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Even Trudeau's dictator friends are quiet about this!

I wonder about that, too. It's possible. It worked when he "stood" up to Trump. .....he was silent for several days. Could've been dumbstruck.

You're merely focusing on the amount of suppression and methods that they do and use (Trudeau and Saudi) - of course, there's no comparison with the amount of loss of freedom, also the killings and withholding grants as punishment. I'm saying Trudeau is as much a violator of human rights (freedom to express and freedom of Religion) since he's also suppressing them. An analogy would be someone who stole 1 million dollars (Saudi) and another who stole 10 dollars (Trudeau) - though the amount are not comparable - both are still thieves. "I stole only $10 dollars," doesn't mean you're not a thief. A thief has no business condemning other thieves, and preaching against stealing. You and I aren't on the same page.

No, it's not hypocritical. Like me, I claim to know that God absolutely exists. To add to the fact that I believe what the Bible says, I've also got cumulative evidences to support that: There's the whole world before me........ science doesn't negate me........and most importantly, I've had several personal experiences with God. On the other hand, a person who cannot say plainly that he believes gods don't exists (without any caveat or explanations attached to it), is an agnostic. His uncertainty about it, causes him to balk at making a definitive statement.

If someone says he knows God exists because he believes what's written in the Bible - what do you say he is?

Yes I believe in God. I'm a theist. Yes. That's why I say, I believe in God. I'm a theist.

I'm not berating him for not retaliating. I'm responding to Gosthacked's comment about USA kissing ass. It's the same with other nations that don't even have any peep about this - why? Why are the other allies quiet - especially Macron and Merkel? Why is Trudeau not retaliating at all? BECAUSE - it's another form of "kissing ass!" They don't want to get the Saudi's angry at them - and Trudeau doesn't want to farther enrage the Saudis! In other words - we're bending over. Because they tweet without thinking! He's causing dismal results FOR ALL CANADIANS! His reason for his tweets is self-serving (like the open invitation to all persecuted) - they're simply grandstanding. They have no plan(s) for the repercussions being caused by their actions! This latest fiasco with the Saudis make me think of Trudeau like a yappy chihuahua! His bark has no bite! Trump has his own agenda - and hes' working on it (thru tweets) - tweeting, is his style. It's working, isn't it? Even the media hangs on his every tweet! hatred is a strong word....but yes, i don't like Trudeau for so many reasons. Heck, I'll be most likely to be screwed by this economy more than you all, but like I've said before - I welcome it! So be it. Sometimes, you'd have to learn to be able to tighten your belt - make sacrifices for the better. You should look farther than the tip of your nose. See the broader picture. No pain, no gain. That's why the sooner he's out, the better. Why prolong our torment and heap more disaster on Canada? Boy, he's burying us deeper with every decision he makes - don't you care at all? If we are a couple - at least, our kids won't be morons. Anyway, we're both married.....and this isn't a match-making board. Btw, my husband has even more worse things to say about Trudeau! That explains it. You must be a true-blue socialist! Lol. He's defying the law of probability - that's shaping up to be the scarey reality - but of course, you won't see that. You don't want to see that because Trudeau looks as socialist! So.....don't be hypocritical and pretend you're not in favor of burying us deeper .....for the sake of partisanship. That's the true reality.

China's communist leaders reportedly starting to buckle under pressure of Trump's trade war https://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-leaders-overconfidence-nationalism-in-trumps-trade-war-2018-8

He's violating human rights! That's what he claims to be fighting for - heck, so it's blatant hypocrisy. Their method may not be exactly the same......but still same violation of human rights.

Lol. get your perspective straight. Trudeau's the one who's been hammering his own head! He's hammering us all too, along with it. Meh, the sooner he gets booted out is the best thing we can hope for. Let that be a lesson for CROWNING someone with no experience! Did you vote for Trudeau? People who voted for Trudeau must've hated Harper so much that they'd rather want hardship for this country!

https://www.arabianbusiness.com/politics-economics/392375-saudi-arabia-eyeing-400bn-us-investments-says-crown-prince Lol. Why isn't Trudeau retaliating against Saudi???

By the looks of it, it'll be hard to stand, or for Trudeau to catch his breath. There's the tweet again friday evening...... auto tariff might be coming soon.

The anti-Trumps doesn't see him as a shrewd businessman with his dealings. They're used to politicians.

https://ipolitics.ca/2018/01/15/trudeau-fire-u-s-right-stance-abortion/ They should come and protest on Parliament Hill. Let's see how it feels to have Americans meddling in our internal affairs!

It's really about their hypocrisy. Trudeau talks about violations of human rights - and infringement on free speech - which, he's guilty of, himself! In this country, you cannot voice your own negative criticism of a particular religion (Islam), nor can you adhere openly to your views as a pro-lifer without being punished! https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/anti-abortion-activities-projects-ineligible-for-canadas-revamped-youth-service-program/article37630131/ Pro-choice? For MPs, Trudeau’s edict is no-choice https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/pro-choice-its-no-choice/article18623038/ He's a dictator! The democratic Canada that I know, doesn't pick and choose on people - everyone is treated equally before the law! Yeah, unlike other dictators, he doesn't behead, but he sure knows how to hurt them! Same thing. He's trampling on people's right to religion and free expression. How can he stand before the world and talk about his stance against human rights violators? He's a violator himself! He thinks everyone is daft - with very short memory?

....and, they're surprised too, that they're not getting his support!

I was repeating what she said - and that seemed to have triggered you off. Don't tell me - you're one of the progressive exploding heads? All anyone has to do is mention Trump - and, boom! I was surprised that Carole Mcneil didn't challenge when she said, "without the protection of the USA.....blah-blah-blah....." That doesn't mean just Trump! But, things seems to be different now. Why, you think nations had already forgotten that Trump and Trudeau aren't exactly friends? They didn't hear about the G7 summit fall-out?

Yes, I do agree with her political opinion. What's there not to agree with? Canada is alone on this. https://globalnews.ca/news/4376037/canada-saudi-arabia-dispute-united-states-silent/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-us-sidesteps-getting-involved-in-escalating-saudi-canada-dispute/

Lol. You do have serious comprehension problem, doncha? I was simply repeating what that lady on tv said.

Btw, what is Raif doing in Saudi Arabia? Does anyone know? I mean.....you can blog anywhere you are. You don't have to be there, right?

I kinda speculate Freeland could be simply trying to please Justin, "okay, if you want me to tweet that, I'll do it." or, maybe....she was just simply told to do it.

Huh. Never heard of this, thanks taxme. mainstream media doesn't cover things like this. http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/311008/15-000-white-sa-farmers-may-relocate-to-russia https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/248587

Canada is standing alone. I don't think there's any country that officially speaks in support of Canada over this. A very interesting explanation yesterday from a lady expert interviewed at CBC (can't recall her name). Without the protection of the USA - yes, believe it or not, that's what she said - especially now that we've very obviously been "set adrift" by Trump - we are a sitting duck (or a punching bag). The worse case scenario from this mistake? Trudeau's seen as a grandstanding, meddling, sanctimonious p****. The Middle East might get on board with Saudi Arabia to force an apology from Trudeau, or just to make their own statement. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-saudi-diplomacy-reaction-1.4775545 http://www.arabnews.com/node/1353736/saudi-arabia https://globalnews.ca/news/4372854/arab-states-back-saudi-arabia-canadian-dispute/ See what happens when you use tweeter as your "diplomacy" tool?

Yeah! Rip that contract! Put your money where your mouth is!

So.....you can't explain it, eh? That's what I thought.