mention in the Canadian politics subreddit that Canadian mining companies are among the worst human rights abusers in the world, and subsidized by the government. You get both Cons and Libs angrily denying that Canada has ever done anything bad.
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We have an entire city called Asbestos, guess what for.
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They make fantastic poutine? Oh! They are a major exporter of salamander fur!
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Canadian here - yeah, it's our dirty little secret that we kinda suck too.
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We just tend to do it on a smaller scale than the US because we have a smaller budget.
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Lots of Canadians know that our country is really just three mining companies in a trench coat. But yes, capital-C Conservatives and capital-L Liberals (and for that matter most small-l liberals) will absolutely bury their heads in the sand to avoid that truth.
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Sometimes it's hard to keep up with the cardassians
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If we really supported our military, we would object to the routine misuse for political purposes.
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Or maybe you're just a simple tailor.
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(Tosses out bottle of root beer, reaches for the Kanar bottle.)
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Damar is one of the Cardassians that I enjoyed seeing develop even though his screen time wasn't much. It's a story that would resonate with a fair number of veterans.
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Speaking of "going thru the motions to not stare at the floor in shock"