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Why are we talking about how difficult it would be? It's not acceptable, we don't want it, and we make the decisions about our nation.
we make the decisions about our nation.
of course you do
would joining the two countries be better for everyone? in some ways, yes . in a lot of ways, no
but no matter what way you spin it. it falls flat on its face after a bucket of cold realism is thrown over you.
The reality is Canadians would lose their rights as citizens and would be at best, passengers living in poverty. and at worst, would be slaves
hundreds of thousands would go into poverty, be imprisoned by the occupants for not following their rules, or just straight up be deported or murdered. and yes I said occupants, it would be a military occupation for generations before the occupants even thought the new territory was ready to have some new states carved out. Until then look no further than Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine, what goes on there? Natives are evicted and killed, Immigrants from the "core" are shipped in to take their homes, the news shows off some north korean style tranquil scenes of everything working out fine, and there's small fake ballot stuffed elections to pretend all is well since the takeover.
there are a select few things I'd be envious of being part of the US over. but the fact remains that im not a fucking idiot, and It would be a net negative for every single person in my country. I'm not going to play devils advocate for people who would be trying to kill us
i dunno about you but i'd love it if new england became a canadian province, can we just like literally do the exact opposite of what the mandarin chief wants and let canada absorb some of the US? please? Fucking PRETTY PLEASE????
😉 You folks have a funny accent, you should take New Scotland, New Brunswick, NFLD and Labrador because they talk funny too. (jkg of course)
i'm from western MA so they don't have to worry about me talking about Pahkin da Cah at Hahvahd Yahd :p
There's no discussion. Fuck off or declare war
So stop discussing it. Dumb mfers take the bait every time.
I'm so sick of this bullshit. No. Stop talking about it.
He never actually meant it. Why does nobody get it? It's a distraction. Stop fuelling it. This headline is exactly what Trump wants.
Anchoring is legitimately a negotiation technique where you start with an absurd demand to set the framing of the haggling.
Ie now the idea of expanded sea port security integration doesn't seem like a crazy thing to exchange for elimination of tariffs.
But guess what, expanded sea port security integration would drastically reduce our ability to economically pivot in the face of future tariff threats. Ie if expanded sea port security integration means the USA can prevent us from using our sea ports.
Should probably include the periods in i.e.
I'm guessing you're on a phone.
You don’t know that, and Project 2025 states that foreign affairs must be subject to national interests. The GOP is prioritizing access to strategic minerals as a long term goal. DT has stated the annex desire repeatedly and consistently.
At the least, the economic assault is not a distraction, and it is obviously the initial stage in an escalation. People are already affected, and pissed.
Why would anyone think twice about this ridiculous word fart from a demented rapist?
Move on, nothing to see here.
A lot of these hypotheticals can be answered by "we'll just slaughter anyone who makes a fuss" because that's where our country's moral framework will be if we ever march troops across the border. Like an ultra nationalist fascist state is going to concern itself with old treaties and popular sentiments.
From a Canadian prespective, we would commit all the war crimes we could against an invading force, especially one we could not fight a conventional war against and win.
Im talking sending American GIs home in unrecognizable condition.
I dont care what government is in power by then. Invade Canada and be prepared to die in horrible ways, mutilated, and sent back to your loved ones in chunks.
This is the only way we could win a war against the US and we would not hesitate to do it.
Realistically, we are so fucked. One single bomb on a highway or railway can completely decimate any one of our province's ability to move people or goods and perform services. Our border is too long and wild to be defendable. And they could probably take out our entire military logistics in a single night of bombings. All of this isn't even to mention that if they wanted to go all out insane they could make nuclear threats if the Canadian government doesn’t capitulate. I'm not saying we couldn't resist once occupied, it's just fucking hideous to think about.
Im referring to resistance. We dont stand a chance in a regular engagement.
You shouldn't hesitate. And some USians would like to join you in eradicating the fascists.
The Geneva checklist
Yet here you are discussing it.
I vote for a trial where we test Canada taking the Western states.
...and the Northeast too, please.
That would be cool, especially California, then we'd have somewhere warm to visit. LOL
Um… you can't take California without also taking us in Oregon and Washington with you!
It's all about perspective...Live in Manitoba or Saskatchewan for awhile and virtually everywhere is warm to visit.
(Ok maybe I'm still a little salty about the -40 temps and my pipes freezing three times this winter.)
What about going the other way, we take up the metric system and coins for our 1 and 2 dollars instead of paper bills?
Aviation has just got its dick stuck too hard in the imperial can. Having to teach material where g=32 makes me want to eat glass.
The U.S. already uses the metric system in strategic areas like the military, space exploration and scientific research.
It would be quite cost prohibitive to replace all the road signs so we’re keeping the imperial system for day to day stuff.
It's too bad they took away all the dual marked road signs when that dick Reagan killed the conversion to metric.