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Jack Daniel's maker says Canada pulling US alcohol off shelves 'worse than tariff' (www.reuters.com)

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March 5 (Reuters) - Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman's CEO Lawson Whiting said on Wednesday Canadian provinces taking American liquor off store shelves was "worse than a tariff" and a "disproportionate response" to levies imposed by the Trump administration.

Several Canadian provinces have taken U.S. liquor off store shelves as part of retaliatory measures against President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Canadians are steering away from U.S. goods, sports events and trips following the recent imposition of tariffs, which have left them stirred, despite the deep ties between the two countries.

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[–] assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"Your country is so small and weak you might as well have a mayor instead of a real government. We should and will annex you because we can"

"Why are you offended, that seems weird"

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml -2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yes, nationalism is weird, why do you identify with the Canadian government? I sure as hell don't identify with America's actions.

[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Go on back to reddit, troll

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If another country was threatening to invade your home, would you take joy in that?

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml -1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I mean my home is also the evil empire pillaging the rest of the world, so if I believed them, on some level, yes.

But no, I'd laugh at them because of how absurd it would be.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Can I have your house? You can still live there, I'll just own it.

Oh, by the way, you're not going to be able to vote or contribute to democracy in any meaningful way anymore.

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

We live under Trump, and our last vote was a choice between Trump and Trump's 2016 platform, what meaningful democracy?

You're on the same trajectory as us, with a choice between "progressive" neoliberals continuing to hollow out social programs while poisoning indigenous people's water at home and supporting wars of imperialism on the other side of the world, and conservative neoliberals doing the same, and you're probably going to end up with the greater evil this time.

Also who the hell can afford a house?

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But no, I'd laugh at them because of how absurd it would be.

We don't have that luxury.

I mean my home is also the evil empire pillaging the rest of the world

So maybe don't tell us we're weird about our own nationalism/patriotism when said evil pillaging empire threatens to pillage us?

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml -1 points 9 months ago

We don’t have that luxury.

Have you seen how big and white Canada is? There's not going to be an invasion or even drone strikes.

So maybe don’t tell us we’re weird about our own nationalism/patriotism when said evil pillaging empire threatens to pillage us?

Canada has been helping us the whole time, I'm going to be even more flippant when Britain and the EU's economies are next to be sacrificed to maintain the rate of profit.

Assuming you don't work for Bombardier, neither of us has benefited from the spoils of empire.