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[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

The only people it makes sense to, for Canada becoming a US state, is the people in the USA.

We have land and resources they need, that we are happy to sell them, year over year.

Also, just to mention, the dairy thing? Yeah, that's on dairy products beyond a certain cap. It's there to encourage the use of Canadian dairy, instead of relying on foreign dairy.... You know, so our dairy farmers don't go broke.

Looking at the records, that import limit has been hit...... Carry the one....... Yeah, exactly zero times.

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Sincerely,

  • Canada
[–] Fridgeratr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I'm in the US and making Canada a state makes 0 sense to me

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

That's fair. There's still sensible people in the USA.

I was a little unclear before, the set of people who think this makes sense is entirely within the set of people in the USA. Which doesn't and shouldn't imply that all people in the USA believe that this makes sense.

I apologize if there was any implication of lumping all Americans into the same pool of stupidity. That's an insult to you and I am sorry.

Have a good day neighbor.

[–] cactopuses@lemm.ee 12 points 4 hours ago

Saw this years ago and honestly couldn't be more fitting today.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 points 3 hours ago

What is actually wrong with this asshole!?

[–] DemandOk@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

we should increase export taxes on all fronts to the US, until they agree to stop this bullshit 51st state crap etc.

[–] ebc@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 hours ago

I think there should be a ratcheting structure, like an additional 5.1% everytime it's mentioned publicly by his regime.

[–] toaster@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 30 points 15 hours ago

Fuck you Trump

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 21 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Trump became President and I decided to start the process to get guns.

[–] Thepotholeman@lemmy.ca 13 points 8 hours ago

Conservative Americans in shambles reading this as they find out that we do Infact own guns in Canada and are proud to own them. We just don't get all fucking pussy about not being able to own fully automatic ones with 50 round magazines lol.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Say it louder; get disqualified from gun ownership. You're not allowed to own guns because you think one day you might shoot people with them.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I GOT A GUN TO SO I CAN HUNT ANIMALS BECAUSE LEARNING TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE AND SHARING FOOD IS HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET THROUGH THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

Surely you could grow more food than you can hunt.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 30 points 20 hours ago (15 children)

He's gonna fucking invade, isn't he?

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 hours ago

It's difficult to invade when in a recession and you have to deploy military against your own citizens to protect Tesla buildings.

[–] Thepotholeman@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (4 children)

The USA needs congressional approval to officially go to war against another sovereign nation. Like with Afghanistan or Iraq. BUT Republicans control the house and Senate, and sure if they're that fucking delusional they could vote for it. But with that being said, it would 100% rip America apart and they fucking deserve it. Not only would we not put up with that shit and I would gladly shoot any foreign soldier on our land, it would mean the Russians getting exactly what they wanted.

Americans reading this, GET YOUR FUCKING SHIT TOGETHER or you or your friends are going to start fucking dying on our fucking land for no other reason than a fat orange fucks vanity. You will be ostracized by the developed world and I for one will never fucking forgive you.

[–] PolarisFx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 hours ago

Remember kids, we're one of the reasons the Geneva Conventions exist. A surrendering soldier is a dead one.

[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 3 points 3 hours ago

As an American who has avoided joining the American military because I've been afraid of dying in a war, I'm almost leaning into wanting to join the Canadian military at this point. As I'm much less afraid of dying now that I'm nigh suicidal and Canadian sovereignty sounds like a viable cause to actually fight for.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Previous presidents have famously committed acts of war without the consent of congress. Including assassinations and drone strikes on civilians.

[–] Thepotholeman@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Oh 100%. But for a full fledged WAR? It takes a lot of congressional and public will power to do that. Just saying that for them to go ahead and declare war so easily with zero public insight, would cause them to rip themselves apart

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

The US has not "declared war" in decades. That's early 20th century talk.

[–] sunfur82@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

They voted for this. So I don't have any sympathy for them saying Trump doesn't represent them. He does. They go on and on about how they're the greatest country in the world, and how their government is 'of the people, by the people, for the people'. They're more responsible for the actions of their government than any other nation is for theirs.

And the American mentality is that their pride will never let them admit if they're wrong. So even though they may know that talks of annexation and taking away our country are beyond offensive, they can't say it. They have to say that it's for some greater good that no one else can see, even if they know it's BS. But the problem is, short of NATO putting troops in our country to help fight off an invasion, I don't know what would stop the US from just trying to take whatever they want in the name of 'freedom'. And the funny thing is, on the Cato Human Freedom Index, which measures a person's person, economic and civil freedom, we rank higher than the US. We're #11, and the US, the leader of the free world, is #17. So how are they the 'freest nation' in the world? Why would we downgrade ourselves by joining them? We wouldn't. No one would. Unless it was by force.

I've said this before, and I meant it then; the mentality of the US is that they're basically a r***** telling their victim that if they lay down and let them (USA) have their way with them, they won't get hurt. THAT's the US right now. They're our neighbours, but they're NOT our friends. And they probably never were. They just finished hurting other nations, and decided to turn their attention to us.

[–] Thepotholeman@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yup. But there is zero fucking chance we would let them take this place willy nilly. I will die before I yield any land to these facist thugs. As our countrymen and women fought before us, we will remain the true north strong and free, or we will DIE to defend it. The dreams of this great country of ours will never die

[–] sunfur82@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Absolutely. I honestly think one of their reasons for talking about annexation, and why our country, isn't 'viable', is because they know our country is better than theirs. But rather than try to course correct aspects of their own nation that they know are messed up, they'd rather tear down ours. It's pride and their inferiority complex.

They keep going on about how they're the 'greatest country in the world', but they have things happen in their country that don't happen in Canada, like mass shootings, school shootings, class inequality, poor or non-existent social safety nets, and a culture of needing someone to hate, or 'other'. The US says that those bad things that happen in their country are unfortunate, but unavoidable in the 'freest country in the world', yet, right next to them, on their northern border, is our country. Canada. A country that ranks higher than theirs on the Cato Human Freedom Index.

A country that doesn't have school and mass shootings anywhere near the scale they do. Do we have inequality? Yes, but not to the same extent they do. We have more social programs that, while not perfect, do work to try and protect the more vulnerable. And our health care is seen as a right, rather than a for profit business model.

Our very presence next to them is a contradiction to their argument that

  1. they're they best in the world, (they're not) and

  2. that whatever horrible things that do go on in their country, would happen in any other western nation. (they don't).

They have to try and undercut and undermine us. It's the only way they can convince their own people that they're still the best; by kicking down and trying to tear down any country that isn't as messed up as theirs.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

He clearly wants Canada, but it's not clear he wants it that bad. If he thinks more expensive electricity is a nasty move he's probably not too hot about stuff and people blowing up.

I suspect the next few months will be a lot like the past one for Canada. Not better or worse.

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[–] pinheadednightmare@lemm.ee 19 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly, Canada should shut down their border to the US period… I wish this could happen, but I feel it is unrealistic.

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[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 78 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We like our women with bodily autonomy and with the right to choose.

We like our right to protest without the fear of being jailed and deported.

We like our heads of state to be respectful and respected on the world stage.

We like our right to privacy without surveillance, and our civil servants free from Krasnov’s oligarchs.

Most importantly, we like our beer to be unshittified!

Sincerely,

The Canadians who haven't already fallen victim to your propaganda.

[–] pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz 2 points 13 hours ago

Might be time for a EU expansion

[–] Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 27 points 21 hours ago

-We like our right to protest without the fear of being jailed and deported.

Maybe you should tell our universities, corporations and the RCMP about this.

[–] breen@lemmy.ca 42 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Won't someone assassinate this senile fat fuck?

[–] puppinstuff@lemmy.ca 24 points 22 hours ago

Ronald McDonald has been trying every damn day.

[–] echo@lemmings.world 96 points 1 day ago

Fuck off you demented old fool.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 70 points 1 day ago (2 children)

80-year-old angsty teen... how can anyone take this man child seriously?

We don't want to be the 51st state. The idea repulses us, actually.

Elbows up, guys!

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[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 54 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 children)

I will shortly be declaring a National Emergency on Electricity within the threatened area. This will allow the U.S to quickly do what has to be done to alleviate this abusive threat from Canada.

This shit is ominous. This demon is ready to invade and take control of the QuΓ©bec-Windsor corridor.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 29 points 1 day ago
[–] duane71@lemmy.ca 18 points 23 hours ago

When is this fat fuck gonna get it through his head that we will never be a part of the US, and there's nothing he can do about it?

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