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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

There’s a lot of rabidly pro Trump pro facist Canadians. I had some Canadian friends I had to cut of because they are aggressively MAGA

[–] InputZero@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah there's a surprising number of Canadians who are enthusiastic about Trump and the idea of becoming America's 51st state. Particularly in Alberta.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

Those canadians should be outraged at all being put into one state, they would be defenseless against the rest. You would think they would want to be ten states or something.

But they are dumb to want to join at all obviously, directly emulating nazis over here and they are like, you know what, it worked so well for hitler why don't we give absolute power to the worst person in the world with a chip on his shoulder? Let's give it another go.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 67 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just wanted to re-iterate, just in case...

Sane Americans do not feel this way. In fact, I daresay the majority of us would probably gladly emigrate to Canada if we could.

Fuck the USA.

Sincerely, US Citizens everywhere.

[–] InputZero@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I hate to tell you this, but Trump is becoming very popular with the average Canadian. The average Canadian hates their own government so much that they'd rather throw it away and become America's 51st state. If you come to Canada to escape MAGA you're just going to run into more MAGA.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Eh, at last I'll live in a fascist country with healthcare. So... still a win, I guess.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

That is the problem across the west, both parties are captured by the rich, and the only protest vote, the only real reform vote, is for the far right in league with these guys, and russia, and they are planning on fixing elections to never lose power to boot.

It will happen, especially with the US and Russia helping behind the scenes, unless we get popular reform options in the west, and we still don't have that, trusting the oligarchy's tools in our parties, the keir starmers, to run the opposition to fascism and their far right.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Unironically, the right wing Maga crowd does hate niceness, reciprocity and generosity. This comic isn't even an exaggeration, their worldview of dog eat dog, selfish competition is under threat by being, ironically, out competed by kindness and cooperation.

All the while claiming to be the World's Best Christians.

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 days ago

Fuck the US, I'd gladly live in Canada if I had the ability to immigrate. Canadians are the bomb.

[–] RedFrank24@piefed.social 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well... Kinda depends on what you mean by 'neighbour'. For a time, the natives were neighbours to the Canadians, and they didn't exactly have the best of times with their new neighbours.

[–] unfreeradical@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You are harming the narrative that Canada is categorically friendly and peaceful.

One redeeming feature of the history is that refugees of slavery in the US were able to find protection in Canada, though it was often quite difficult for them to reach.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

You're about to discover who were the neighbours of the current indigenes when they were initially migrating here; and what happened.

[–] Mrkawfee@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Europe is mainly just the left guy with like one or two of the right dude

[–] massacre@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

We are sorry Canada 🇨🇦! As soon as we get this under control we hope to mend our relationship ASAP. Don't lose faith in all of us... We still love ya!

[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

we've only lost faith in most of you

[–] massacre@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This makes me more upset than it should. So simpe, yet so painful. Only the truest of the MAGA core leaders believe Canada is anything but a friend and ally and most important trading partner to the US for the last 70 years - like maybe a few hundred people in the US, all with their own insane agenda. The 30% of MAGA that follows whatever those leaders may be lost but, 70% of the country is still pretty WTF about our current leadership's shift to aggression.

[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The MAGA administration is setting things up so that they can never lose power again, a'la a coup. (Or I guess they call it a reverse coup?) the rubicon may have already been crossed and you may have to shoot your way out of it

Im not holding any faith that it changes. the whole point of moves that fascists make, is that by the time you realize you have to fight, its already fait accompli, checkmate, already too late.

[–] massacre@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

We know this and it's grim. We're trying to remain optimistic in order to keep fighting in the face of growing fascism. The alternative is giving in or leaving, which I don't think the world wants to see. I'm just upset that even our northern friends and close ally since WWII think this lowly of the US when we share so many facets of life. It's been eye opening for me (and I'm not quite sure I understand the downvotes even if I appreciate everyone's tough lough messages).

I'll put it another way... If those of us here who are sane fail, Canada and Mexico are likely to be Poland and France. I think Venezuela or Greenland may be Czechoslovakia already. I can only ask you to encourage those of use against this nonsense as the front lines will shift quickly if they start rounding us up here. I'm pleading to your own best interests to stay positive and encouraging resistance instead of doom and gloom.

[–] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 days ago

That will definitely age well.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

We never really had faith in you tbh. We just kinda accepted you for who you were.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Sorry Canada, we're trying to correct our government's insanity. Sane citizens doing our best.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Good luck. Best wishes.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Please try your best. It's all we can ask. Good luck! We all support you!

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

Will keep doing all I can. I appreciate your support! It's not easy seeing the destruction of science and medicine in the US, and knowing that this will result in increased sickness and death, here and abroad. Just the shenanigans with the vaccine schedule, eliminating the early hepatitis vax will result in increased mortality and morbidity which may not show up for decades. Long after the current administration is dead and gone. sigh.

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

Nah, more like coveting what they have not actual hate.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It's just conservatives that behave like this toward our allies.

Unfortunately, our electoral process is broken, so the minority can gain control of our government and make it look like we're all low IQ pieces of shit.

That being said, there are still way, way, way too many stupid people in the U.S.

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The process of annexing Canada began in 2059, as the Resource Wars began ramping up in the wake of the Euro-Middle Eastern War and the nuclear destruction of Tel Aviv

(...) Despite mass protests, the country's resources were exploited and stretched to the breaking point to support the American war effort, such as vast stretches of timberland being destroyed beyond recovery. By 2069, public opinion to the south had turned against Canada, with the nation becoming known by the derogative "Little America" in the minds of U.S. citizens

(...) Despite the outcry, the military initiative forged ahead. Propaganda portrayed the annexation as a "liberation",

.... cool :(

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Most Americans like Canada and barely even see it as a separate country. Certainly not a foreign country.

That's kinda the problem bud, we ARE a separate country. Just because you might not have to get on a plane doesn't mean crossing the Canadian border isn't international travel (necessitating your passport).

It's the attitude like this that has fed the "might as well become a state" rhetoric. We quite literally are a foreign country because we're not part of theirs. Unless Americans only use the word foreign to mean scary/nonwhite.

[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

thats the crux of the problem.

we are NOT the same country. we have similar culture and values, similar, but not the same.

there are some things that Canadians firmly choose the Red door on, where Americans chose the Blue door.

those fundemental differences is what makes us a seperate country. there are many things we are on the same page of, but there are many things we might as well be cats and dogs on as well.

[–] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ummm... You should see it as another country and foreign isn't a bad word. You can be neighbours and friends but you are not the same.

Much like Australians and Kiwis aren't the same. Cousins, yes. Besties, yes. But not the same. And it's disrespectful to think you are. Both have their own identities and that's a good thing.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

Exactly--we see them as being like cousins. Cousins are not foreign.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I'm sure indigenous communities in the global south don't agree with this meme, but I guess it's par for the course for neoliberals to ignore the externalities and consequences of capitalism.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Lol, of course I got downvoted.

The 'Canada Brand': Violence and Canadian Mining Companies in Latin America

This Report documents incidents that are corroborated by at least two independent sources.
We found:
 incidents involving 28Canadian companies;
 44 deaths, 30 of which we classify as “targeted”;
 403 injuries, 363 of which occurred in during protests and confrontations

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io -3 points 2 days ago

Honestly I'm not shedding too many tears over the imperial boomerang coming for Canada.