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[–] 1 point 1 hour ago

You better disobey or we'll make sure that no one in the armed forces get any rights. We'd shoot you on sight along with anyone else that didn't refuse the shitter in cheif. Behave and use your neglected moral compass.

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    I get everyone is making jokes here, but that is serious. Even if many of you genuinely believe Canada could contend with something like a US invasion, I don't think most of us could bear the cost of even a short conflict. How many of you are already having a hard time affording to live here or have dependents?

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  • [–] 12 points 19 hours ago

    Said it before and will say it again. This is why I feel running to another country you have to think about. We have this insanely large military and a lot of damage can be done with it. We need to protest and refuse to work and whatever else we can do.

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  • [–] 48 points 1 day ago*

    Have they said no to any of the USA's other illegal invasions? Don't count on the bravery of Americans who tell you they would resist. Count on drones.

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  • [–] 31 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    What a stupid ragebait headline. Of course a geneneral is not going to even suggest they would disobey a hypothetical lawful order. Why would someone end their career for some journalists gocha question?

    Says nothing about his private thoughts or what he would actually do. Zero information value.

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    War isn't actually illegal. I know it feels like it should be, but it really isn't. People say a war is "illegal" because I suppose they feel like it carries more weight than to just say it's "immoral". I guess it's somehow comforting to people to think that somehow some lawyers could prevent countries from going to war somehow.

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  • [–] 7 points 20 hours ago

    Now that they charge themselves 100% tariff on drones …

    Jokes aside, I say we should get ready. Everybody can gain or polish some relevant skills that come in handy if it comes to it.

    Best case you have a new hobby, worst case we make their life miserable if they decide to try and attack us.

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  • [–] 71 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    I'm pretty sure that if he publicly says he's going to disobey orders, that's grounds for removal, even under a sane president. (Although a sane president might not choose to remove him)

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  • [–] 13 points 1 day ago

    It’s a pointless question. If he answers no truthfully he gets fired. If he lies and says ‘yes’ to keep his job we get undue anxiety when there already enough of that going around from memes and trade wars.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 day ago*

    This is almost certainly why he won't answer the question either way. If he says that he wouldn't, Trump would just fire him and replace him with someone that says they would privately, away from any public scrutiny at all.

    It would be a net negative for everyone other than fascists.

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    [–] 1 point 14 hours ago

    Mango Mussolini would need to start a military draft.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 day ago (11 children)

    If the US tried it Canada would make Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc look like a casual sunday stroll in the park. If the US couldn't handle Guerrilla warfare against people who DON'T look like them, imagine how well they'll do against people that do. And the further north they got the more fucked they'd be. Ever been in a fight with a pissed off Indigenous individual? try it, see how far you get. Not only that you got all the dudes living in the bush with rifles and god knows what else.

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  • [–] 6 points 21 hours ago*

    People who look like them, sound like them and know all the same pop culture, including supposedly local stuff like news anchors.

    There's not many shibboleths they could use, and usually they pick a really obvious one. I pledge...

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  • [–] 8 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    And the further north they got the more fucked they’d be

    Doesn't like 90% of Canada's population live within 100 km of the border? Not much reason to even go that far north unfortunately

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    [–] 41 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    If the USA invades, the white house gets burned down again and Trump gets ICC arrested.

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  • [–] 28 points 1 day ago* (22 children)

    Jokes aside its quite possible. Ukrainian partnerships with canada on domestic drone production, the US would burn perpetually if they dared. They are projecting a weak canada to save face, but they dare not mistaken canadian politeness for weakness. There is a reason Trump says we are the hardest do deal with of any country. Because we are done putting up with their shit. To be Canadian means to not be Amerikkkan.

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