• etherphon@piefed.worldEnglish
    20·
    21 hours ago

    American business could end this madness today by simply standing up to The Dumptator but they refuse to do so. They literally hold all the power here now thanks to citizens united. But they’re just going to lie down and take it from this disgusting old piece of shit. Sad.

  • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    901·
    1 day ago

    CEO of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, says he thinks it would be ‘a great olive branch’ for Canadian alcohol retailers to put American spirits back on the shelves

    Alternatively, Americans could revolt against their leaders policies. That would be a great olive branch to the world.

    • Jax@sh.itjust.works
      67·
      1 day ago

      Seriously, how any U.S. citizen thinks that Canada should be offering the olive branch is beyond me. What mindless self importance, as if buying less alcohol won’t be a net positive overall (presuming they don’t replace it with another countries alcohol).

      • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
        121·
        1 day ago

        I mean,

        Swonger said he recognized “the great emotions” in play over the political divide between the American and Canadian governments.

        “On behalf of the distilled spirits industry, we wish that wasn’t the case and we apologize,” said Swonger. “And, you know, at some point, we hope things will get better.”

        Guy isn’t exactly promoting Molotov cocktail recipes to Americans or being as direct as he should be, but I don’t think he’s criticizing Canadians either

        • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
          121·
          19 hours ago

          but I don’t think he’s criticizing Canadians

          But he put the onus on Canadians to go back to normal consumption - giving up any leverage if that’s what this was about - as a mere peace offering.

          That’s like Russian ceasefire terms. The guy should understand that’s not how we restore friendships.

          And while I only miss a little bourbon on the high holidays and some ‘medicinal’ JD Honey, I’m starting to think boycotting America is a great operating procedure when they elect cruel and stupid leaders.

    • HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca
      272·
      1 day ago

      Great olive branch. Fuck. You.

      Fucking Americans. They just cannot fathom everyone not having to be subservient to them. Time for them to find out.

      • Soulg@ani.socialEnglish
        410·
        21 hours ago

        one guy says something

        Fuck all Americans

        Are you a child

        • HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca
          111·
          20 hours ago

          Yeah it’s not just him pal.

          Whether you like it or not, America has an (earned) reputation. Are you that oblivious that you think this reaction is based on one person’s single comment?

    • rozodru@piefed.worldEnglish
      143·
      23 hours ago

      nah Americans are convinced weekend protests every few months and midterm elections will save them. Most simply don’t care or are too broke to care.

      • Zahille7@lemmy.world
        6·
        19 hours ago

        You’re being downvoted but you’re 100% right. Go out in public, literally everyone acts like everything is business as usual. And every couple weeks you’ll see social media posts about some new protest or something, and then it comes and goes without so much as a peep. People are too online, hoping too hard that things will change even though they’re not doing a goddamn thing to change anything.

    • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
      7·
      1 day ago

      It’s funny because the Distilled Spirits Council of the US has their hands just the thing they could legally gift to encourage liver failure, in anyone they wish.

    • Soulg@ani.socialEnglish
      110·
      19 hours ago

      You mean the thing that happens constantly but nobody cares about because it doesn’t succeed?

      Are you people seriously this fucking stupid

      Edit: idiot counter rising, keep it coming