• PlainSimpleGarak@lemmings.world
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    5 days ago

    Are people really buying into this 51st state nonsense? It’s never going to happen. Orange man is a legit professional shit talker. Damn near everything he states shouldn’t be taken seriously. I’ve easily learned to ignore his words and simply focus on his actions.

    • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
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      5 days ago

      Unfortunately, you really can’t afford to ignore his words, because sometimes they do lead to actions. Hell, people ignoring his words is how he got re-elected in the first place.

    • The annexation stuff might be nonsense, but nevertheless, previous US administrations always treated Canada as a partner. Trump treats them like an enemy, despite them having done absolutely nothing wrong. So I fully understand the Canadian people, why would they continue to give money to companies in a fascist dictatorship? The US under Trump are not much better than Russia, China, Iran, Israel, North Korea, etc.

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      5 days ago

      That’s exactly what people said about a certain austrian during the 1920/1930s, regarding his speeches.

      As the events leading to WW2 has teached us, words turn into actions frighteningly fast.

    • ODGreen@slrpnk.net
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      5 days ago

      Everyone was doubting that Russia would invade Ukraine right until it happened.

      When an idiot is in charge, prepare for idiocy.

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        I don’t really know who was doubting it, they had already invaded a couple years prior, it’s not wonder they wanted to finish the job

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      5 days ago

      Either way, if it’s an opportunity to even slightly impoverish shitty Americans I’m rock hard on board with it.

      The real win IMO would be for a collective Canadian identity to emerge from this so we can stop aping shitty, fake, trite, tasteless American bullshit.