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It’s blatant extortion now.

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[–] BeMoreCareful@lemdro.id 11 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I just don't understand how he got caught on this thought? I'm no foreign policy wonk, but I just don't get it. Why would you want to start random beef with the neighbor. It's like a weird parody that I don't know enough about to understand.

Is he just Putining?

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago

Some believe it’s a distraction. A Flood the Zone tactic.

I hope for everyone’s sake- this is true. If Trump wants to destroy America, so be it. One could argue we deserve it. But this doesn’t need to involve Canada in any capacity.

[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 26 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

And I will not relent upon my statements of fact that Trump is an asshole, pedophile, fascist, lying, narcissistic cuck until he is impeached or dies. See how likely it is for me to stop saying these things?

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 13 points 3 hours ago

NEVER stop saying those things. Make sure history does not forget what he was.

[–] bruhssa@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Id be down to let Canada and Greenland into the EU. Give Trump a big fuck you.

[–] sfu@lemm.ee 5 points 2 hours ago

What I read in the article was this. There is going to be a war between the US and Canada. Trump didn't say that, Trudeau said it.

All I see Trump saying, is that the US does not need items from Canada, if the US is losing money in the process. He also said it would be great if Canada joined the US.

[–] ilost7489@lemmy.world 24 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

If he invades Canada we’ll make Vietnam look like a cakewalk.

We look like you. We speak your language. We consume your media. You’re going to fight an enemy who looks, acts, and is just as technologically advanced as you. Fighting insurgents who had nothing in common with you was already challenging enough, now imagine not knowing who is who

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

I've been posting this in a couple places - but it's not Vietnam, right? It's Ireland and the Troubles. Only - on a scale that makes the Troubles look like a block party. And I say that aware that the Troubles was a decades long conflict that piled bodies sky-fucking-high and never truly healed. It wasn't solved by a U2 song.

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Alternatively its another Afghanistan only when you accidentally blow up a hospital full of locals instead of the enemy combatants you thought they were you're actually blowing up your own people, in your own hospital in your own house.

[–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

now imagine not knowing who is who

Unless they require you to pronounce “out” at roadblocks

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

There are also like 1 million of us within their borders.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 45 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Who ever would have guessed that a serial rapist wouldn't take, "No", for an answer?

[–] LongDog@feddit.uk 1 points 4 hours ago

No means yes, no.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 hours ago

Yeah he's not considering consent of people in other countries at all.

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 29 points 7 hours ago

Other than the consequences that would happen as a result, it'd be hilarious if Canada ended up doing a, I think we call them, "preemptive targeted use of force against specific individuals determined to pose an active threat to national security".

How fucked is it if another country, historically our closest ally, assassinated our president so many of us would just be like "yeah, makes sense".

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 16 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

Well, the best place for the stiff is a pine box 1.8m below grade

[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Nah, shallow grave. Not worth the effort of a proper burial.

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[–] kaerypheur@lemmy.world 16 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Why does Trump want the US to be great again? 🤔 It seems like the US can’t be great and humble anymore under the Trump administration. 🤷‍♂️

[–] cool@lemmings.world 6 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

"Make America Great Again" has always been a slogan for making rich Americans richer while poor Americans are distracted by the culture war.

This might sound weird, but I honestly think there's now an opportunity for the Left to take the slogan as their own. There could be blue MAGA hats instead of red ones, acknowledging that America has truly fallen and needs to be resuscitated.

[–] sfu@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

If we actually did full blown maga, it wouldn't be red or blue. We would have to become way way more libertarian. At this point, I'm thinking maybe we should not even have a president, and only have the house and senate. Illegal executive orders have given too much power to the presidents.

[–] cool@lemmings.world 1 points 2 hours ago

We should move towards direct voting.

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