Someone please, make this idiot STFU.
this post was submitted on 27 Dec 2024
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Kevin O'Leary is now a traitor to the country.
I would consider helping "negotiate" a US takeover of Canada to be an act of war against Canada or a preparatory act.
Criminal Code section 46:
46 (1) Every one commits high treason who, in Canada,
(a) kills or attempts to kill Her Majesty, or does her any bodily harm tending to death or destruction, maims or wounds her, or imprisons or restrains her;
(b) levies war against Canada or does any act preparatory thereto; or
(c) assists an enemy at war with Canada, or any armed forces against whom Canadian Forces are engaged in hostilities, whether or not a state of war exists between Canada and the country whose forces they are.
Out of context as far as I know, what he said in it's entirety was more wanting an EU style arrangement
Kevin O'Leary is a traitor who would sell out his own country to invading fascists for money. These people were called collaborators in the past, and rightly scorned.
Don't fall for MAGA ragebaiting. This was never seriously discussed and posts like this are just feeding the trolls.
Even today amongst a certain segment of Americans they still revere the concept of “Manifest Destiny”, whereby the entirety of North America will eventually be under American (and traditionally, white Christian) rule.
This wasn’t always envisioned as being done via force; typically it was simply believed that the American system was so perfect and blessed by God that everyone in North America would eventually want to be part of it, and would simply join the US as an inevitable eventuality. To their minds, the entire concept of full American control of North America was ordained by God itself, and so couldn’t be wrong.
Of course, as with any pseudo-religious prophesies when the expectation doesn’t happen some will want to cause/force it to happen. When their Manifest Destiny doesn’t come to fruition, it’s not because of a fault in the concept (to their minds), but that the Canadians/Mexicans (and now Greenlanders?) are standing in the way of inevitability.
There are Americans who continue to believe they’ll eventually control all of North America. You can’t just ignore them and pretend they don’t exist.
I'm glad there are still people who remember that the American belief in manifest destiny, and general American exceptionalism has been around for decades.
And they've been slowly and steadily moving on that though commerce, through our increasing branch plant economy and through overwhelming cultural exports since before WW2.
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Making Canada the 51st state would make it the largest continental one, usurping Texas. While I wouldn't support the idea seriously, triggering maga Texans with the idea is hilarious.
This is just goading and manipulation to get better leverage on those tariffs, which is real. I don't know the scam he's aiming for here. It just feels like everyone is going to suffer an inflationary war.
“I like this idea and at least half of Canadians are interested,” O’Leary said.
Poll suggests 13% of Canadians think Canada should become the 51st American state. Just a liiittle less than "at least half".
I would like to punch every single person who said that in the mouth.
God, that’s still over one in ten. I feel like before Trump roughly zero Canadians would like to become Americans. This brain rot is spreading and I don’t know how to stop it and I hate it.
That number is appallingly high.
I'm willing to consider that the number has grown recently, but it definitely wasn't anywhere near zero before. There are a lot of areas, often very conservative, that idolize the States.
For example, in the Bible Belt of Manitoba, I wouldn't be surprised if close to, if not a majority of residents would support this. There's a independent streak bordering on libertarian, and many are VERY socially conservative. I didn't spend all that much time there, but I heard multiple people say how they wish they didn't have to pay for other people's healthcare. They're so close to North Dakota, even doing cross boarder trade and many see the higher mean income (sum of all income divided by number of residents) in the US and ignore the lower median income (50th percentile of income).
The problem is that there is nowhere to go. far right goverments are popping up everywhere.
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13 percent is way higher than I expected
Lower than I thought. Once youre out of southern Ontario and the lower mainland of BC, patriotism absolutely vanishes, successive federal governments have treated the "hinterlands" so poorly no one cares anymore about some bullshit eastern tim hortons national image.
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Kevin O'Leary needs to meet Luigi.
Funny thing is he is such small potatoes it's ridiculous. That's like trying to summon Luigi to kill you McDonald's team lead. Like yeah he's an asshole and in a position of power so you have to hear him yammering, and yeah would be nice, but it's almost a waste.
This is the Canadian "we have CEO's at home." Meme. Except I don't recall of he is even a CEO of anything right now...
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I'd trust a randomly-picked Minnesotan more than Kevin O'Leary to vouch for Canada.
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This film, A Hidden Life, seems like it could be important to Canada right now as Trump is trying to Anschluss Canada.
Honestly Trump is doing the same thing the NAZIs did to Austria. Hitler even installed bad faith political influencers into the Austrian government just like Trump is trying to do.
I wonder how many people from the States would prefer that the US become a Canadian province.
If only just for the free healthcare and federally legal cannabis you'd have my vote.
don't forget the metric system and maple syrup discounts
If all Americans thought like this, I might support a union too. Unfortunately, you're outnumbered.
Only the Blues States should be annexed by Canada. The red states can wallow in the shitholes they created.
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Lol remember when he said he was going to run for prime minister and everybody thought that was such a stupid idea that he dropped out almost immediately?
Like bro take the fucking hint and fuck off.
Kevin is a slimy fuck. I wouldn't be surprised if Kevin forced his wife Linda to take the fall for that boat accident.
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Kevin O'Leary has always been a fuck. I have no idea why anybody gives him any bit of respect ever.
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Alternate headline: "Canadians are offended by Kevin O'Leary".
Just in general.
trump wants canada as a 51st state, o'leary says "YES GOOD IDEA" then trump wants wayne Gretsky as the "governor of canada"
It's the same rich dipshit who said that "being wealthy is easy. All people have to do is have $100k sitting in their bank accounts for unexpected expenses and that they should invest the rest"
That's very bold claims on popularity statistics lol.
I imagine it's more likely Canadians want to burn down the White House and Capitol...again.
The polls currently put our own MAGA-wannabe 20 points ahead of everyone else. I'm not so sure.
Trump told Gretzky to run for Prime Minister?
This guy just putting pepperoni on the chess-board and calling it a mate. And somehow, he's the leader of the free world?
Making numbers up to make the proposal seem much more popular than it really is, first he says its 50% support then he changes it to 80%, when in reality its only 13%.
And the rest of Canadians who aren’t morons would vote against republicans in every election if we got annexed.
doesn't matter, we've less population than california.
It’s the thought that counts. You don’t try and add a country that votes against you unless you’re a complete fucking moron (looks at Trump - Oh, he is).
And no one in Canada ever votes Conservative. You're gonna be pretty sad sometime this year.
Only the fucking stupid ones.
(Looks at the last ten years) Kay bud. sure. Vote for that morons party again, we can have 5 million more hindus by 2026.
Found the uneducated racist. Thanks. Added to my block list.
Oh no, someone happy about unchecked immigration completely fucking over the lower end of the working class, while pretending to be a progressive type, thinks I'm the dummy. Never saw a moron act like that before, nope.
He's wealthy enough to change his citizenship and just become a full US citizen .... they can have him and he can leave us if he feels so strongly about this.
If he feels so strongly and confidently about all this ... let him give up his Canadian citizenship and go join the US ... he's got the money and influence to do it ... go ahead and take the first step.
Capital has no loyalty and this guy is a regime front whore...
Is this even legal? Or is he above the law in Canada?
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It's never too early to start collaborating with the occupiers, I guess.
Like, it's still mostly hypothetical and this guy is putting his hand up to be a Quisling.
I think this goes without saying, but just in case any more of my northern neighbors are taking a break from reality, you don't want any of this. Most of us down here don't want any of this.
Okay buddy. Still trying to shift the spotlight away from when you sang high praise of SBF?
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