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[-] natarey@lemmy.world 80 points 1 year ago

Always a great sign when your geopolitical neighbors quietly start planning for you to go full fascist.

[-] Harpsist@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Canada also has plans for if America ever invades them.

But why would they? Let some other country mine resources that you buy at a steal.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

I actually have a crackpot theory that Trump's little attempt to buy Greenland (yeah, that happened) was really part of a plan Putin had dictated. And that Putin was trying to align USA+Greenland, Russia, and then Canada. Which is like 25% of Earth's land mass.

I base it on nothing more than maps and stuff.

Like if Putin is trying to play RISK...

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Another crackpot theory I've always had is that Trump always sent tweets out around 3am because that's midday in Moscow and when he got his direction from Putin.

[-] jopepa@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
[-] markon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

This may have some legs. It would be wildly valuable for Putin.

[-] Salad_Fries@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I think it was more regarding the strategic importance of the emerging northwest passage arctic shipping route.

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Because the US is the only country that could feasibly invade Canada.

[-] Harpsist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Apparently Russia regularly invades the far north. Which is why alert is way the hell up there.

Someone can correct me because I'm probably wrong.

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Incursions aren't the same thing as an invasion.

Russia can't even hold ground in a neighbouring country, they aren't going to be able to hold ground on another continent LOL.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Canada is drifting alarmingly rightwards too.

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