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He really does think the EU is a country. I'm not sure my opinion of Americans will ever recover from them having voted in this absolute moron.
America was killed, by Americans, in a democratic election. And so many are still fondling the corpse, writhing with carrion bugs, and pretending it's still alive.
When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.
When fascism came to America, it was wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.
Fixed
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America is dead. Only Murica remains.
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Oh...
I can guaran-fucking-tee you my opinion of so-called "Americans" will never recover...
I'm more concerned if the country is ever able to recover.
FUCK!! IT'S ONLY BEEN A COUPLE MONTHS!!
Much worse is yet to be realized.
And, yes, I'm a suitably embarrassed US'ian.
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Twice. They did it twice.
You can almost (but not quite) forgive the first time. You could -maybe- write it off as an experiment, or that they were giving the 'real politicians' a scare to get them back in line. However that's a lot of 'almost' and 'maybe'.
But the second time, that's fucking unforgivable.
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What the fuck do tariffs do other than make shit more expensive for US residents?
He thinks our economy is strong enough to stand on its own and that's absolutely ridiculous.
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"Don't make me hit you harder."
Abusive relationships are the only kind Trump knows how to have.
He's a socially stunted bully (wait is that repeating myself?, not sure up to a certain age anyways) so yes, I think one of most satisfying wishes to make these days would be to give Trump self awareness and empathy.
Quick edit, like in the 90s Bedazzled movie with Hurley and Fraser where he asks to be sensitive.
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With friends like these…
Like seriously, you can’t make this stuff up, folks! The schoolyard bully who beats you up after class and continues to insist that he’s your best friend! Not only that, he tells all the teachers that actually he’s the victim and you’re the bully!
How many of you out there knew someone like that? Made you count down the days until you were outta there for good so you’d never have to see his face again! I wish we (Canadians) could get the hell out of this toxic high school we’ve suddenly found ourselves in…
"Im beating you because i love you, besides you made me do it."
He is showing us what he is afraid of. Canada is risking 30% gdp in a trade war but how much of this 30% can be gained back with increased trade? For example selling aluminum to European.
Potash. They could stop selling us potash and the entire breadbasket of the US would collapse.
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I am reminded of Winston Churchill saying that Americans will do the right thing after they have exhausted all other options.
I just didn’t quite realize how far “all other options“ could really go.
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And the thing i don’t think Americans have accepted yet… there’s no going back. They can vote the democrats back in next year. But we - their traditional allies will never be there for them again.
America will forever be isolated as untrustworthy.
They need a constitutional reform, limiting the power of the president to do shit like this unilaterally
Along with abolishing the electoral college and gerrymandering
We're supposed to have a new constitution every generation.
“There is no greater tyranny than that of the dead over the living.”
— Thomas Paine
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Even the MAGA crowd are aware of this, they just think it's a good thing. The only thing americans can all agree on is that we have some serious housecleaning to do.
I don't think that's true. I think the MAGAs have lived in such a comfortable bubble of American privilege that they don't understand the implications of all this. They're used to making jokes about Canada, "basically being the U.S.," and having free and easy travel on the border that they don't think about the fact that it's a sovereign nation with it's own culture and interests. I think they see this as politicians arguing, not America becoming a hostile foreign power.
Even the administration doesn't seem to get this. They just had to cancel a, "cultural," visit from the Second Lady to Greenland because both the government and public told them they were unwelcome. Apparently, they're so steeped in American privilege (and probably used to people dismissing Trump ramblings as, "bluster," or, "hot air,") that it didn't occur to them that you can't just make a fun, friendly visit to a country the President threatened to invade.
If a proper revolution happens US will be taken back for sure. The problem is that Americans are way too comfortable for any major change and have been for a long time.
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A) Canada isn’t a viable country because they depend on us
B) Hey no stop you have to depend on us still…
Canada and the EU should definitely bait trump into escalating tariffs as quickly as possible, and reach agreements to increase trade between themselves.
If trump continues to escalate and retaliate, Mexico and even China need to be included in the agreement.
This will have huge consequences for America, effectively excluding it from worldwide trade, while diluting the impact for the remaining nations.
America has a huge production capacity though, and that's why escalation needs to happen quickly, not giving it time to ramp up subsidized domestic production.
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You would be a fool to be close with America right now. The Nazi take over is in full swing.
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... and it wasn't our fault either. They literally betrayed us. We helped them with the forest fires and they stabbed us in the back. The fact that there aren't widespread revolts and mass demonstrations and labour strikes going on in that country right now tells us a lot about the people there and their values.
While I can't fault your feelings, a lot of us are unable to do much without going homeless/hungry. Too many of us are living paycheck to paycheck, as by design, to do anything without losing what little they already have.
There are protests everywhere, the media is just downplaying/intentionally not reporting on them.
But we are very, very sorry. Many of us have been actively fighting against this fascist bullshit for years, since 2016/17. People like myself have alienated family and friends who support this fascist regime.
There's always more someone like me can do, but the tradeoffs are getting worse and worse. It's easier for me to just leave the country at this point and go to a country that aligns with my views and the way people should be treated.
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This really sucks for the still sane Americans
Border states, snowbird states, and dual citizens are going through it. This is likely the worst diplomatic move in recent American history.
Sucks for us Canadians, too.
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I want to see him hang up on Trump if/when he calls him "governor", and then publish the phone call.
I wouldn’t mind some tit for tat. Carney could respond with Felon, Rapist, Laughingstock and they’d cut deep because they’re true.
As well it should be. Even if we get our act together and elect another sane president, we've demonstrated that we're happy to burn every single bridge we've spent so long building, and that it isn't some one-off fuckup either
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Donald Trump is the enemy of the state...welp....guess WW3 is getting closer and closer...
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I’ve got a sign up sheet going for New England secession if anyone wants in
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This goes for every country, except maybe Russia. Arrogant prick thinks the US doesn't need anybody else. Those who aren't rich who think that way will be doing the finding out as a result of his fucking around.
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Trump had permanently altered relations with the United States and that, regardless of any future trade deals, there would be "no turning back."
"The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over," Carney said.
that sounds pretty bad, but it's not very specific
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I don’t know why Canada and Mexico haven’t done a press conference where they rip up the USMCA agreement.
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Elbows up, buddy!
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