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floofloof@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago

Trump tells Trudeau Canada should become 51st state if it doesn't like tariffs: report

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Trump tells Trudeau Canada should become 51st state if it doesn't like tariffs: report

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floofloof@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago
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President-elect Donald Trump told the Prime Minister of Canada that if his country can't deal with his tariffs, maybe they should become the 51st U.S. state, according to anonymous sources speaking to Fox News.Justin Trudeau "flew to Mar-a-Lago unannounced after Trump threatened to impose sweeping t...
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  • DrDickHandler@lemmy.world
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    In this timeline, Canada getting invaded is definitely on the bingo card. The future is absolutely going to shit.

    • Tiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      They’ve stopped asking if they should invade Mexico and have moved on to how much should they invade Mexico. This timeline is terrible

      • Zron@lemmy.world
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        Where would the US be without a perpetual war in a desert?

        It’s basically a national tradition at this point.

  • twistypencil@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Ignore him, until he does anything

    • floofloof@lemmy.caOP
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      7 months ago

      Even so, it feels like Canada has to reconceive the purpose and scale of its military defenses. The USA can’t be trusted to always be an ally.

      • Typotyper@sh.itjust.works
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        Definitely stop buying their weapon systems. Support EU and diversify

    • bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net
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      I’m going to prepare for invasion waaaayyyy before they do anything

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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  • Illegalmexicant@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    What about Greenland? Don’t let that dream die, Donny!

  • whithom@discuss.online
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    7 months ago

    That mexico threat doesn’t mean a war, but if you threaten another nato country, you’re gonna have your ass handed to you.

    • floofloof@lemmy.caOP
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      If the USA invaded Canada, Canada would not be able to defend itself. Thankfully that idea has been unthinkable for a long time, but as the USA goes fascist, climate change kicks in and the water starts to run out, I could see that changing one day.

      • Nougat@fedia.io
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        All that snow and ice up there will melt, Canada will have plenty of water to hold over the US’ head.

        • floofloof@lemmy.caOP
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          That’s what I mean: the USA will be coming for Canada’s water.

          • Nougat@fedia.io
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            Start building dams?

            • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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              20% of the fresh water in the world (not counting ice blocks) is in the Great Lakes, which divide the U.S. and Canada, fresh water I doubt would be a worry for either.

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                Aren’t most of the middling to good lakes increasingly polluted to the point where they’re not suitable for drinking water, though?

                • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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                  I mean I know I’ve pissed in the St. Lawrence dozens of times, but I’m sure that’s flushed out by now.

                  I’m sure there is some pollution, but it has to be easier to sanitize that water than to start with ocean water.

        • cm0002@lemmy.world
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          That’ll be a great first line for the history book chapter “Beginning of the Water Wars”

      • classic@fedia.io
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        There’s a comic book based on that:

        https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/we-stand-on-guard

      • whithom@discuss.online
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        If the US attempted to invade another NATO country, the weight of NATO would come down. The US is not in a position to take over allied countries.

        Mexico, on the other hand, would be like Russia invading Ukraine.

        None of this is good for the people.

        • floofloof@lemmy.caOP
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          What is the weight of NATO without the USA? Especially against the USA?

          • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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            Everyone’s economy would collapse and we would all starve.

            • affiliate@lemmy.world
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              i’m not certain trump is capable of understanding something like that

              • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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                Yes, that’s why us sane people in Europe would have preferred Biden. Better the devil you know.

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          You shure ‘bout that?

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    They could take each province and make them states. Don’t think that will work out for Republicans

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    7 months ago

    Getting some strong Fallout vibes from this story.

  • Toto@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    If true, did Trudeau think playing to trumps sympathies would work?

  • TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
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    Or, dissolve the United States and create an EU like union of North American nation states in its place.

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      I give it a year before red states beg to be part of a blue country. Most of them can’t support themselves without money from other states.

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    Fox News is saying that the tariff “threat” has made Canada and Mexico to act on stopping the illegal immigration happening at the borders and that’s how Trump gets the job done, even before he is in office. I have not fact checked so I don’t know how much of it is a coincidence and how much the Canadian and Mexican government are freaking out about drug and illegal immigration control.

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      Fox Entertainment doesn’t know shit about the acts of Canada, Mexico’s, or even the U.S. actions pertaining to drugs or immigration. Theyve proven it over and over. They just gargle whatever bullshit they get the most money for and try not to puke while word vomiting it at the populous.

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      deleted by creator

    • floofloof@lemmy.caOP
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      Mexico has already acted to reduce illegal immigrants entering the USA over its border by 76%, while Trump was lying about the problem being worse. None of it has anything to do with Trump, and he’s just making effective cooperative action more difficult with his bluster and threats.

      https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-stick-with-policies-aimed-stopping-migrants-after-trump-win-2024-11-08/

      Illegal immigration into the USA from Canada has increased but the numbers remain very small. Trump is lying when he claims it’s a big problem.

      https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/illegal-migration-canada-united-states-1.7320623

  • poo@lemmy.world
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    Ew no thank you

    • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
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      poo

      Username checks out 🤭

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    Oh god, please dont give Danielle Smith any ideas

  • shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Ew just give us your west coast and you can have Alberta and maybe Ontario

    • Tiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Best I can offer is our west coast and northeast combo deal

    • Maple Engineer@lemmy.world
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      Tell me you don’t know anything without telling me you don’t know anything. Ontario is the economic engine of Canada.

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_provinces_and_territories_by_gross_domestic_product

      • shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        The GDP of California is like 3X that dude

        • Maple Engineer@lemmy.world
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          Do you think California will agree to equalization like Ontario does? We give way more than we get. Do you live in a welfare province?

          • shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            Don’t put too much thought into a shitpost

            • Maple Engineer@lemmy.world
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              I think I’m giving your shitty comment just the right amount of thought.

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    Does the US get $1 and $2 coins out of the merger?

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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      We have dollar coins, I want the health care lol

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        Let’s be realistic here.

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          If you add 39m people to the population who already have it, and roughly half the country was voting for it before.

          We’d successfully have richer billionaires, more homeless people, a larger portion of French speakers, and still no health care.

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    Seems like giving the non shit-hole states to Canada would make everyone happier.

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      Let’s call it “Greater America”

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        Greater Canada

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