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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 42 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Why on earth are Canadians STILL in the States? Get out of there! Like, WTF are you doing? You are in a HOSTILE country, and you will not have a good time there.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I just met a dude at the winestore who unironically said he was A Floridian-Canadian [paraphrasing]

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Of all the states he could've chosen...

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

Most of the people I know that are still going down there tend to be wealthier. I think it's something about them thinking the money will protect them?

I have a canadian-salvadoran coworker who just went down there to visit family, like are you fucking insane.

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 7 points 1 day ago

to visit family

People will go through a lot to be with family, it doesn't really matter how dangerous crossing the border is if that's the only way you'll see them again.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unfortunately some of us have family there, and while it's easy to think "well fuck it I won't go visit", it's not always so easy. Family gets sick, dies, etc.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I totally get that, but it's still a massive risk. Going to see your sick family member might mean you'll be held in a detention center. Is it really worth it?

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah I'll let pop pop die alone in the hospital, you're right.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Would you rather pop die alone in the hospital knowing that you're in a concentration camp? Come on man, think.

They are treating ordinary Canadian citizens as criminals. It will be a risk. And if you're willing to take that risk, you have to be willing to take the consequences that are pretty much well known at this point.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, I know what I'm risking. Go touch grass and learn how to grow some fucking and empathy for people.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

I don't know if you're being serious or not, but I can't imagine doing something, knowingly, that would cause emotional distress to a loved one.

You have to consider the effort that someone else in your family will have to go through in order to attempt to get you freed from a country under a hostile dictatorship.

Again, perhaps this is worth the risk. I wouldn't want any of my family travelling anywhere to see me, if it puts their life or freedom at risk. This isn't a movie.