Charlie Stross"Who would you prefer as your head of state?"
Donald Trump (I'm Canadian)
King Charles III (I'm Canadian)
Donald Trump (I'm NOT Canadian)
King Charles III (I'm NOT Canadian)
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Superilla@cstross Charles III _is_ already our (Canada's) head of state and he hasn't exactly leapt to the defence of our sovereignty. He probably shouldn't keep the job if he can't be arsed to do it.
@Superilla He's made some photo shoots wearing Canadian full-dress military uniform—which he's legally entitled to—as a direct snub to Trump. But the monarch is supposed to be above politics: it's not "he can't be arsed", it's "he isn't allowed to". (He reputedly personally loathes Trump.)
@cstross I seem to remember the Queen doing more than coded snubs like uniform choice for a photo shoot and being rumoured to personally loathe Mr. Hitler back when a country she was the head of state of was threatened with annexation by a belligerent neighbor.
Defending the sovereignty of a country might be "politics" when it's some random other country. It's existential when it's your own. If the head of state of Canada can't defend Canadian sovereignty because it would interfere with his day job as the head of state of another country, Canada needs to find someone who can.
@Superilla QEII did not become head of state until well after WW2 ended.
Nor has Trump done more than make horrible shouty noises—so far. So HMG is currently in diplomatic mode. I expect that'll change if Trump decides he needs a short, victorious war to distract the MAGA mob from the great depression he's unintentionally set them up for …