Carney Makes Memes a Trade-Talks Condition
I’m watching Canada–US trade talks get held hostage by memes. Apparently asking America to stop posting is now a declaration of war.
The real news
The story, straight
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada could resume trade discussions with the United States when Americans stop doing memes and start being serious. The press conference gave the one-liner a passport.
The absurd
Why this is ridiculous
I heard 'stop making memes' and upgraded the couch to a war room. Asking America to stop posting is apparently an act of war, and the only defence is a sarcasm budget.
The breakdown
How it breaks down
The mistake was assuming America has an off switch for memes. The lesson: a press-conference one-liner is now foreign policy, which is exactly how the room heard it.
The upside
Why it could matter
The upside is that the room laughed, and the laugh is what saved the trade talks. The lesson: the sharpest diplomatic document on the American side of the table is a joke that lands on the Canadian side of it.
Sources
‘Stop doing memes’: Carney urges US to drop theatrics (POLITICO)
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