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[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 72 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Nearly two thirds of Canadians aren't paying attention.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

There are a lot of brain dead Albertans right now who are lining up to be completely obliterated by the US. They all think they're going to become wealthy Americans, but the US just wants their resources...not them.

They really need to do some homework on the CNMI, because that's their future as "Americans".

They think, because they're white, this won't happen...but it was never a race war, it's always been a class war.

And these people have no class.

[–] kewjo@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

at this point its becoming a class genocide

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They might not know about their equivalent in the US: Mississippi.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 days ago

It's really more like Texas. Populous, rich and with major cities that are a lot more progressive.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Do you actually live here, or is this just the theme park version of Alberta?

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't live there now, but am from Edmonton, and have spent most of my life there. All my family are still there and i visit a few times a year.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Ah. Lemmy shits on Alberta in particular so much I get defensive, sorry. Canadian Lemmy seems to overlook the exact same shit in other provinces.

Maple MAGA exists, but it's a pretty tiny minority. Even in rural Alberta most people are pro-Canada.

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Alberta

To begin with, much of the loud infowarrior rides are also there, trying to import MAGA garbage from south of the border, asides that some of their owners are also avoiding the IRS.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago

It's both. But your point remains, they will always be Canadians, not Americans. It's curious to me, as a Mexican, that they called themselves Americans. We think of them, some of us at least, as Europeans who took American land for themselves and then usurped the many names actual Americans had with this generic name for white Europeans.

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Or they fail to imagine a situation that seems unrealistic.

Or they can't come to terms with it.

Or they are delusional.

[–] freebee@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

Optimism bias. People failed to acknowledge a pandemic was happening until and even while it was happening in their own neighborhood and city...

When the tanks roll in they'll still deny there's an issue.