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58 per cent of Canadians surveyed said they no longer view the U.S. as a reliable ally

Over two-thirds of Canadians said the U.S. tends to create problems for other countries rather than solve them

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[–] eightpix@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

"Canadians say U.S. ... is bigger threat [to us] than Russia"

World's longest undefended border may have something to do with that.

Note: ask any country in Latin America, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Africa, or the Arabian/Persian Gulf who is a bigger threat, you'll get the same answer. Some might say China is forgotten from the list.

Canadians are breaking through the propaganda, finally. Contra-American sentiment or a political anti-American stance has probably not been this rooted since 1812.

Russia threatens European power. U.S. threatens the Western Hemisphere and

... and what?! Did they get to you?!

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm sure that for Taiwan and South Korea, China is the biggest threat. For Poland, the biggest threat is Russia. It's obvious why the US is the biggest threat for Canada.

Even if the border weren't open and undefended, the two countries' economies have been getting more and more integrated for decades. Canada's economy depends on a stable and sane USA. For a long time that was a safe bet, but now the US is attacking Canada. And, even if it weren't for the tariffs and other attacks, the absolute chaos that Trump is doing to the American economy would reverberate into Canada's economy.

Russia threatens European power. U.S. threatens the Western Hemisphere and

It was nice of the CIA agent to hit "submit" after offing you.

[–] eightpix@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

They did get me. I got away. But, it was my own kids.

CIA. Recruiting my own kids against me.

Always has been.