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Ladies and gentlemen, the dumbest person on the planet, Donald Trump.

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[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 121 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (5 children)

He's not dumb. He's cancer. He's aggressive. And he intends on metastasizing to the entire world. Strongmen only respect strength. We need to show him how nasty we can be. Watch what he does with targets he perceives as weaker than us (if there are any). If he goes after Panama first, or Greenland, you can be certain that we are next.

This is not empty rhetoric folks. I've been saying it since before the election and I'm going to keep saying it, he's actually coming for us. His first term was full of empty threats. This one hasn't been. He has followed through, and he will follow through. He will continue to bully us and come at us sideways for awhile, take what he can by hook or by crook, but eventually he will get impatient and greedy. He is coming. Prepare to be another Ukraine, another Afghanistan. The latter is a tiny, technologically backwards nation that is called the "Graveyard of empires" for good reason. We can be that, and we will need to be that. I say this to reassure you that it is absolutely possible to defend our sovereignty against a much larger aggressor. This is anything but a lost cause, but we need to take it very seriously, because he is deadly serious.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 62 points 16 hours ago

He absolutely is dumb. But that doesn't mean he's not dangerous.

[–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 28 points 16 hours ago

He looks to us the way Putin looks at Ukraine.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 25 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Someone tell Doug Ford that capitulating to Trump is not going to pay off. He seems to be moving from big talk of resistance to total submission.

[–] HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth 19 points 16 hours ago

That what conservative do they would sell canada at the first chance but they have to look like big bad men so they bark a little then roll over

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'm curious what changed. Did he get a payout to sell out his province and country? Was he blackmailed? Or was he just bluffing and America called him on it?

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[–] natecox@programming.dev 10 points 16 hours ago

SCOTUS declaring full immunity for anything done as an official presidential act is probably why this term feels less hollow; last time around he had to be careful not to end up in prison, this time he has nothing to fear.

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[–] skankhunt42@lemmy.ca 77 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

"I deal with every country, indirectly or directly. One of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada," Trump said.

I'll take that as a complement from you. Thanks!

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 31 points 16 hours ago

Yeah. Tells me our government is working.

If he stops being adversarial on every situation and threatening us then we'll be friendly, like we are with every other country.

[–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 56 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Donald Trump was meant to die in prison.

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[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 55 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

“Nasssty Canada, with its healthcare and reciprocal tariffs!” Krasnov hissed. “It burns us, precious!”

He hunched over in the dim glow of the Oval Office, stroking a golden golf ball in his palms, his eyes darting between it and the maps spread across his desk. “They take advantage of us, yes they do. Always winning, always smug with their free doctor visits and politeness. Weak! But strong! It’s tricksy, so tricksy!”

A cough echoed from the corner. His chief of staff, a weary-looking man with thinning hair, cleared his throat. “Sir, this—uh—this meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau is important. We need to discuss trade.”

Krasnov recoiled, clutching the ball tighter. “Trade?! TRADE?! Filthy free-traders! They cheat us! Steal from us! But we—” He paused, his voice dropping into a desperate whisper. “We could… could take their milk, yes, yes! Their delicious dairy! Make America milky again!”

His chief of staff pinched the bridge of his nose. “Sir, we already produce a lot of milk.”

Krasnov’s face twisted, his fingers tightening around the golf ball like a strangling grip. “No! Canadian milk is special! It’s… socialist milk! It must be destroyed! We put tariffs on it, we crush them, and then we take it for ourselves, yessss!”

A flicker of doubt passed across his face. He shook his head violently, as though fighting himself. “But what if… what if Canada is right?” His voice softened, a pained expression twisting his features. “What if… universal healthcare isn’t nasssty? What if… it’s… good?”

He gasped, stumbling backward, horror-stricken. “No! No, no, no, never! That’s socialism! That’s evil! We hates it!” He flung the golf ball across the room, where it clattered against a bust of Lincoln and rolled onto the carpet.

His chief of staff stared, unsure of what to say.

Krasnov froze, then slowly crawled toward the ball, cradling it again in his hands. “We must punish Canada. Yes, precious. We must make them pay. Or else… or else we lose.”

A long silence followed.

Finally, the chief of staff sighed. “I’ll call the trade representative.”

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[–] Englishgrinn@lemmy.ca 50 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (3 children)

I have never known a man who needed to get punched in the face worse than Donald Trump. I am not a violent man. I detest "online tough guys" who treat every situation as an excuse to advocate for violence. And I'm not saying I endorse a bullet or a guillotine or something like that. I'm not even saying I'd punch him.

But this man has clearly never been punched in his shit-talking mouth, and if someone had done it 40 or 50 years ago, we wouldn't be here now.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 26 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

And I'm not saying I endorse a bullet or a guillotine or something like that.

Honestly, my greatest wish for Trump and Musk? That they have all their wealth and contacts stripped from them, and they either spend the rest of their lives in a blue collar prison, or homeless on the street without a single soul willing to help them.... I'll settle for the guillotine though.

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[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 23 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not even saying I'd punch him.

I'll do it.

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 14 points 12 hours ago

Get in line.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 9 points 12 hours ago

And I'm not saying I endorse a bullet or a guillotine or something like that.

Hitler died from a bullet, fired from his own gun. His advisors were tried for war crimes, convicted, sentenced to death, and hanged. I think we can all agree that these were reasonable conclusions.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 40 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

He still wants to annex us.

Canadians, crank up the nastiness a little more.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 37 points 16 hours ago (28 children)

Good. Proud to be Canadian.

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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 31 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

So why does he want to annex Canada if it's so "nasty"?

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 26 points 16 hours ago

Nasty, filled with drugs, and we have nothing that Americans need! LOL What a clown.

[–] MyMotherIsAHamster@lemmy.ca 30 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Trump can go fuck himself, can't he?

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 12 points 16 hours ago

Not if Stormy Daniels is to be believed (I see no reason to not believe her). She went on a late show and showed the mushroom closest to Donalds appendage

[–] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 30 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Canada will be waiting! Elbows up!

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 14 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Elbows up is Canada's new official stance on US relations.

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[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 9 points 16 hours ago

Please protect your elbows while you're putting us in our place. I recommend elbow pads:

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[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 24 points 17 hours ago

Yes so nasty of us Canadians sending super scoopers to help with their fires. If only we were one of the nice, friendly, genocidal countries like Isreal.

[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 23 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

America has been subsidizing Canada

2024: Canada imports ~$480 billion total from the USA. Divided by 40 million Canadian population, that's $12,000 for every man, woman, and child spent on American shit.

USA imports ~$586 billion from Canada. Divided by 400 million population, that's only $1,465 per capita, and that's only 1/8th of the amount that Canadians bought from the USA in return.

##BUY CANADIAN, BE FAIR!##

You can't compare apples to apples when one side of the equation has 10 times the population. If we're trying to be fair, Trumpistan needs to buy 8 times more Canadian shit!

Tariffs on the Canadian side will be reciprocal and will only serve to make us stop buying Murcan shit, leading to an even bigger Trumped-up deficit and the loss of their biggest, best customer. Likely long-term.

[–] rozcakj@lemmy.ca 21 points 17 hours ago

When it comes to far right-wing 'conservatives/republicans', remember that "every accusation is an admission" - especially so for Trump.

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 18 points 16 hours ago

I wish Australia and the UK were as nasty as Canada. Tariff the US already you cowards.

[–] SirMaple__@lemmy.world 17 points 13 hours ago (2 children)
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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 16 points 15 hours ago

You've managed to piss off the country whose reputation is that they apologize for everything. Stupid idiot.

[–] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 15 points 17 hours ago

We were beautiful last week, now we're nasty. Whatever. This charade is getting crustier than Trump's toe cheese.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 15 points 17 hours ago

I'd consider myself nice, but if you want nasty, Donald, I'll give you nasty.

[–] HonoredMule@lemmy.ca 15 points 15 hours ago

Good.

Let him stick to that line, keeping Canadians angry and trade negotiations stalled. He's helping us maintain the momentum needed to build a stronger Canada and end reliance on U.S. trade for good. When he and his ilk are all eventually deposed, the U.S. will have to make many concessions to get (partially) back into our good graces. If that doesn't happen, our need for political separation will only increase.

No deal is the best deal.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 12 points 12 hours ago

Oh you haven't seen nasty yet, Donald.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 11 points 16 hours ago

Come on up here Trump, say that to our faces!

[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 9 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Let's show lil' don how nasty we can be.

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[–] JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 hours ago

This country is the nastiest skank removed I’ve ever met. Do not trust them.

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 hours ago

I know I'm asking a lot, but can anyone compile the list of everyone that Trump has called "nasty"? Because I feel like we're in really good company.

[–] doylio@lemmy.ca 8 points 12 hours ago

I'm convinced the guy is literally doing this because of how it would look on a map. He took a look at how big Canada looks (partially due to Mercator) and thought "Wouldn't it be great if the my country was that big?"

[–] sittinonatoilet@sopuli.xyz 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

That thumbnail is pretty nasty

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