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    I’d really like to think that the governments of states like California, Oregon, Washington, and New York would work with Canada to resist this stupid stunt and offer to instead become canadian provinces. I mean, if we’re doing stupid shit about control of borders or whatever, and these states are already being attacked by Trump and giving more to the Fed than they’re taking back, why not just offer our GDP to Canada in exchange for a functioning Federal government, with healthcare for our citizens too?

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    I’m more interested in becoming a Canadian province.

    And I dare say, if the US did officially go to war with Canada, New England (and probably New York) would be likely to switch sides.

    And they would in all likelihood bring with them all military bases and forces within their territory.

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    What a fucking loser. Who does that to their closest ally? Hey Canadians, there are a ton of us in the US that are fucking disgusted by this that also feel helpless. Please don’t let this man make you hate all Americans. Trust me, he is pretty talented at dividing people.

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      Its not a hatred of Americans. Its a hatred of America.

      The culture. The arrogance. The lack of respect for other nations. The blatant ignoring of rules and agreements they brokered. The list goes on.

      All things Americans have turned a blind eye towards for decades.

      So yeah, we know not all Americans are bad but theres no denying this has been allowed to happen.

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        Right, unfortunately it’s not Canadians job to make sure every single American they interact is “one of the good ones.”

        It’s an unfortunate guilt by association, but many, many, many of us Americans exhibit all of those qualities: arrogance, lack of respect for others, blatant ignoring of rules and agreements. Just generally being an asshole bully.

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        I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but I’m not quite convinced this was a legitimate victory. He mumbled something about “Elon knowing voting machine numbers” or some such on inauguration day. He’s letting Elon’s kid tell him to STFU on camera and is just sitting there taking it? Nah, something doesn’t add up to me.

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        Nah, it’s some hatred of Americans too.

        Trump isn’t some dude who took power in a coup, he was elected by a pretty decisive margin. The house and senate are also GOP and were elected by a majority. And, this isn’t just about Trump. I clearly remember how the US verbally attacked Canada under George Bush Jr. too, because even though Canada was willing to send soldiers to fight and die alongside US soldiers in Afghanistan, it wasn’t willing to go on an adventure in Iraq too.

        This is who the US is now. Some dude posting on social media that “hey, it’s not all of us” or “this isn’t who we are” or whatever is empty. If you’re out in the streets, day after day, then sure, I’ll respect that effort. But, really, the US is now the Nazi Bar, and I don’t like Nazis.

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        I just hope that y’all understand that those of us trying to flee are on your side 🥲

        It’s the ones who want to stay behind that you should be worried about

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          Ehhhh, just wait till shit really hits the fan.

          The ones who helped this all happen will be the first demanding to be let in because… *checks notes… They are entirely selfish and arrogant.

          Give it time, and you’ll be competing with them to flee somewhere.

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      Oh we’re pretty united. When some dipshit from North Dakota says he can’t wait to show us why they have the 2nd amendment and “clear out the liberal wackos” at a professional engineering conference, it really ties the population together.

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      Who does that to their closest ally?

      Someone looking to sever ties with that ally. Everything Trump does makes the US weaker - his goal isn’t to acquire Canada, it’s to damage the US.

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        I don’t think there’s a solution that both clears out the far-right and leaves this country intact. (And in my opinion, it should probably be like five distinct countries)

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    Should any attempt be made, I will kill as many Nazis as I can on my way out.

    Fuck trump
    Fuck maga
    Fuck Nazis
    Fuck musk

    As they say in Iran (and so many other nations), “death to America”

    Give me liberty or give me death, eh.

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    Does he not understand that it will require a full-scale war for that to happen?

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      Not just a full war but constant costs for occupation with a populace with easy and common access to drones, guns, and explosives.

      I think it’s unlikely that Canada would formally resist and hold the border for long… but Canadians are really fucking pissed about this bullshit.

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      That’s the biggest problem. You need either Canada’s consent (which he can’t get) or to win a war with Canada plus the rest of NATO.

      The second problem: it would make way more sense to become 10 or 13 US states. With respect to both area and population. That would be a big disadvantage to his party in congress.

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        This is why it’s very evident that it’s a distraction from the grift.

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            The US government coup in broad daylight. Plus whatever the fuck else he’s doing that’s not making it into the news cycle because of other shit taking up the time.

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        You’re dreaming if you think NATO minus the US would fight the US if the US invaded Canada. There would be some excuse made, or some technicality found.

        As for becoming states, what’s much more likely is that the US would make Canada a territory like American Samoa: no electoral college votes, no senators, no congressional representatives, not even US citizenship.

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        That would be a big disadvantage to his party in congress.

        Would it though?

        Most of the western provinces are very conservative. They’ll just gerrymander everything to give the more liberal sections one or two states and then another 12 states worth of senators and reps that are purely Nazi.

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      I think he imagines that starting needless conflicts makes him look tough, not like the clueless moron he is.

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    Turnip and his cronies so desperately want to divert everyone’s attention from the dumpster fire they lit that they’ll say anything … me and my moose are on stand by for any invasion.

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    I’m definitely serious about Scarlet Johansson sitting on my face. That’s more likely to happen than Canada becoming part of the US.

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    I disappointed, no one said the Canadian “eh.” For the moment, the Canadians should monitor US troop movements along their border and build a wide ass minefield.

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      Something like 90% of Canada’s population lives within a hundred miles of the US border. How wide do you want this minefield to be exactly?

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    i love that both of these countrys are named for dogs

    i dont think we should be annexing the Canadians though. maybe we could just open the borders there and send the canadian border patrol to mexico. I feel like that’d make both sides happy

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    Give me a kiss to build a dream on And my imagination will thrive upon that kiss Sweetheart, I ask no more than this A kiss to build a dream on