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Charlie Angus
Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, all joining in a boycott against the Trump regime and the United States of America. This was the message from former Canadian Member of Parliament Charlie Angus. Speaking at the Pan American Congress in Mexico City. Charlie Angus delivered a brutal takedown of Donald Trump's fascist gangster regime. And Angus had a message. The same success that we're having in Canada, boycotting the United States and making it hurt. You should do the same in Mexico, you should do the same in Central America, you should do the same in South America. And we need the boycott to go fully international. We know the Canadian boycott is spreading, but let's push it along. I'll give you an example from this powerful speech by Charlie Angus here. Play this clip.
Long before America came to the war, Canadians were fighting fascists. So when you tell us that we don't have a right to a nation, when you kidnap our people off the streets and put them in concentration camps as they're doing to your people, then we know what we're confronting. We're confronting gangster fascism.
Now here's another moment of this powerful speech by Charlie Angus. Let's play it.
So I come to you to say that we have this moment of opportunity of our nations to work together because your nations are under threat, your, your planet is under threat, our way of life is under threat. And we cannot build the sustainable progressive future that we are all working towards if we are under the threat of this kind of totalitarian, authoritarian gangsterism. So our first job in Canada right now is to stop that. But it's also to make sure that they don't exploit this crisis to further the agenda and of the planet burners, because sustainability is what we have to fight for.
I want you to watch. It's about an 8 minute and 20 second speech or so. Watch the full speech because this is how international alliances are formed and forged. This is what is taking place across the world right now, as they look at the United States as a fascist and totalitarian state run by a dictator, Donald Trump. So they're taking actions on the ground, the grassroots, the people of the world are doing this, by the way. It's why we see not just tourism down from Canada, not just goods not being purchased by Canada. American goods export across the world from the United States is sinking. It's like a straight line down because Europeans don't want, Australians don't want it, Africans don't want it. South American, Central America, Mexico, Asia. America's a gangster regime under Donald Trump. Watch this. You are not gonna wanna miss it. Then let's chat. Let's play it.
Gracias. It's a great honor to be with you again, my cousins from the Americas. As I was flying here, I learned that Donald Trump said he was going to inflict intense economic pain on our nation because we recognized Gaza as a state. What he's saying is that we do not have a right to an independent foreign policy. That's the message, the message he gives to Brazil, that you do not have the right to an independent judicial system. This is the age of gangster fascism. And so if we're going to talk about the sustainability of our planet and the sustainability of our economies, we have to talk about it within the issue of the sustainability of democracy. And you know, Canadians, we're polite people until we're not. And one time, the issue that makes us very not polite is fascists. We fought fascists in the streets of Toronto with baseball bats in 1933. We fought them in the hills of Spain. We fought them in every battlefield across Europe. Long before America came to the war, Canadians were fighting fascists. So when you tell us that we don't have a right to a nation, when you kidnap our people off the streets and put them in concentration camps, as they're doing to your people, then we know what we're confronting. We're confronting gangster fascism. And I want to place the context of Canada right now because we are in this fragile but powerful moment. I read the polling from last night. In Canada, Canadians now are overwhelmingly demanding our prime minister support Palestine. There's 95% of the Canadian people want immediate counterterroriffs against the United States. And they're willing to sustain economic losses domestically to defend our sovereignty. So it's the determination of ordinary people. That's an extraordinary moment. I've never seen anything like this, the willingness of people to come together who were divided and fighting before. But in this moment, we also know that there are powerful forces who would use this period of crisis for their opportunity. And so this is why I'm coming to you, my brothers and sisters in this global south. Because we have to be together in the face of the threat.
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Charlie Angus
My work in Parliament in the last number of years. I come from mining country. My family were miners. I gotta say, I love mining culture. I'm sorry. My town is full of holes, no street lights. But my town built the glass towers of Toronto and my town built the companies that are in your communities. And we got nothing left but a little museum to show for it. But in my period in Ottawa, I felt the need to go and work with the energy workers in Alberta because Canada is a petro state. We are a defiant petro state, but we often put a nice face on it. And they've politicized energy in a way that has divided the nation. And so I went out to meet with the energy workers and I expected that I would get a rough ride. And I didn't get a rough ride because they understood the future as much as everyone else. They understood that the planet's burning. They're no fools. Working class people aren't stupid. But they hated that word, just transition. And I hate that word, just transition too, because coming from a mining town, I never saw a just transition. What I saw were people being left high and dry as the companies left town. And so in my first meeting with the energy workers, I said a just transition. From where I'm from, that's when your neighbor has to leave in the middle of the night because they're too embarrassed to say goodbye. That's a just transition that we know. So we need to talk about a jobs transition and a commitment to jobs. And we worked very, very hard to build a plan to build sustainable energy. And the workers and the support we got was incredible. And then the ideological MAGA governments provincially in the west shut that down. They shut down $33 billion in opportunities potential for 170,000 jobs because they'd rather burn the planet than then offer a way forward. That's what we're dealing with. You talk about disinformation. You know, our right wing media are thrilled that we're getting rid of our EV mandates for vehicles, even though it would have given such a benefit to our auto sector. The disinformation telling us that they are actually going to break our nation up. That as Donald Trump threatens our country and we see unprecedented unity, we have leaders in the oil and gas sector and their premiers in the west saying they would break our country up unless we do not give more to the oil industry. We gave them $34 billion in a public pipeline. We pay 50 cents on the dollar for every bit of raw bitumen, raw toxic bitumen that goes to feed the United States. And they say unless we build more pipelines, they're going to break our country up. So that's the threat we're under. And so I want to bring to you where I see the potential for change. Because our Prime Minister is being told we need nation building projects, we need to break ourselves free of Donald Trump and we have to become economically independent, which we must. Nation building projects are about our regions. It's about sustainability. We have had the worst climate fires in the last three years. We used to have summer. We don't have summer anymore. We have fire season. We have thousands and thousands of people being evacuated. And our neighbors to the south, the Republicans are sending letters telling us to keep the smoke down as they're bringing in legislation to attack anything to do with clean energy. So we are, in this moment, the planet is on fire. And they would rather burn our planet to the ground, because that's what gangster fascists do. So I'm going to step outside the box just a bit and give you a sense of what we are doing. Ordinary Canadians have launched a boycott of every single thing American. It wasn't organized, it wasn't planned. It doesn't come from our leadership. It comes from ordinary men and women who won't go into a grocery store and buy a single product from the United States. The shelves are empty. And where there are American products, they're turned upside down, so you can tell and not buy them. Within three months, we started to see produce from Mexico and Peru. So I am here to say we need to build this alliance together, where we start to trade and build with each other. We got lots of snow in the winter. It's hard for us to get green foods, but we will buy your foods because no Canadian will buy American. We stopped travel immediately. We are going to cost the United States economy $29 billion this year from people saying, I will not go back to the United States, I will not visit, I will not cross the border. The boycott is a powerful tool to take the fascists on. If everyone was involved in the boycott around the world, cnbc predicts a $90 billion hit to the US economy. They are only going to stop the threats to the rule of law if it hurts, and we have to make it hurt. So I come to you to say that we have this moment of opportunity of our nations to work together, because your nations are under threat, your planet is under threat, our way of life is under threat. And we cannot build the sustainable, progressive future that we are all working towards if we are under the threat of. Of this kind of totalitarian, authoritarian gangsterism. So our first job in Canada right now is to stop that, but it's also to make sure that they don't exploit this crisis to further the agenda of the planet burners. Because sustainability is what we have to fight for, because sustainability is rooted in democracy and it's rooted in the future of all of us together. So I look towards my colleagues here to help us and for us to help you build this democratic, sustainable future. Thank you.
Well, powerful words there by Charlie Angus. As I'm sure you know, Charlie and I have been working on the Midas Canada launch. We've been very diligent about that and what that's going to look like. We're in Canada first, then we're in Australia, we're working on Europe, and then of course, we're gonna work our way throughout the rest of the world. But the right wing fascist, it's an international fascist movement that's taking place, right? Whether it's Putin and Orban, um, you see it. And, and Trump, right. And we need to push back against that. We need to unite people in empathy and love and democracy and freedom. That's what we're talking about here. So everybody hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million subscribers and thank you all so much for watching.
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Release Date: August 7, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
Podcast Description: Combining brotherly banter, comedy, and deep political discussions, the Meiselas brothers tackle current events with a strong support of democracy, attracting millions of listeners globally.
In this episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast, the focus centers on a powerful and fiery speech delivered by Charlie Angus, a former Canadian Member of Parliament. Angus's address, given at the Pan American Congress in Mexico City, vehemently criticizes former U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, labeling it as a "gangster fascist regime." The episode delves into Angus's call for an international boycott against the United States, emphasizing the global movement against perceived authoritarianism and the protection of democracy.
Charlie Angus begins his speech by highlighting the widespread international disapproval of Donald Trump's policies and leadership style. He states:
"Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, all joining in a boycott against the Trump regime and the United States of America."
[00:29]
Angus articulates the sentiment that the U.S., under Trump's leadership, has adopted fascist and authoritarian tendencies that threaten global democracy and stability.
Drawing parallels between historical and contemporary events, Angus emphasizes Canada's longstanding fight against fascism:
"Long before America came to the war, Canadians were fighting fascists. So when you tell us that we don't have a right to a nation, when you kidnap our people off the streets and put them in concentration camps as they're doing to your people, then we know what we're confronting. We're confronting gangster fascism."
[01:24 - 01:43]
This historical reference serves to underscore the gravity of the current political climate, likening it to past struggles against overt fascism.
Angus passionately calls for a unified international boycott to pressure the U.S. economically and politically:
"Ordinary Canadians have launched a boycott of every single thing American. It wasn't organized, it wasn't planned. It doesn't come from our leadership. It comes from ordinary men and women who won't go into a grocery store and buy a single product from the United States."
[09:15]
He further elaborates on the economic impact, mentioning:
"Within three months, we started to see produce from Mexico and Peru. ... The boycott is a powerful tool to take the fascists on. If everyone was involved in the boycott around the world, CNBC predicts a $90 billion hit to the US economy."
[11:00]
A significant portion of Angus's speech addresses the intersection of environmental sustainability and democratic principles:
"Sustainability is what we have to fight for, because sustainability is rooted in democracy and it's rooted in the future of all of us together."
[05:53]
He warns against exploiting crises for detrimental agendas, emphasizing the need for collective action to preserve both the planet and democratic institutions.
Angus touches upon the internal divisions within Canada caused by politicizing energy sectors and the resultant economic repercussions:
"They shut down $33 billion in opportunities potential for 170,000 jobs because they'd rather burn the planet than then offer a way forward."
[07:35]
He critiques the ideological stances that hinder progress and unity, advocating for nation-building projects focused on sustainability and economic independence.
Following Angus's speech, the Meiselas brothers engage in a thoughtful discussion, expanding on the implications of his statements:
Ben Meiselas highlights the strategic importance of international alliances in combating authoritarianism, stressing that unity across nations is crucial for sustaining democratic values.
"We need to unite people in empathy and love and democracy and freedom. That's what we're talking about here."
[13:47]
Brett Meiselas underscores the economic strategies proposed by Angus, noting the effectiveness of consumer boycotts in exerting pressure on larger economies.
"The boycott is a powerful tool to take the fascists on... If everyone was involved in the boycott around the world, CNBC predicts a $90 billion hit to the US economy."
Jordy Meiselas emphasizes the grassroots nature of the movement, appreciating the organic and widespread support among ordinary citizens rather than top-down leadership.
"Ordinary Canadians have launched a boycott... It comes from ordinary men and women who won't go into a grocery store and buy a single product from the United States."
The brothers commend Angus's initiative, discussing how such movements can inspire similar actions globally, fostering a collective resistance against authoritarianism.
International Boycott as a Strategic Move: Angus's call for a global boycott against American products is positioned as a direct economic challenge to what he terms a fascist regime. The predicted $90 billion impact emphasizes the potential effectiveness of unified international action.
Sustainability Linked to Democracy: The speech reinforces the idea that environmental sustainability cannot be divorced from democratic governance. Protecting the planet is intrinsically linked to preserving democratic institutions and values.
Grassroots Movements Over Leadership Directives: The organic nature of the boycott, driven by everyday citizens rather than governmental leadership, showcases the power of grassroots activism in enacting substantial change.
Economic and Social Implications for Canada: The internal challenges within Canada regarding energy policies and economic strategies highlight the delicate balance between environmental responsibilities and economic growth.
This episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast presents a compelling examination of international politics, economic strategies, and the fight for democratic and environmental sustainability. Through Charlie Angus's passionate speech and the insightful commentary of the Meiselas brothers, listeners gain a nuanced understanding of the current geopolitical landscape and the power of collective action in shaping the future.
For those interested in global politics, activism, and the interplay between economics and democracy, this episode serves as a significant resource, encapsulating the urgent calls for unity and resistance against authoritarianism.
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