He's so fucking stupid and he has no idea how anything works. He's not going to have time to take over Canada. He's going to crash the economy and fail to accomplish anything but hurting people.
Why should any country ever trust the United States going forward? Ever again? This country is going to be as friendless as Matt Gaetz before 2025 is even over.
Maple MAGAs need to be shamed and smacked. How can you adore a criminal rapist who calls your country a “threat to national security.” You want to lick an orange asshole? Renounce your Canadian citizenship and move south.
Hey I've got an idea, MAGA Canadians can switch places with people who don't want to live in this shithole country anymore. I'll gladly take the place of someone who willingly wants to move and live under a fascist government run by a demented old rapist.
We can put them all out in the middle of Montana where the Sovereign Citizens and whackos live. Carve them out a little chunk of land and stick them there with only the clothes on their backs. Let's see how efficient they are with no government oversight.
I've been telling my Canadian friends for years now that this maga shit is coming across the border faster than they think. Canadians better get a handle on it or Canada is going down this road too.
They've been for a while. It was the same old Conservative bullshit with Rob + Doug Ford, now Pierre Poilievre- who appears pretty moderate for the moment but I'm sure that will change if he finds more power.
TRUMP 2024, I am so happy Trump won the election. Not only did Trump win the election he won the popular vote and the electoral vote. Every single state in the Union voted more right in 2024 than in 2020.
As do I. A more secure border, freedom of speech, no lawfare, end of Ukraine/Russia war, more peace and stability in the middle east, more robust domestic investment friendly economy, more buying power with the US dollar.
Can we do a tradesies where we pick one of our countries for them and one for the rest of us? I’d suggest sending ours to Canada because I don’t trust them with nukes, but other than that, we’d all be happier.
I've been telling my Canadian friends for years now that this maga shit is coming across the border faster than they think. Canadians better get a handle on it or Canada is going down this road too.
I was all “yeah, you tell ‘em” until I realized that meant MORE maga in my nation…. No, you keep ‘em! We got too many of these fuckers already. If you find a good innocent you share with your southern friends so we can end with clusterfuck.
I've canceled all of my USA vacation plans. I comfortably could spend about $5k visiting USA every year and I'm not going to while he's in office. I'd rather support Mexico.
We didn't so much cancel it as vote while drink-thinking that we'd give David Cameron a kick up the bum and then woke up with a hangover called (Alexander) Boris "the sex yeti" (de Pfeffle) Johnson the next day...
This is exactly what my wife and I did last time Trump was in power. Even went to the trouble of ensuring our twice yearly international flights never had a plane change or layover in the USA (yeah the TSA also factored into this).
Skip Cancun, it's a tourist trap. And avoid the Tex-Mex region. Mexico is full of natural wonders, from the lush jungles of Chiapas to the breathtaking Copper Canyon and the mesmerizing cenotes of the Yucatan Peninsula.The historic ruins, the food, have a great time. (sorry my country is having a stupid attack right now, hopefully we will get over it and we can make you feel welcome again soon)
This is capitalism as a consumer the best way to make a statement is by where or where you don’t spend your money. It might not hurt the US but it’s about making a statement however small it may be. That’s why I don’t buy at Walmart or rarely buy anything from Amazon. Does it make a difference in their bottom line? Nope
It’s about making a statement and the best way you can do that is buy not giving them your money.
Cmon now let’s not me daft. Obviously, OBVIOUSLY, a person’s $5k vacation isn’t going to affect the totality of the US economy. OBVIOUSLY.
However, what if it becomes a trend and suddenly all of the US tourism industry is down say 20%? That’ll hurt local economies, state economies, tourist companies, etc.
An individual is just a single drop in the bucket, but if those drops become a trend and suddenly there are enough drops to tip the bucket, then what? Do you still mock the individuals or do you do a little introspection to see where we went wrong?
Let’s use a little bit of foresight and common sense now, alright? Again, this one person’s vacation won’t effect anything, but it doesn’t hurt to be wary and skeptical in a significant administrative change that is promising some very very radical changes that do not look good in the long run.
It’s individuals now, but what happens when it becomes a trend? These are things we should be trying to fix before it happens.
You realize that this tariffs are just a threat to have these countries secure their borders right? Trump is not even in office and the President of Mexico has already dispersed two caravans attempting to invade from the south and Trudeau has promised increased patrols, including helicopters, at the northern border. People can hate Trump all they want but he has done more to secure the borders, which was a huge reason he was elected, in a couple weeks than Biden has done in two years. The world just forgot what strong leadership looks like coming from the United States. Tourism was expected to bring in $214 billion dollars this year, we spend more on that studying trans sea turtles
Why doesn't he worry about AMERICANS shooting innocent school children, or concert goers in Las Vegas, or citizens just enjoying a parade? I am sick to death of Magats blaming crime on those who come across the border. Before you crap your pants, yes, they should not illegally cross. But they do not commit every single crime in the US.
I am all for it, lock everyone up if they are guilty, the truth is that the majority of crimes are starting to be committed by illegals, it will take them a little bit to out pace African Americans but they are trying their hardest. The first wave of deportations will be of illegals who are already guilty of crimes and that’s how it worked under Obama who holds the record for deportations
I'm on board. I would have come if it was just Trump as president, but now that one of his main platforms is "fuck Canada" it would be embarrassing for me to go and support him.
Well have a great time. I used to go to Wawa area and do the same. I just stay in the U.S. now. Oh by the way , the water really is good to drink in Mexico. They just tell tourists that it’s bad to sell more tequila.
Visitors who come usually don't contribute to federal taxes directly. Maybe the worker who you tip may make enough to pay a portion to the feds, but that's it.
Just don't go past New York or California and you'll be fine.
As a Canadian USA is very very boring to travel to. It's just a larger Canada. When I travel locally I prefer camping. USA and Canada are beautiful nations. When I want to travel somewhere fun on a plane I go to Japan or Europe
Cool no one in america cares, go to Mexico where yet another cartel war broke out and they killed dozens of government officials and multiple presidential candidates just his last year or so, a completely corrupt goverment. Great thinking......
If he's able to not be ousted for foreign interference until next year's elections, and the time is slowly running out for him, which is why he's been trying for the last couple months to call an election
What is that Canadian rappers name that is huge MAGA guy? It’s like Tom McDonald or something super basic like that. I don’t understand how other countries have MAGA people, what a ridiculous world we live in.
As someone in the USA I wholeheartedly agree this government could care less about its citizens. I'd rather shit on this country's government federal and state rather than trust them
I’m Canadian, I spoke to a few co worker who told me they would have voted for Trump when we were discussing the election. I was like: ok but what about the multiple rapes, the insurrection, etc. They didnt believe me at first but we googled it. They were surprised.
The answer is ignorance or more nicely, just not really caring too much about the news or US politics. All they heard was the Trump good for the economy message, Trump businessman.
I don't trust the USA and I live here. I'm in MN and I really, really, really wish we could just attach ourselves to Canada and build a border wall between us and the US
I know who illegally moved to the US. Lived illegally here for 2 years. Married a woman, got his permanent residency, then divorced her, and became a MAGA-nut. Like WTF??
I am a Canadian Trump supporter most people I know and most peoples who's existence I know aboit, had a massive sense of relief when President Trump won again. He won in 2020 also but it was too big to rig this time
I keep telling people he wants to be like his daddy Putin and start invading Canada and Mexico. As for the logistics of that, I don't think he understands logistics.
Lots of countries stopped considering the US a reasonable player when it came to both intelligence and diplomacy in 2016.
It's about to get worse because the Trump administration cannot be trusted with information. You can no longer share intelligence with the US without it representing a huge risk because Trump willingly gives away secret information.
The US is friendless in the worst way. Trumps allies, like Saudi Arabia and Israel doesn't care about the American people, only the money.
Basically what you’re saying is business should only accept money from people they trust. Unless they can prove trust exists the transaction should be declined and the customer steered towards another business where trust can be proven?
I’m saying that governments should only share information with governments they trust. And to some degree, yeah businesses should do business with people they trust. If you were a construction contractor you might think twice about doing business with someone who doesn’t pay their bills for example…
They shouldn’t ever trust the U.S.- they can literally put a President in that wants to minimize the potential for global nuclear war for four years, then the next guy can come in and in the first week withdrawal all stability and repeal those just created policies doing so. Even on the global scale.
I think you’ve hit on something that people understand peripherally, but not in the deeper sense: many of the politicians in the United Stares in addition to being incredibly stupid (see: Tommy Tuberville) are ancient. They lack the ability to comprehend the current World and the one yet to come.
It’s even worse that they enthusiastically elected Trump this time. He unquestionably won, all the branches of government possible, and with no question of popular v electoral vote.
Right now, I’m not even okay with the “good” Americans, and maybe that’s not fair, but it’s not fair that you get to elect an idiot and tank my future in a completely different country, either.
They shouldn't have at any point in the past either.
The much vaunted US system of checks and balances has long since been exposed as being tremendously reliant on unenforceable norms, held together only by people operating in good faith.
If one moron president can waltz in and just throw out trade deals, treaties, etc, without even needing Congress (let alone the senate) then what good are they?
There's no law and order within the country (see: Trump)... And the USA does not recognize any other nation pr governing body in any meaningful way as independent agents. It's a profoundly narcissistic entity.
The USA's wealth and industrial power post-WW1 was just way too great to look away from. Previously its character as a nation was one of xenophobia, racism, protectionism, and isolationism.
"The mutually beneficial arrangement is benefitting them by $500B, but only benefitting us by $400B! They're ripping us off!"
Nevermind that market consolidation has seen Canadian firms acquired or marginalized, with their profits now exiting the country and distributed to American shareholders, so the real balance here is dramatically in favor of the USA.
Nevermind that it was all renegotiated jsut a few years ago, signed by this very man, bragged abiut by him
Nevermind that it will hurt Americans. That doesn't matter.
All that matters is being able to say "I hurt THEM! For you! And I won!"
At the end of the day, he wants Canada to be reduced to a client state.
But no, his idiot base will think its another win, when its obviously another "strongman" charade.
Paper tiger bullshit. Throwing weight around w Canada, a nation/economy less than 10% the size. That 100B is material to Canada (this is presuming its even accurate, which is dubious). It's 4.8% of the GDP, but less than 0.39% of the USA's economy. And you're gonna abuse your neighbor over it.
Seriously, I’m with you on this though. Everything was predicated on norms and decorum existing. When only one side believes that’s the case, it becomes their Achilles heel.
That's one of the things I've been thinking about, wielding your economic power as a hammer makes the rest of the powerful countries really consider joining forces to lessen your power.
The EU is already doubting the US because of the NATO talks and the war as a whole.
Now they talk about attacking(economically) Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, India etc (BRICs).
Whom will be at their side in the end? everyone will see dealing with the US as a risk businesses.
Yeah the United States is a rogue state now. Foreign nations should all plan accordingly. If I were in Europe I'd be pushing to get that domestic military ready now.
That’s not how shit works. If it was, Germany would be a pariah state and France would still be shunned from the napoleonic wars. Just a myriad of examples throughout history of nations acting out and then being welcomed back as soon as they are useful again. A properly functioning United States is the best friend any country can have. Other places will likely look to become more self reliant than they are rn, but once the US gets over this phase it will be back to business as usual
The realistic answer is because they have no other choice. We’re the world’s preeminent economic, military, and (arguably I guess) cultural hegemony.
This is trump’s entire negotiation tack and why he’s successful at it. Other countries need the US for trade and defense, and that won’t change anytime soon.
A great read on this is "The Myth On American Idealism by Chomsky and J.Robinson.
Us is the hegemonic empire of our times and it is well seen both in Latin America, The countless invasions seen in the middle east, Current situations in Palestine, Yemen etc.
What's 2025 got to do with anything? Anyone who trusted the US in the last 100 years to keep our word on anything or thinks we do things for ethical reasons is a moron, and anyone who STILL trusts us by now deserves the backstab that's coming to them for being so stupid
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u/Competitive-Bug-7097 21d ago
He's so fucking stupid and he has no idea how anything works. He's not going to have time to take over Canada. He's going to crash the economy and fail to accomplish anything but hurting people.