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Why yes! Of course you are! And if you think this is exagerated, then you should rewatch what happened in Venezuela just a few days ago.
The child rapist is in charge of the biggest military and head of a failing empire that will try to remain relevant by any means necessary.
I was under the quiet assumption that America and Canada were already at war when the trade war began. A hostile act doesn't have to start with boots and bombs for poor and innocent people to start dying.
We've been at war since they started buying and taking control of all our media, and interfering in our political process, while supporting and funding destabilizing movements like pipeline protests, logging protests (for and against, the outcome doesn't matter, the divisiveness does), Alberta separatism and probably most infamously the "freedom convoy" that took over our capitol (basically an attempt at the Canadian version of the January 6th insurrection) and border crossing shutdowns.
The information shaping operations and the groundwork for invasion is already being laid. People think it starts when troops cross the border, it doesn't. It starts long before that, and it is clearly well underway. But it is not a fait accompli, the whole point of operations like this is that they have plausible deniability. If the operations don't go as quickly or successfully as they like, they can always just "nope" out and pretend they were never thinking about invading us, and there will never be a way to prove that they were.
But make no mistake, what's happening in and around Canada right now is absolutely the prelude to an invasion or some sort of annexation. The good news is it's not inevitable. We can stop it: by making sure it DOESN'T work as quickly or successfully as they are hoping it will. Elbows up, Canada. How we react to these invasions of our sovereignty will decide whether the troops do eventually cross our border, or not. Fight back, do not give in to their information warfare, and keep the true north strong and free. We are not the 51st state and we never will be. Stand up for Canada, and do everything you can to make us look like a really, really painful and distasteful target for invasion. They do not want the kind of trouble we are capable of giving them. They have other priorities to worry about and other fish to fry.
Bear attack logic applies: We don't actually have to defend ourselves against the bear, we just have to be faster than the slowest guys at the campground, and let the US eat Venezuela while we dash towards Europe in search of some kind of tranquilizer darts, or in this case maybe, some nukes.
It's reminiscent of russia's salami tactics in Ukraine...
the news already moved onto the shootings.
Think of it like living next to a neighbor who is in the midst of a mental breakdown. All the gibberish isn’t something you should have to worry about but you really can’t predict. As an American who doesn’t believe that can ever happen, yes you need to take it seriously. You need to get protective services involved, jab a little Thorazine and get out the straitjackets
Think of it like living next to a neighbor who is in the midst of a mental breakdown.
Like Ukraine and Russia
No I don’t think Russia ever claimed to have principles to throw out. I don’t think anyone is surprised when they act imperialist and militarily aggressive.
Not yet! Soon as we stabilize our hold on the Venezuelan oil fields, Greenland is next. Those are easy targets, not sure how bad it has to get before we would invade Canada. Also, not sure the cult leader can stay in power long enough, hence the fascism speed run.
Seeing as Greenland and Canada are only 18 miles apart (at Hans Island) it'll probably be sooner than Canada wants.
Speaking of miles, there are miles of political capital between stomping brown people and mostly lifeless ice. I don't think even the MAGA faithful would back an invasion against white people. Little too close to home, literally and figuratively. Hell, at that point even the General Staff may find a spine and refuse.
Isn't Canada between Alaska and the rest of the US?
It is. It also shares a border with Greenland.