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Yeah it would involve war. I don't want war with my neighbors. I want a good alliance with them and maybe even the sort of border they have over in Europe. War would be stupid on America's part and not resisting with military force if needed would be stupid on Canada's part
why are we still discussing it then?
that was clearly meant just to provoke.
Nobody wants this. Canadians don't want this. Americans don't want this. Just our stupid vice president, Trump. (Maybe his daddy, Putin.)
I would rather annex the US into Canada so that we get a much better health care system.
lets please downvote and heavily criticize the people amplifying trump's voice?
Because Trump actually does want to use economic warfare against an ally to at the very least gain control of Canada's resources if not get get political control of Canada. Tariffs are coming next week.
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.
Like Quebec would ever say "Yes"...
There's no discussion. Fuck off or declare war
Can Canada just annex NYS then? No need to merge them all together, just take my state for now, and see how it goes.
All right but you have to agree that Montreal make the better bagels.
As a non-NYC resident, I will accept this.
I'm intrigued now. As a dumb American in Florida, I didn't even know Montreal had a claim for this. I must have a Montreal bagel.
I think NYC tries to claim it. I guess Montreal too?
Whatever, I'm getting cheese fries, but will agree to most anything if it means NY becomes Canada.
I'll even say Hamilton has the best chicken wings, if that's what it takes!
I guess Montreal bagels are sweeter and cruncher, and NY bagels are bigger and doughier?
https://www.buzzfeed.com/abbyzinman/new-york-vs-montreal-bagel-showdown
You don't start off a "this will never be acceptable" with a list of things that would need to be resolved; it just turns it into a negotiation.
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.
The Geneva checklist
Why would anyone think twice about this ridiculous word fart from a demented rapist?
Move on, nothing to see here.
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)
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