I love Canadians but please don't return! Both for your safety and to send an economic message to all the shortsighted fools. It's the only way some might wake up.
this post was submitted on 02 Dec 2025
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"trade war" makes it sound so harmless.... it's more like "threats of annexation by the sitting president"...
It's a form of gaslighting. They are minimizing our very legitimate concerns for our continued existence and right to self-determination and pretending we are only mad because of tariffs. They know exactly what they're doing and why they're doing it. The battle for Canada's independence is already in progress. And right now it's being conducted by information warfare. The risk is that it may not stay there, depending on how much progress they make in the information space.
“War” usually implies a cause and an opponent. This is just chaotic, and against everyone
The world should follow Canada's lead and nobody should visit from anywhere.
I’m American living in Germany and married to a German. I brought him to meet my family last November, because I suspected trump would win or there would be a more significant version of January 6th. People keep asking when we’re coming back, but why the hell would I endanger my husband like that? It’s simply not safe for anyone right now, but especially for noncitizens.
I miss my family and friends, but they can come visit us. We’ll even help them get started learning German and help with their visas and housing if they want to stay.
The world should follow Canada’s lead and nobody should visit from anywhere.
I think a lot of the world absolutely is, a few months ago I saw similar numbers from Europe, with Denmark and Germany among the biggest declines.
Denmark is not in the chart, but it is very noticeable here, and although we are a small country we have higher tan average level of traveling and economic interaction with other countries.
There will always be FFFF* tourists, but I have refused business travel to US. The world does too much unnecessary business travel.
*Fat Fucks with Flip Flops
But if they come visit you, they might get deported on their way home.
😅😬🥲
I mean, ideally they want to stay.
Air traffic to USA down 8.9% is very significant, and way beyond any statistical variance or uncertainty. Numbers at that scale tend to change slowly, so by that perspective 8.9% is a lot.
And ironically the Canadian economy is up 2.6% in Q3, and industrial production is up 3.3%. And inflation is down to 2.2%!!
So Canada is doing very well on major economic markers despite the sanctions from USA.
USA on the other hand is not, and Trump is so embarrassed he won't even allow his fudged numbers to be released.
I call them fudged because he fires people who release "bad" numbers, because Trump claims bad numbers are fake.
Careful with looking good or tey'll invade you.
What's really insane is that we can't rule it out completely. USA is being run by a bunch of sociopaths, and Trump has dementia which undermines the little self control he used to have.
Thats nice and all, but none of this apparent success is helping cost of living in Canada. According to my Canadian family, grocery bills just keep on rising.
none of this apparent success is helping cost of living in Canada.
Except lower inflation is doing exactly that.
Most of the world has been through a period of increased inflation, but Europe is getting it under control now, and apparently so is Canada. So yes this should definitely be helping.
My in laws have a second home in the US and have been faithfully going back and forth pretty regularly to maintain it.
Now we’re finally getting to the point where they’re uncertain about going and talking about selling it.
I think there’s a lot of people coming a bit late to the party. I don’t think we’ve stabilized those numbers yet.
Where? Oh yeah we don't go there any more.
Canadians have never supported aspiring fascists and dictators so this isn't news. The US has just become something Canadians want no part of.
canadian arms sales to israel notwithstanding
That is surely why the Canadian government claims to not have sold arms to Israel since 2024..... /s
There be monsters...
Everyone considering visiting the US should ask themselves some serious questions: is my visit so important that it’s worth the risk of being jailed for years? What if I unknowingly break an insignificant law and catch ICEs attention? Do my skin color/religious beliefs put me at greater risk of abuse? What are the possible repercussions for the people I’m visiting, and my loved ones back home?
They can talk about numbers being “down”, but frankly, 1.2 million is WAY too fucking many.
I mean, shit, I don't even want to be here most days because of the absolute embarrassment that is our government and the corporatocracy this country has become. Most other English-speaking countries would be preferable to traveling to the US, imo.
Yeah, no…
Anyone still traveling to the Fourth Reich for other than life preserving reasons is openly supporting fascism, and should be called out on it constantly.
compared to last year or last month?
It's always been stupid how CDNs spent billions in the US for vacation travel.
However, all this has made vacationing in Canada unaffordable, especially with Boomers gouging on AirBNB for their shacks by Mosquito Lake. Finding cottages for summer 2026 has already ended by September 2025.
Well, you can't see or eat the AI the Americans are spending all their money on.
You can experience it from home. It's underwhelming.