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[–] dunestorm@lemmy.world 92 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t run it past Trump; the guy is mentally unstable and a psychopath.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (11 children)

... and the American people are feckless sheep

PS: although I must recognize that, since the murder of Renee Good, it does seem that some are waking up

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

Since Good's murder, I am finally starting to have hope of a successful American Revolution

[–] halferect@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

And so are Canadians... yikes

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[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 72 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Nearly two thirds of Canadians aren't paying attention.

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[–] BiteSizedZeitGeist@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Can, like, Canada and Denmark invade us instead? I wouldn't have to convince my wife to move out of this shithole

[–] Lucelu2@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago

The Dutch can take back NY anytime.

[–] TwoTiredMice@feddit.dk 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

We would bring scary things like free wealthfare with us. And all americans were to accept it. Nonnegotiable. Almost a dictatorship like move.

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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 week ago

Only a third?

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Only a third? "Believe may" is a very low bar. It's like people who have "considered leaving" their job on the past year, because if you ever had a passing thought like "it might be nice to work there" you fall into that category.

What I'm saying is that this poll is useless and the article is a non-story.

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

It’s a “temperature round” tracking nascent anxiety. Not useless but not very specific.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also I really do not see the US invading canada. It's too large, it's like invading russia.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Its large but the Canadians are mostly concentrated in pockets near the border.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 5 points 1 week ago

90% south of the northernmost part of the continental united states, international falls, minnesota.

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[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

Mostly dependent on how much public attention there currently is on him being a confirmed pedophile.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Wouldn't NATO defend against the US invading Canada so US would have to fight against themselves.

[–] TaTTe@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago

Cute of you to think the US still respects any laws.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The USA is becoming an enemy of NATO and would sooner attack its traditional allies than defend them. And it's looking like the rest of NATO may just chicken out if the USA attacks a NATO member state. We really need a new defensive pact between Europe and other countries in the Americas, particularly Mexico and Canada, independent of the USA. But the USA is aggressive and militarily stronger, so it's a bad situation.

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[–] hector@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No. Like the dutch peacekeepers in Albania more like it. The US is Nato.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It will depend on the world's reaction when he goes for Greenland in a couple of weeks. Most probably nothing will happen so, unless americans sheeps starts a civil war (lol), he will try something on Canada for sure (he already said there's an energy / electricity crisis, that why I suspect he'll go for Quebec first). Most Canadians will probably bend over if they're offered one year of free Amazon delivery and 50% off Netflix. Ford and Smith will collaborate in exchange for being named governors.

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not sure how “the end of NATO” will result in nothing happening! Can you elaborate on how major trade and military and diplomatic agreements will not be withdrawn, and result in no reaction?

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Giving the reaction to the clear violation of international agreements in Venezuela, and pretty much every country saying it's ok for the US to invade a country to steal ressouces, I'm not sur what you expect will happen. Greenland will be the official end of NATO and Europe will probably create its own alliance. Knowing Trump's plan to take Canada, they will obviously chicken out and leave us on our own. Most countries have already, or will soon turn far-right, do you expect these leaders to stand up for anything else than themselves?

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[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago (5 children)

They can't control their southern border from people wandering in, I dunno if they can handle the largest border on earth, whether they try or not

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago (4 children)

At the northern border is a nation of people that look and sound just like them, it would be a nightmare of gorilla warfare

[–] cornshark@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You think we sound like Americans eh? I'm not so sure aboot that

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

There’s a reason they keep hiring tv presenters from central canada. Neutral sounding accent. All we have to do is make a few vowels more nasal and avoid talking about chesterfield fuckers.

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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Parts of it, certainly.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

About time. For too long your geese have flouted our border controls with impunity. Fake voting for the democrats too no doubt. Now the wildfire smoke? I was just going to build the wall but we are past that. /s

No matter how dumb you think it will be, it's going to be a whole lot dumber.

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