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I wish Canada would start an immigration program for Americans who don't want to be a part of this shit.
I voted, I'm politically active, and I don't want to be on this ride. While I don't have a sought-after degree, I want to work for and contribute to my community. I have skills that I would be glad to contribute. I would pounce on the chance to get out of this shit hole.
Did you miss the part where Trump is allegedly seriously considering annexation of Canada?
Hi. No. I didn't. If you import like- minded people, you have a stronger opposition.
I think Canada should seriously consider taking over parts of the us.
I would be down with a Northern Confederation. I'd miss New Orleans, but that's about it.
I’m down with free healthcare. You can probably still visit nola.
We're entering late stage Nazi when they start trying to forcibly infect other countries. The timeline is accelerating. America desperately wants to become a viral disease bringing their fucked up way of life to everyone whether they like it or not.
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Canada should get nukes ASAP.
this comment comes up all the time, and its for the most part, not acknowleding reality.
nuclear armed countries do not let other countries gain nuclear weapons, they see it as a hostile act.
why do you think Trump has been so foaming at the mouth aggressive at Iran.
Omg, nukes and Canada annexation? Wait...are we in the Fallout timeline afterall!?
One state with 200 representatives and 1/3rd of the electoral votes... smart.
Much more likely to be one big non-voting territory like Puerto Rico.
You act like he'll allow elections again, especially with large voter bases in the "new state" that would remove him from office.
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I would kill and die in a war with Americans if they tried to force us into becoming Americans. I would rather die and take as many of you with me as possible than become an american
Guarantee I'd be sabotaging shit on this side to help you guys win. Every sensible American loves our Canadian neighbors and respects their sovereignty.
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Nothing Trump says is a joke, unless he realizes he's getting too much pushback on it for going too far. Then it's a joke.
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Lol that would probably look like the Winter War where Finns were vastly outnumbered but still won because they know how to survive the winter. I hope the americans wear body cams when they invade. It will be very satisfying to watch the Rocky Mountains literally kill them man vs nature style.
And Canadians are so fucking brutal historically in war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0230d9mp5WY
Also not sure if relevant but Canadian true crime seems to be way more often gory and needlessly violent compared to your typical run of the mill murder stories.
Dude what. Why are you lusting for blood from Americans? This is the fault of one administration that I'm still not convinced won this election fairly. We don't like this shit anymore than you.
I would deeply, deeply hope that American soldiers would never follow an order to attack Canada. For all of the Trump insanity, I still have hope that most people aren't batshit like him.
You are underestimating the power of modern propaganda, especially now that AI is in the mix. Custom reality for anyone.
how to survive the winter.
The Americans have bases in North Dakota and Alaska. They've trained for cold conditions.
Don't smugly believe that we just have to wait for the weather to stop them.
the reality is that americans will do just fine with the winter.
the part that will destroy them, is trying to manage an occupation of a country on its own border. where the population is almost indistinguishable and hidden, Just like Russia deals with in Ukraine. the Americans didnt have the stomach for an occupation on the other side of the world where the culture was so different they might as well have been aliens, they lost to that. They would have even less so for one on their own border where the "enemy" is attacking them from within.
the enemy, being both Insurgents from Canada, as well as their own population. Attacking Canada will absolutely, 100% cause a Civil war in America, Even US military bases could start shooting at themselves as units fight it out for a prevailing loyality once there's a constitutional and moral crisis in america.
And the Adminstration would end up going into Putin Bunker mode. if they aren't deposed or eliminated right away by a Coup.
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Our dedicated boys keep the peace in newly annexed Canada
can we skip to the part where america and china nuke each other, (and hit russia too for good measure). and the rest of the world can go about its business not being treated like pawns by imperialistic savages
So they invade canada and its world war 3? All nato alliey against the us which is like 80% of nato, that doesn't look good.
US Civil war. Yes. Attacking an Ally would be a red line that causes military infighting as well as civil revolt in America.
Fighting in Europe probably escalates while the US burns to the ground. European NATO may end up shooting at Russia during the chaos or vice versa
China may go after taiwan too during then.
so in a way, yes
US is like a bully. But a huge, strong, armed bully, which is now also crazy and looks unpredictable. I doubt the rest of Nato, especially this castrated, limp EU would do anything to protect Canada. They would frown and condemn the us verbally, but probably watch from afar. That's my impression at least.
Yeah. US is like a big brother that has been sniffing the wrong things and is starting to have psychotic episodes with a threat of violence.
Its like Nazi Germany taking over Austria.
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This is just big talk for the cameras. The logistics of such a thing. Are so ridiculous and insane that if it was actually attempted. Canadians would basically become slaves with no rights.. The Country would be torn apart by Resource fiends. They wouldnt even know what to do with 40 million people under a different legal system, so that would imply hundreds of thousands of people would end up just getting murdered or dying of neglect as society collapses
And that would open the door for massive waves of violence. What ISIS, AQ, etc did to America, That would absolutely be on the table.
This goes for any country. But if a country that's supposed to have been our friend and ally for generations decides its time for Imperialism, and wipes out their neighbor like that in some putin hairbrained map drawing fantasy.... Let me just say that Treachery is the lowest circle of hell. And people would have absolutely zero qualms after having everything taken away from them, in such a betrayal, zero qualms about targetting the civilian population of the aggressor.
and abandoning the whole somber story of how life would be over for 30-40 million Canadians, let me say that this act would 101%, without a doubt, Cause a US civil war. This is a Red line. And if there isn't an eruption of mutinies, coups, revolts and violence in the US as it was enacted, Well, in that case, the Nazis already won.
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Trump is using Putins playbook. Constantly threaten to annex your neighbors. Neighbors take those threats seriously and start to build up a standing army at the border. Convince populous that the neighbors are threatening the nation and are preparing for an invasion. Yada yada yada. Start a “special military op“ and invade neighbor.
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