Donald Trump is not joking about making Canada the 51st state, Justin Trudeau warns in hot mic comments

[selokichtli@lemmy.ml]

Yes, absolutely, you are an American. Nobody needs a damn atomic bomb. Not even the USA in WWII. If Trump tries to take Canada by force, it's the end for him. The enemies of the USA will find all the wholes they need in USA's northern and southern borders. For the first time in a long time, war would be fought in USA territory, and everyone would know who caused it.

[ilikeboobies@lemmy.ca]

The funny thing is they were saying the same thing in public

Only in private did they say the worry was real

[hathaway@lemmy.zip]

Eh, with current events, most of us would take that title with open arms. However, title only, our work of undermining the current administration is just getting started. Most of us would rather be Canadian, but think about the chaos we will sew from the inside out.

Anyway, sounds great, only allergies are fascists, thanks.

[fluxx1@lemm.ee]

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.

[selokichtli@lemmy.ml]

Can Americans just own their own dictator and expanding philosophy, please? Americans have been invading nonstop since they started to exist, Putin wasn't even a spermatozoid. If there is an encyclopedia on this, it is written in English.

[mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works]

It would mean that whatever the US might hope to gain from invading Canada would be dwarfed by what the US would lose in the conflict.

The problem is this is already the case. Nuclear weapons may make it even more lopsided, but the country is already losing more than it stands to gain from an invasion purely on the economic results.

[nyamlae@lemmy.world]

It's been implicitly assumed that

Society seems to be built on a lot of obviously untrue assumptions.

[vga@sopuli.xyz]

Not to disrespect the amazing achievements of the Finn’s in that war, but they lost, and lost half their country.

In actual reality, we lost 9% of our territory to USSR due to WW2.

[shawn1122@lemm.ee]

Exactly, theres no way this triggers WW3 unless Canada starts working more closely with China immediately and even then it's unlikely China goes to bat for Canada. Western countries have gotten way too comfortable with the US.

[nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

can't they just import things like this from Mexico and China

[vga@sopuli.xyz]

I wonder if he's gonna give Alaska to the Russians.

[zarkanian@sh.itjust.works]

They should form a North American Union, like the EU. Unfortunately, Trump would never do something like that, because he's stuck in the 19th century.

[selokichtli@lemmy.ml]

Do the military pledge their loyalty to the country or to the POTUS?

[shawn1122@lemm.ee]

Canadians and honestly most of the world hate American healthcare and gun laws.

[selokichtli@lemmy.ml]

That's why he's after Greenland, he thinks it's as big as the whole USA from your regular mappae mundi.

[ashehole@lemmy.world]

That's something that's been on my mind lately. I wouldn't be able to hide anyone in my home or lay low because I've been vocal about my beliefs my whole life. I've been to more than enough protests to know there's some sort of facial recognition on me, and I've been vocal enough online in recorded social media. The state of surveillance and tech advances in this age is going to make it difficult for anyone to organize and support each other. There's almost no way to stay off the radar and everyone has a cell phone and smart speaker at home listening to their every word.

[random_character_a@lemmy.world]

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.

[gammelfisch@lemmy.world]

The higher priority, according to the oath, is to protect the US Constitution from foreign and domestic enemies. Yes, domestic too.

[random_character_a@lemmy.world]

You are underestimating the power of modern propaganda, especially now that AI is in the mix. Custom reality for anyone.

[gammelfisch@lemmy.world]

The Canadians and Canadiens should start thinking about their military purchases. Do you rely on a neighbor who is constantly threatening you with a trade war and annexation? Nope. The Orange Fuck-up will end up destroying the US MIC export business and their will be some pissed off wealthy people with deep connections.