Justin Trudeau on cover of RollingStone magazine

[CroFlames]

Hitler was man of the year in 1938 according to TIME.

Also, this:

Spoiler!

Not sure what the point of the thread is.

[Northendzone]

he has nice hair and he does not crazily tweet about stuff or go on rants to fire people......but apparently he does not feel female genital mutilation is a barbaric practice....

[Zarley]

Trudeau is exceeding my expectations (which were admittedly very low). He's smart enough to recognize that he needs to let his advisers make the important decisions for him and his strength is that of a figurehead PR role, almost like a governor general. The average idiot loves his shtick.

[flylock shox]

That's a great article.


I think a lot of people who don't like Trudeau would read that and concede that, as much as they don't love the guy, he's the right guy for right now. Canada's brand is looking awfully good these days.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

Well he's also respected for his stance on climate change and drug policy, two things that were embarrassments for Canada under Harper

The climate change one is actually a good example of internal vs. external view. A lot of hardcore environmentalists within Canada (and within the American groups paid to undermine Canada's energy industry) are very upset with his stance on pipelines, for instance. Also, within Canada, we get to see Trudeau talk out of both sides of his mouth depending on whether he addresses a crowd in Quebec City or Edmonton. None of that is visible outside the country.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

The climate change one is actually a good example of internal vs. external view. A lot of hardcore environmentalists within Canada (and within the American groups paid to undermine Canada's energy industry) are very upset with his stance on pipelines, for instance. Also, within Canada, we get to see Trudeau talk out of both sides of his mouth depending on whether he addresses a crowd in Quebec City or Edmonton. None of that is visible outside the country.

And depending on how much they're paying him.

[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

None of that is visible outside the country.

This is so true. Nothing that happens within the borders of one country is ever visible to others, especially when it is reported in the news media. If only there were this information warehouse and distribution network that anyone from any country could access to find out what was going on in another country. The guy who comes up with that will do a great service to humanity and become very rich. Paging Al Gore! Paging Mr. Al Gore!

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

he has nice hair and he does not crazily tweet about stuff or go on rants to fire people......but apparently he does not feel female genital mutilation is a barbaric practice....

Okay, I dont like Trudeau, but thats not a fair statement.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by New Era

This is so true. Nothing that happens within the borders of one country is ever visible to others, especially when it is reported in the news media. If only there were this information warehouse and distribution network that anyone from any country could access to find out what was going on in another country. The guy who comes up with that will do a great service to humanity and become very rich. Paging Al Gore! Paging Mr. Al Gore!

Sarcasm aside, tell me everything you know about the Prime Minister of Australia, right now.

The availability of the internet obviously doesn't mean people are actively reading foreign sources. For nearly everybody, Americans will only see what CNN and Fox tells them, and Britons what BBC says, etc. And that coverage is often superficial or focused on an single event.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Locke

Okay, I dont like Trudeau, but thats not a fair statement.

It is, however, the kind of statement that Taco Vidal was trolling for though.

This is one of those exceedingly rare cases where I agree with Psycnet's assessment. Even if it is a bit of a 'takes one to know one' scenario.

[Stud_McCool]

Justin's mom was with Rolling Stones as well.

[powderjunkie]

Did they ask why he is trying to destroy small businesses in this country through reforms to professional corporation taxation?


FWIW I'm more left than right, but not pleased with a lot of decisions they've made (electoral reform and this proposed tax reform being foremost).

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Stud_McCool

Justin's mom was with Rolling Stones as well.

Oh yeah? Justin's dad was on the cover of Time!

[CroFlames]

OK, the similarities are uncanny.

[Huntingwhale]

Originally Posted by flylock shox

That's a great article.


I think a lot of people who don't like Trudeau would read that and concede that, as much as they don't love the guy, he's the right guy for right now. Canada's brand is looking awfully good these days.

Agreed. I'm not his biggest fan, but did vote Liberal the last election. He's slowly growing on me. The fact that the US and other countries around the world are jealous we have him as our leader is icing on the cake. Even if you don't like him, it's hard to argue he's not the ''right'' person for the job right now.

I loved the bit in the article about how when a Canadian is abroad and people find out where they are from, it's pretty much instant respect and they see you as someone who can help, not someone there to take. I've experienced that on many occasions on my past couple trips, in particular my most recent one a couple weeks ago where I was told in a couple different countries how lucky we are to have Trudeau representing us and not the orange guy. Most people love Canadians when they meet us abroad, and Trudeau is the poster boy for that.

Overall a great article, and it gives me the warm tingly feeling of being proud to be Canadian.

[jeffporfirio]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Oh yeah? Justin's dad was on the cover of Time!

Kidding aside, he does look a lot like Castro.

[rubecube]

I've mostly been impressed with the way in which he's addressed certain issues pragmatically, despite the fact that he knew well ahead of the time that it was going to cost him political capital to do so (Khadr, pipelines, etc.).

[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Sarcasm aside, tell me everything you know about the Prime Minister of Australia, right now.

You mean Malcolm Turnbull? This guy?

https://www.pm.gov.au/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Turnbull
https://www.facebook.com/malcolmturnbull
https://twitter.com/TurnbullMalcolm
https://www.malcolmturnbull.com.au/
https://www.google.com/search?q=malc....0.20XC8bWhswo

Don't know much about him.

The availability of the internet obviously doesn't mean people are actively reading foreign sources. For nearly everybody, Americans will only see what CNN and Fox tells them, and Britons what BBC says, etc. And that coverage is often superficial or focused on an single event.

Well, this boils down to the interest of the individual. Some people have an incredible level of interest in what is going on in certain countries or with certain issues, so they actively will follow sources of information that informs them on those issues. Sort of like this site. You have people from all over the world who come here for information about the Flames. You have a thread where people come to discuss American politics, and for the most part, the people are pretty well informed. It all depends on interests and desire to know more on given topics.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Zarley

Trudeau is exceeding my expectations (which were admittedly very low). He's smart enough to recognize that he needs to let his advisers make the important decisions for him and his strength is that of a figurehead PR role, almost like a governor general. The average idiot loves his shtick.

The average idiot would vote for Scheer in an election.

[killer_carlson]

As an ardent Trudeau critic, even I appreciated this puff piece in the Rolling Stone.

The author really trumpets the Justin Trudeau and even Canada's brand. In a global political climate where the leader's brand is tied to their apparent influence, this piece does a great job at strengthening the brand. Other media outlets are taking up the fact that he's on the cover, with cnn having a link on their front page to it: http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/26/medi...one/index.html


Leading into the NAFTA negotiations, a piece written by an American, in one of the largest pop-culture magazines in the USA, falls all over itself to say:
how great our PM is compared to the President,
touts Trudeau as a "centrist Democrat" at a time when deal making is critical in US politics,
contrasts our PM with the President and we end up on top each time.
how Americans might want to immigrate to Canada until Trump settles down

I don't know if the author could have done more to make Trudeau and Canada look good.

I don't think it's likely Canadians will experience another PM who can generate this type of piece.

It's not a great piece for domestic political opponents of Trudeau. But it's a great piece for Canadians globally.