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Yes, that is why I offered next year as an alternative to the USA, it is a Russia leaning country and NATO departure is being considered. You mean just like here right now. |
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You mean just like here right now. No. USA considers leaving for failure to be supported by NATO given our costs to support it over the years. Slovakia considers leaving as it is supporting and moving to be a closer ally to Russia and away from the EU and NATO interests. Overall, no matter where the FIP selects a location there is political friction. But philatelist concerned about politics at Boston have broad choices to select different politics in the near future. |
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I doubt any European or Canadian or Mexican who is offended by American politics is going to be all that excited about the politics of a country leaning towards Russia either. |
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Looking forward to BOSTON EXPO 2026 , to see new products ,new ideas and any new software introduced . Maybe a new APS drive for memberships . Looking for new trends .
Maybe a repackage of some old stuff for a new generation . |
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I stayed away from buying stamps over the past few months at stamp auctions . Because I didn't want to play the game of bidding against dealers who were looking for extra material to have on hand for the Boston Expo . I would be bidding against them and prices would end up going higher for material.
It is better to just sit it out ,wait and see how many dealers will unload after the show . It could be some better material . |
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The head of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada has resigned in the wake of his refusal to attend the show: https://canadianstampnews.com/rpsc-...dner-resignsQuote:
"I do not wish ill on Boston 2026, the attendees or my American philatelic colleagues," he wrote, adding he had originally planned to attend before making his decision. "I wish the exhibition the best and hope it will be successful."
Redner explained that his decision not to attend stems from a broader moral objection to the current political climate in the United States, referencing lessons instilled by his father.
"My father taught me to protest the wrong, to resist the illegal and to speak out against injustice," he wrote.
He also addressed criticism that philately and politics should remain separate, arguing that such a distinction is no longer realistic.
"To those of you who say philately and politics should not mix … I say to you, that today everything is political and to think otherwise is naive," he stated.
While Redner noted that attending international exhibitions has never been a formal requirement of the presidency, he acknowledged that some members of the RPSC board were concerned about the optics of his absence from a major global event.
"As it is not my wish to harm the reputation of our national stamp club, I have made the decision to step down immediately," he wrote. |
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The head of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada To him, I take my hat off for his understanding he did not belong in the position and correction of his mistake taking it. As to his father's teachings, he may wish to review how he has interpreted them especially with regard to his home country. Those ideas all live in a large grey zone. It is also why AI creation will always have bias, 8 billion folks will never agreement on what the correct answer will be, will it "think" like "us" or "them." |
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Any serious comment will be deemed too political. |
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| Edited by Cjd - 04/17/2026 03:34 am |
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Re my original comment on the absurdity of postal services or their reps boycotting the show because of you-know-who, I would have said exactly the same thing if some equally misguided postal rep decided not to go to the 2016 New York show because he thought the other you-know-who was too radical. It's not showing how courageous you are, just how obtuse. To repeat - it . . .is . . .just . . .a . . .freaking . . .stamp . . .show, not a meeting of the United Nations to discuss world affairs. |
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| Edited by Oracle of Delphi - 04/17/2026 12:21 pm |
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The World has changed. Politics has replaced religion for many and they need a demon. They have also succeeded in controlling thought and speech. Why do you have to say "you-know-who" now like a pre-teen instead of "President Trump" or "President Biden" etc. Childish and sad at once. The World did not end under Joe, and it isn't ending under Donald. Life will go on but for those who need the fix there will be a new demon. Oh well. |
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To repeat - it . . .is . . .just . . .a . . .freaking . . .stamp . . .show, not a meeting of the United Nations to discuss world affairs. So don't go to a USA stamp show for some reason, yet every country, including Canada, comes here, to the USA, to participate in the UN. That makes sense?  |
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It's a moral choice whether to visit the US and put money into the US economy under its present regime, just as it was for British people in the 1960s in deciding whether to holiday in countries with fascist regimes - Spain, Portugal and Greece. I'm glad that Mr Redner has a moral compass. |
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