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EU chief opens door for Canada to become 'associate member'

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neom · 1789557380 · focus · HN ↗
No idea what this actually means, if it means easier trade, I'm all for anything that reduces our dependency on the yanks, as long as we don't need to be involved in their regulatory or legal regimes. The Americans are no longer our friends, Salut, mes amis Européens. :)
1. huijzer · 1789562715 · focus · HN ↗
  > The Americans are no longer our friends
  We say as Europeans while interacting daily with USA engineers and other people here on HN - a site ran by Silicon Valley investors - while we usually talk about USA-made software. I personally do not hold every American accountable for the actions of their government.
  1. david-gpu · 1789564706 · focus · HN ↗
    On day-to-day interactions with my coworkers, I had no problem working with Americans.
    At the same time, a lot of them voted in favor of foreign policies that I very strongly disagree with.
    Both can be true at the same time, and the former doesn't make me forget the latter. Especially when their president continues to voice threats against the sovereignty of my country.

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