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    4 months ago

    Now think of all the jobs to secure a massive border that didn’t need to be guarded for generations!

    /s

    • @[email protected]
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      74 months ago

      This is the worst part (for US), it tooks them decades to build a solid and trusted relationship with the western world, and within 3 month, all of that is gone.

      It’s not Canada or Denmark which will suffer the most from-it, but US themselves

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      4 months ago

      …and also thousands of enablers in every branch of government, every boardroom, and every newsroom.

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          314 months ago

          And millions who didn’t vote for him but also didn’t protest his actions.

          Imagine how Canadians may feel upon seeing their “friends” go along with Trump’s actions.

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            224 months ago

            Congrats to all the American leftists who refused to vote against trump because they convinced themselves both sides were the same

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              74 months ago

              Also congrats to all the American liberals who are too useless to actually do anything about their horrible country.

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              74 months ago

              The good news, if you can call it good news, is that Trump and co are so evil, and incompetent, that it’s waking people up to the awful system they live under.

              Harris and The Democrats would’ve been able to continue with business as usual and nothing would change. At least now there’s some hope of a left surge in the wake of all this right wing hatred, pain, and suffering

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                44 months ago

                Some surge? Maybe?

                Any reasonable amount that will make a damned but if difference? Yeah no it won’t. People never learn. Even when they suffer under something they will claim it happened because of that thing over there. People won’t change.

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              154 months ago

              to all the American leftists useless idiots who refused to vote against trump

              FTFY. Voting against trumpy was the easiest decision for anybody who opposes fascism.

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                04 months ago

                From Europe, I see the republicans as a stick and the democrats as a carrot.
                You are angry because people refused to vote against the stick, and I understand why, it makes sense.
                At the same time, it’s easy to understand that there are people against the carrot&stick system, and I wouldn’t consider them useless idiots for not voting for the carrot.
                Also, the carrot is fucking stale.

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                  04 months ago

                  I consider enabling the “stick” to be beat the fuck out of you just because you’re “not into carrots” to be objectively stupid. I’m a Euro transplant and I can’t see how it is less stupid from a European perspective. The saddest part is that my wife and I have recession-proof professions, people who got us into this situation don’t.

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          304 months ago

          This is the important part.

          The whole world suffered trump’s first term as a sort of scam that many confused, struggling Americans fell for.

          But then y’all go and do it a second time? Fuck you.

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    144 months ago

    those are words of a politician. This is what “sells” today. We’ll need to see very specific actions to back it up. Thus far most politicians shown lack of spine and would turn on a dime at first opportunity. Canada could’ve been “divorced” from US for over a decade now when Cretien hinted at desire to move in that direction… but nope, here we are overdependant on US and thumping our chests “never again”.

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      14 months ago

      We’ve always known our growing interdependence is a risk, but there’s been many benefits and decades of good experience. Occasionally, the US has done things that have slowed this progression and has made many of us wary while some (especially business leaders in sectors such as oils and gas) insisting it’s silly paranoia.
      For politicians to make such a major move, there has to be a strong interest or concern amongst electorate. In a matter of weeks, Trump obliterated the idea that this is silly paranoia, and there’s a strong sense of halt! Fuck no! reverse, hard! So I think it is completely different this time.

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        14 months ago

        lets hope it “sticks”. Any class in economics say “diversify your portfolio”, Canada needs just that. 10% hit is less than 90% hit if you’re dealing with multiple partners.

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    214 months ago

    I wonder if this and others will force US rebuilding efforts to include governmental reform if and when Trump is out. No amount of Obamas can reassure people the US isn’t just going to flip out the left time it changes hands again.

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    84 months ago

    Damn bros. This makes me sad on a Friday. We used to be besties.

    Eh fuck governments, I’ll always love my Canadian bros.

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      24 months ago

      Just like I have nothing against Chinese or Russian citizens, I hope others will be able to separate us from our fascist government.