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[–] xzot746@sh.itjust.works 29 points 4 months ago (9 children)

This American Putin wanna be is going burn it all down isn't he.

I like Americans (to a point), but FAFO, we burnt the Whitehouse down before.

[–] refreeze@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago (9 children)

I'm actually thinking of buying a gun, which is crazy because I've been opposed to them my whole life.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 9 points 4 months ago

Trump became President and that’s when I decided to become a gun owner.

[–] CaractacusPotts@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago

The most effective weapon in Iraq was IEDs. I would never advocate anyone learning how to make one, but if you wanted to defend yourself from an American invasion this is how the Iraqi resistance did it

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Me too. I don’t think guns are usually necessary but it seems like the US is swiftly moving towards violence against the exact demographics of people who are my friends.

[–] imvii@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm just now starting the process of getting a PAL. We're going to buy a shotgun and some sort of rifle and a good scope. I don't know anything about rifles and best calibers so that's going to take some research.

[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You don't have to worry too much about calibers, it's basically splitting hairs. 12gauge for the shotgun, and for the rifle go with what can be found everywhere: 308, 30-06

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[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If I were the government, as a contingency plan I'd have a shipping container full of weapons in every census block in the country.

Sure, we'd lose the battle, but that would make holding Canada impossible.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 months ago

There's already roughly ¼ of the Canadian population that has a registered firearm. That's like. Nearly 10 million people. If half of them decided to actually go guerrilla, and a good portion of the rest of the population decided to run support. It could easily be an un-unfuckable situation for the US.

[–] thehowlingnorth@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

I'm right there with you. Never thought it would happen, but here we are.

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[–] WorkshopBubby@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

We should burn it down again. I want to march on Washington with Canadian flags, and American flags, and signs that say "Save America" if the US police/Military gun us down it might make the Americans wake up and eject their dictator. It's an existential threat to humanity. We can't afford to wait.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Gonna need you to do it again. It's the only way to get the orange stank and Russian bugs out.

[–] root@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Get me out of here :(

[–] Devanismyname@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Two different situations. That was before the us had sunk trillions of dollars into its military.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago (5 children)

They sank a lot of money into Vietnam and Afghanistan too.

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[–] ehpolitical@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 months ago

And the political raping continues. They're turning out to be that really bad neighbor no one wants, on steroids.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Peter Navarro is a piece of shit

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 7 points 4 months ago

The dude just got out of jail a couple of months ago.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (18 children)

Dear Canada. This isn't us. This is the new asshole in power. Americans don't hate you. We love you. And I can't speak for every American, but I'd rather defect and fight WITH you than fight a war against you over this petty shit.

Actually, can I defect even if we don't go to war? I'd just LOVE to not be here the next 4 years, but I'm pretty sure I'd stay after that too. You'll have to teach me which Canadian hockey team I should root for. And if anything, we'll fight a war to get the Expos back.

[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (8 children)

Cool story but that is what Americans chose, yes. It’s your representative. Americans might not hate Canadians, but Americans only love themselves and will eventually learn that this leads you to behave selfishly and be hated.

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[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 months ago

Isn't it, though? Isn't this how the USA has treated most countries smaller than it? Less wealthy than it? Less white than it?

Growing up outside of the US, this behaviour seems completely in line with how the country has always behaved on the international stage, just pointed at one of the "good" countries.

Trump is the average Murica, Fuck Yeah type that we meet online all of the time, and have for the past 30+ years. He's the Yankee tourist that comes into our towns and expects us to accept their foreign currency, weather their patronizing questions, and cater to their idiosyncratic demands.

Trump doesn't seem like a surprise to us. He seems like the natural outcome of a country that has tooted its own horn on the world stage for 80 years, that has glorified its military and its military might, that has waved the phrase "American Exceptionalism" at its own population without irony, and that long mythologized its history. Remember, fascism was popular in the US 90 years ago. The only problem y'all had with the Nazis was that they were German. I mean, if you use Ur-Fascism as a checklist, the USA checks off most of the boxes on a good year.

You might not be cognizant of that, but many of us living outside your borders very much are.

I don't like what I see in the mirror most days, either. But I don't get to deny the grey hairs and aging face. I sure as hell don't go out in public shouting to the world "I'm not getting old; this greying, overweight man isn't me!"

[–] Aconite@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 months ago

Americans go to war with less powered countries over resources quite often, actually. This is absolutely you.

[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 months ago (12 children)

This may not be you specifically, but more than two-thirds of Americans directly or indirectly chose this clown as your president.

The fight you want to join? It's already started. The people best positioned to stop this are being fired. The checks and balances are being removed or taken over.

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[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago

No it is you. You voted for this. And are frankly doing nothing to stop this guy.

[–] puppinstuff@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I like the energy but we need Americans to clean up their own yard while it’s still safe to do so.

Nut jobs think that they’re the majority because they are behaving boorishly in public and nobody is holding them to account. The quiet majority needs to organize and show them that undesirable actions have proportional and consistently negative consequences.

That could mean a lot of things. Big things like being a trans ally and showing up for demonstrations. Small things like not inviting your MAGA uncle to family occasions. But things they must be. The jackboots are winning because people are typing anger into a box then staying home to shop and watch Netflix reality TV.

[–] shirro@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

No. Good people let this happen on their watch. The price of liberty is eternal vigilance and the people of the US were caught napping. You must take responsibility and act.

This is not the time to look for our forgiveness to make yourselves feel better. It is time to act. We will forgive later.

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[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Who needs enemies with allies like this

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[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That is literally an act of war if they do that.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

MAGAs don't care. They may actually hate us for our freedoms.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

MAGAs can go suck a fuck.

[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It will be redrawn in canada's favour.

[–] Greg@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago
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