This isn't a breaking news alert, but we felt it was important to address here. This is an editor's blog from Paul Hambleton, the director of journalistic standards and practices for CBC News:http://cbc.ca/1.4884651
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Thanks cbc news alerts, potential investment opportunities are my number one concern when hearing about newly elected fascists.
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He’s a fascist who doesn’t believe in climate change, but yay! Business opportunities!
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You joke, but this is really how Republicans think.
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Our trade decisions should be ethical not simply profitable.
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You mean "fresh opportunities to exploit"
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where would we be if our news alerts didn’t frame newly elected bigoted demagogues as a good investment opportunitypic.twitter.com/eUN4HIXDSZ
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The person who typed the alert probably thought, "Canada ain't gonna cancel the arms contract w/ Saudi Arabia over a murdered journalist and other human rights abuses...so what's the big deal in making a quick buck from a right-wing bigot in Brazil?" Corporations over people.
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fuuuuuuck this
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Yeah, what do basic human rights and breathable air matter if there's short-term profit to be had?
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