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

[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.

[prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Absolutely... Then there's the chilling effect that comes with it. People not even attempting to organize because they know what can happen if they do.

[rizzrustbolt@lemmy.world]

One state with 200 representatives and 1/3rd of the electoral votes... smart.

[hogmomma@lemmy.world]

I'm guessing it would be broken up into smaller territories.

[woodscientist@sh.itjust.works]

This is delusional. Who is going to intervene? With what military? What country has an expeditionary force that can best the US Navy, sail across an ocean, and then confront the US Army and Air Force on America's home turf? China? They've been building up for years with the hope of being able to stand up to the US, in the waters directly off the Chinese coast.

The idea that anyone could invade the US is delusional. Also, the US has 5000 thermonuclear weapons. No one is invading the US mainland. No one is invading mainland China. No one is invading Russia. Big nuclear powers are immune to invasion on their core territory.

Again, it's easy to tut tut about nuclear bombs. But they sure have done a good job at preventing more world wars between the great powers.

[rekorse@sh.itjust.works]

Its like Nazi Germany taking over Austria.

[phaze@lemmy.ca]

Yep, I would bear arms against any who cross that border with ill intentions. They step foot across, and they're pulling a stump back.

[bastingchemina@slrpnk.net]

The UK does have the bomb but doesn't have missiles to launch it. They are "renting" missiles to the US.

So France is the only country left, but I'm sure France will be extremely happy to help against the US!

[kent_eh@lemmy.ca]

Much more likely to be one big non-voting territory like Puerto Rico.

[rumba@lemmy.zip]

What's super worry of who they pledge their loyalty to and who they actually keep it to when the chips are down.

I pledge allegiance to the commander-in-Chief: Good now go take all of your neighbors and family and ship them off to internment camps where we certainly won't do genocidal things. Then go over in front of the state house and shoot all those protesters.

[kent_eh@lemmy.ca]

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.

[africangrey@lemmy.zip]

We're entering late stage Nazi when they start trying to forcibly infect other countries. The timeline is accelerating.

[leadore@lemmy.world]

An individual, except the President, elected or appointed to an office of honor or profit in the civil service or uniformed services, shall take the following oath: “I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”

There's just one problem. Who will keep and who will break their oath? Obviously many have already broken it.