New poll says 27% of Canadians view the United States as an 'enemy' country
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'Disapprove' covers a very wide variety of opinions, most of them very milquetoast. Any poll on the topic with differentiation between "Somewhat Disapprove" and "Strongly Disapprove" will result in a marked minority in "Strongly Disapprove".
Americans don't hate Trump, by and large. Those of us who pay attention to politics hate Trump. And we are a minority.
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The poll was conducted between Feb. 14 and Feb. 17
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45% is still too high for me to trust Americans.
Everyone I talk to has about even odds of being a nazi
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I don’t by default dislike Americans, but I don’t think I can trust Americans by default anymore.
He got reelected after Jan 6, after project 2025 was released publicly, after “dictator on day one”, after everything.
There are a TON of Americans I deeply respect. But the speed at which you turned your backs on us, and the lack of internal outcry speaks volumes. Over 100 years of cooperation thrown down the drain in less than a single month.
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Everyone I talk to has about even odds of being a nazi
Well, a good portion of the Nazi's don't know they're the baddies. I know, still Nazis, but they think they're fighting for a job they don't want. They're poor and miserable and want to blame others, trump let's them do that.
The rest, you can tell by if they wear a red hat, have bumper stickers that have an american flag or eagle on it or looks uncomfortable in city settings. If they call themselves a Libertarian, that's also a big red flag (pun intended). They give off pretty loud signals.
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First of all, I personally did not turn my back on you. Trump and his fellow baddies did. Second, as I said in another thread, he legally cheated and probably illegally cheated as well. He knew he was going to win long before Biden showed he was old and his polls were bad. I think he even said something like, "Don't worry about the election, that's covered." or something like that.
It's probably wise not to trust us completely, especially in rural areas. I would treat us like family you lost touch with for a long time that you used to love to hang with, but you've heard some shady things about.
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27% seems a little low.
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But the speed at which you turned your backs on us, and the lack of internal outcry speaks volumes.
With all due respect...
Canada's problems rank pretty low on most Americans concerns at the moment.
It's like if you're neighbor's house is burning down, and you come out to complain that the fire engine sirens woke you up from a nap and you're upset we haven't apologized yet...
Sorry and all that, but we have bigger concerns right now.
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Why so low, and I live in this fascist state.
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I like how there's not a horde of American's definding America on Lemmy.
Even elsewhere, in more conservative forums, it seems more like trolling, not kool-aid drinking, gaslighting, or being an "American Tankie." There's little whaaaboutism, is what they wanted.
So, yeah, Canada, come at us. Please.
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don't invade us
gets out ballgag
ooooh i'd hate it soooo much to get invaded
handcuffs self to radiator
it would be so awful getting invaded
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The bigger issue is most of the population isn't aware of this.
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/14/arizona-voters-trump-elon-musk-executive-orders
This is one example of many, but people are still largely OK with Trump. America is stuck in filter bubbles like you wouldn't believe, and it's getting worse.
I... Don't know how to fix that. I'd fuck up Facebook, Twitter, or cable news at any opportunity, but they rule people's minds now.
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What are you going to do about it?
Edited to add
Second time I've asked this and second time I've been downvoted to hell. Seems Americans don't like their apathy challenged. It's easy to be a keyboard warrior but no one seems to like facing the reality that they may have to actually do something about it.
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Given that Trump has been threatening daily to invade or otherwise annex Canada, I would agree with you there. What's the definition of an enemy country if not one that is constantly threatening to destroy you and seize what is yours?
Do we have to wait for it to actually happen before the slower Canadians catch on? Or are we dealing with that group of Canadians that worship Trump and would consider the destruction of their own country to be helpful? There's a word for people like that.
Or maybe Canadians are being nice and talking about the USA in a non-political sense, as the American people. Even then, given the relatively high approval ratings of Trump and Musk in recent polls, it's clear many of the American people are not friendly towards Canada.
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You have to understand, most Americans have no idea this is going on, or at least the extent. We live in an information dystopia.
Does that make us idiots? Yeah. But I think "disloyal" is the wrong word, and in fact many Americans are just overly loyal to the feeds and influencers warping their heads.
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I think it's more like:
Your neighbor's house is burning down, and they've been stacking dry branches, twigs, and leaves on the side of their house that faces yours, and their kids illegally turned on a hydrant to play in and never turned it off so there's no water pressure, and you see embers floating towards your roof.
I think we're at the stage where it's time for Canada to get out the earth moving equipment and dig a fire break between us.
I don't think they expect us to care, it's more like they're coming to the rational conclusion that we're a lost cause and they need to protect themselves from the dumpster fire we started.
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It's weird
This whole issue is because of one man who has cultivated his own cult of personality
...and I do use the term "man" very loosely
He's grown male adult that behaves like a spoiled child
Trump has done nothing to earn a cult other than making one for himself. It's built upon nothing but disinformation and they live in a world of pure distortion that pivots instantly on a whim with zero explanation given
I doubt any follower of Trump's has any specific idea where Trump is taking them because Trump has no idea either
He just wants to be king, he doesn't want to do king
It's too much work and responsibility, he's just here for his own good time
Preferably as we all suffer
It's a very Gore Vidal philosophy
"It's not enough for me to win, everyone else must fail"
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I think I'm going to invade that ass
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Okay, then they’re either an idiot or a nazi or both. Still makes me want to avoid them.
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About 90% of people I know avoid buying American goods if possible now...
