Canada

I do not believe the US will invade, at least not for quite a while. It would be economic suicide and is very unpopular even amongst Trump's own voter base. Will he in the future? Maybe, and we absolutely should plan for that. Canada needs a proper military and our forces can no longer exist as just an arm of the US military.

I think what happens next will largely depend on our government(s) going forward. Trump's temper, imperial ambitions, greed, and pride all ride on a constant knife-edge and dealing with him requires a skilled and smooth hand. We can further our ties with the US and essentially become a vassal territory, or we can seek new allies and deals elsewhere which seems to be the route we are taking at present.

Canadians need to get used to the new reality that we now share a border with a fascist dictatorship lead by a screaming near-80 year old toddler and an army of yes men. I think we are going to end up a lot like Finland in that living under the constant threat of invasion is an aspect of daily life. The bear hasn't struck yet but one day it will and every person needs to be ready and know how to respond.

Securing our democracy and economy is paramount. The Americans will be attacking our elections, our media, and our protected industries. We have been doing a good job at getting people to stop buying US products but we need to get them off American social media and news sites too - it is literally a matter of national security.

We can see from their Russian masters how an American invasion would take.

They’d try to grab and hold strategic areas and resources, while using missiles and aircraft to cripple the economy and infrastructure and spread fear nationwide.

However, we can remember that the US has tried to invade many other countries and they’ve failed every time. And while we may never have the tanks and aircraft to match them in open warfare, even much poorer countries than Canada were able to successfully repel the American forces.

And in this scenario we’d have a massive untamed border to use to make counter strikes, and would likely get significant military support from allies around the world and in the US as well.

So it would be monumentally devastating on both sides. It would be a catastrophically stupid endeavour. Which doesn’t rule it out, they have extremely stupid people in charge.

But personally I believe the US would descend into civil war before this happens, with “blue” states having suppressed voting rights trying to secede.

I would view it as an escalation if the govt starts warming us up to getting rid of US media, content and platforms. We shouldn’t be mass importing their media, news, worldview as much as we do normally but now they are invaders - digital boycott is a real thing.

I'm of the mind that the Orange Imbecile intends to start a war, any war, to justify him staying on as president beyond his second term. If a civil war doesn't happen within 3 months of the start of the next presidential election cycle I fully expect him to attempt to invade us. Whether his military allows it or not is anyone's guess but AFAIK he has already begun emptying the top brass of any dissenters so....

I think the Canadian national conversation has shifted. Sure, many business will need to or choose to still trade with the US, no matter what craziness starts or stops during or after the Trump administration. But we won't take the US for granted as a stable trading partner anymore.

The trade war will come on and off over his term, whenever Trump wants to take the media off of a different problem he caused.

A real war is very unlikely, not impossible, but it depends on Trump and how competent Trump's yes men are at enacting his fanciful ideas. I'd prepared for the possibility between 2016-2020, Trump would drop a nuke, and that didn't happen at least. But just the same, once again as Canadians we should be prepared for the worst, and work with whatever we have as a nation. They can take a lot from us by force, but they will never take away our solidarity and our sovereignty without us voluntarily giving it up.

Canada needs to dedicate its 3.6% of our gdp on the military while we build more town infrastructure further northward to give ourselves more land to retreat to.

Best case scenario Ukraine gets all that surplus equipment and we have more people spread out across the country.

Oh Trump will absolutely try to redraw the borderline. His handy reality denying sharpie will come out again.

Trump stupidity and invasion is certainly a possibility. So far he was outlining his intentions in pretty straight manner

When everything started on Jan 20 and you could see what was happening in the US. Their regime dismantling the government, Musk, DOGE, and tariffs, and it was hard to believe what was happening. Then, the continued threats to Canada, it was all pretty scary.

Now, 50 something days in, I'm starting to realize they have no plan and no execution, or even no sense to what they're doing. So sure it still feels really unstable and uneasy but less threatening.

Hopefully, the world will economically destroy Musk just on the principal of his actions. Show billionaires they are not immune.

I do think it's possible there eventually will be a military action on Canada. I think the most plausible thing I've heard is that Canada would be easy to invade but nearly impossible to hold. That would be a messy situation for both sides. Nobody will be a winner, so it will come down to desire to go down that road. From what I've been hearing, there is only a very low percentage of people on either side of the border who have support of this action.

In the meantime, I would be happy to see Canada disconnect from America, find new trade partners, and improve our infrastructure. Seems to be what the plans are, so I think we are dealing best we can in the situation we are in.

True north strong and free.

I've started listening to the audiobook Canada alone, and so far it's very prescient of what's happening. Worth a read / listen.

I would love to see much closer relations between Canada and the EU, perhaps even a mutual defense agreement.

As an American living in Seattle area. Please invade Washington, so we can succeed it to you and join your fight. The new way of doing things here is to lie things into existence so we have a good shot at a non violent succession. All we have to say is Vancouver North and South are actually part of the same territory and use a sharpie to circle them on a map. Worth a shot at least. Assuming you would have us that is, please take us!

https://malcolmnance.substack.com/p/urgent-warning-trump-is-planning

Yes. Canada and Groenland WILL be invaded. That will trigger a major civil war on US. Canada and Groenland people will be treated like second class citizens and live in poverty. All ressources will be steal by US. In the end, after decades of insurrection, US will be torn apart and broken economically and militarily. That will be the greatest opportunity for China and Russia to take over the west. Other question ?

Monday comes next.

I wish we could have Civil War 2: The GOP Are Traitors. Instead we get this schizophrenic bullshit.

EU membership, please!!

ONAN interdependence

I think we’ll all get on just fine. This is like a toddler tantrum. Just need to cry it out in the corner a bit.