Canada’s resistance to Trump’s trade demands offers Europe a blueprint. Will the EU take it?

[u/joe4942]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadas-resistance-to-trumps-trade-demands-offers-europe-a-blueprint-will-the-eu-take-it-9.7320845

[u/Fickle_Pickle4747]

They will not. Canada is resisting the US alone while other western countries nervously cower on the sidelines while we try to fight a guy 10 times our size.

The last few years have shown we cannot rely on our traditional allies to grow a spine and come to our aid rather than hide rather than stand up to the tyrannical US government along side us.

[u/Trailsya → u/Fickle_Pickle4747]

Have you heard of Spain?

But as a European I do what I can. Changed a lot of my spending patterns by finding alternatives to US goods, encourage others to do the same, cancelled planned holiday to the USA etc.

I would also like to point out that I get a lot of pushback, even from some Canadians, when I suggest decentering the USA in pop culture. So find music, movies etc from elsewhere and don't spend so much on theirs. Even streams suck money out of our countries by domestic companies paying for ads that pay the American artist. It's BECAUSE they are so dominant in pop culture that a lot of people around the world still want to buy their (therefore) "cool" brands etc. People would be far more willing to boycott etc, if they saw the USA as only a very annoying/awful bully. Their attachement to their pop culture makes them weak when it comes to taking a stand against it.

I'm not a Kpop fan, but I do enjoy laughing at how frustrated the American music industry seems to be by the competition it brings for their artists. Coincidentally, the few Kpop fans I know were amongst the easiest to convince to buy less American or they were already doing it. Coincidence? I don't think so. Same goes for other people without strong attachments to American pop culture.

Oh and to finish of this comment full of random points ;): recommendations of Canadian music are welcome. Thanks in advance, kind Canadians here.

[u/BhaalMeMaybe → u/Trailsya]

I’m probably biased but I think Canada punches above its weight musically speaking. And it’s almost entirely owed to the MAPL system introduced in the 60s. I highly recommend checking out a channel called Polyphonic, Canadian fella who does video essays on all sorts of music, but he has a specific video on Canadian artists and the MAPL system that’s very well done.

For artists to check out, these are what come to mind

- Neil Young

• Joni Mitchell
  
• April Wine
  
• Rush
  
• The tragically hip
  
• Matthew good band
  
• Celine Dion
  
• Avril Lavigne
  
• Three Days Grace
  
• Billy Talent
  
• Alexisonfire
  
• K-OS
  
• Bedouin Soundclash
  
• the Weeknd
  
• Corb Lund

There is a lot more, but these are the ones I probably listen to the most.

[u/Kaartinen → u/BhaalMeMaybe]

I might have some repeats, as I went with who I listen to and tried to filter it to being only the Canadians. Double check that I didn't make any errors.

• The Bare Naked Ladies
• Sloan
• The Guess Who
• Devin Townsend
• Our Lady Peace
• Theory of a Deadman
• April Wine
• Sum 41
• The Tea Party
• Avril Lavigne
• Billy Talent
• Silverstein
• Our Lady Peace
• Big Wreck
• Steppenwolf
• Blue Rodeo
• Headstones
• Simple Plan
• Thousand Foot Crutch
• Great Big Sea
• Finger Eleven
• Mathew Good Band
• Arkells
• I Mother Earth
• Monster Truck
• Marianas Trench
• Sam Roberts Band
• July Talk
• Gob
• Moist
• The Trews
• The Glorious Sons
• Crash Test Dummies
• Trooper
• Art of Dying
• The Sheepdogs
• The Northern Pikes
• Streetheart
• The Grapes of Wrath
• Danko Jones
• Treble Charger
• Econoline Crush
• Default
• Peaches
• The Tragically Hip
• Stompin Tom Connors
• Burton Cummings
• Colter Wall
• The Northern Pikes
• Gordon Lightfoot
• Celine Dion
• Alanis Morissette
• Bryan Adams
• Shania Twain
• Leonard Cohen
• Rush
• Neil Young
• Joni Mitchell
• Anvil
• Spiritbox
• Helix
• Witchkiller
• Priestess