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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 day ago (3 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.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You're wrong saying that it's a non-story. If you'd asked the question ten years ago, it wouldn't be a third. The news is that this possibility has been born. That's big news.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The movie Meet The Robinsons came out in 2007 and takes place in 2037. In that movie, Canada is called North Montana. I remember telling my sister about it and her saying that was ridiculous because there was basically zero chance Canada and the US would go to war within 30 years. It was seemingly completely unfeasible. Now it seems like a real possibility

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

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

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

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

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

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