• MonsterMonster@lemmy.world
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    "Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly had one stark warning to share Wednesday: “If the U.S. can do this to us, their closest friend, then nobody is safe.”

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    It is not just Trump, there is very little coming from the US that is not complete acceptance of his actions. For a long time the rest of the world called the USA the great satan and I think Western powers are beginning to see it.

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      For a long time I’ve worried that one day the USA would realize Canada has water, natural resources and strategic coastline, and suddenly all the “friendship” would become void and we’d get to experience what the USA has always done to countries with things it wants. But with Trump this has happened quicker than expected, and he’s going to push hard to crush our country before we have time to defend ourselves. He’s also going to try to divide European countries and Canada against one another. It’s crucial that Europe and Canada find some solidarity right now and stand together in the face of the danger from the USA.

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        The US just does not have the power to take on its allies and the rest of the world in open aggression. Any thought that it does is illusory, look at relatively small countries like Vietnam and Afghanistan where it just had to leave or the terrible mess of the Middle East. It can not colonise in the way it was possible to do 200 years ago, the power asymmetry is just not there. Added into that many of the targeted countries are nuclear powers and part of numerous combined defense treaties. Any real action he takes will be visited back on him in equal or larger measure. At some level the US if not Trump must instinctively understand this, it is the past rational for proxy over direct wars.

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        The thing is Canada would just peacefully trade with us if we would let them, and Donald Trump is clearly using mein Kampf as an instruction manual, he’s basically all like “the first thing the Nazis did? The Anschluss! I guess we’re going to have to Anschluss Canada”

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      The joke that America is just 3 corporations in a trenchcoat is pretty accurate. There’s a very small number of corporations that control almost all the media and the owners are oligarchs, willing to bend the knee so they can continue their dominance.

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      USA and the European Union. Russia is the “morally superior” state because democracy breeds decadence like tolerance of homosexuality and sexualization of children. Corrupt western Christian churches must be converted to the Russian Orthodox Church. Project 2025 is also Project Russia. https://washingtonspectator.org/project-russia-reveals-putins-playbook/

      This is what USA’s elected leaders actually believe.

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    As a Californian, I would love for us to become Canada’s newest province.

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      They don’t want us. I already asked. But CA, OR, and WA can secede and make Cascadia minus the Canadian portion.

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      Hate to say it but imho trump would not let you leave. Is this something you guys are discussing with each other, I am genuinely interested.

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        Let? What, is he going to say it’s against the law? Who gives a shit what a felon thinks about rules and who can and can’t do what.

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          He’s in charge of the most advsnced military that has ever existed.

          If an economic powerhouse state like tx ca leaves, they’ll be given surrender terms by the fed and systematically destroyed until the terms are met.

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            I don’t think you understand how our military works. It’s not a bunch of soulless T-1000’s you can sick on your enemy, it’s a military full of Californians that might not like killing their family members lol

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        It’s not up to Trump. The Constitution doesn’t let us leave. That doesn’t mean we can’t, it means we will immediately be at war with the US if we do.

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      I wouldn’t, as Canadian, because California would fully dominate such a union. It would be Canada joining California, not the reverse. Economically, politically, you’d be the biggest and most important province. I doubt you’ll be happy being part of Confederation or being technically a monarchy.

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        Conveniently, if any states were to join Canada, they would most likely do so as territories (at least initially), and so would be somewhat politically neutered.

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      Nah, Karmas coming for them.

      Not because of some just world fallacy, they were just fucking stupid to build their supposed “promised land” on top of people who were already there, and surrounded by more people that it pissed off.

      Iran’s got a nuclear something for their ass sooner or later. Which will be WWIII, but Israel is Scrappy Doo, they’re not as big as they think they are, and they just keep pushing, they will be pushed back, because a shittier neighbor by actions there is none.

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        Iran is going to have nuclear weapons and destroy Israel? Meanwhile Israel has around 100 nukes. Yeah, keep dreaming. It will be mutually assured destruction in your dream world.

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          Don’t forget the wall of hidden conventional missiles Iran has pointed at the gulf states, probably starting with the desalination plants.

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    Pretty sure Europe is pretty much safe. We got the French. If the world was a marvel movie, they’d be the Hulk.

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      I am an out of the loop American, why France?

      I know France has nukes but not much else

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        I’ll do my best to give you a short introduction.

        Ever heard of the French revolution and the beheading of rich people? Let’s put it this way, there are no more beheadings but when the government does something that the majority of the population doesn’t like, things start to burn and shit breaks. “Liberté” is a big part if not the biggest part of French culture.

        The same goes for their military. France was a colonial power for many centuries. And doesn’t put up with anything if someone tries to act stupid. Like recently when France sent a nuclear submarine to Canada when Trump said he wanted to annex Canada. They also have the Foreign Legion which anyone can join and is considered one of the toughest armies in the world.

        I’ve only scratched the surface, but France is basically what you get if fuck around and find out was a country.

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    The thing that stands out for me is how open this is. You kind of get used to trump running his mouth off and then other countries representatives continuing with their polite politician-speak, as normal.

    I guess Canada are totally sure that people need to know what’s going on and that’s kinda scary.

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        The close cultural affinity gives us better insight. Europeans seem to see Americans through Hollywood. We see them shopping at Walmart.

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    "…but now representing a GREAT and POWERFUL STATE within the greatest Nation that the World has ever seen!”

    Why does that quote from Krasnov immediately give Russia vibes 🤔