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Think again, because most people who voted for T. are not concerned about the talk of making Canada the 51st state and similar stupidity. They continue to suppo

Think again, because most people who voted for T. are not concerned about the talk of making Canada the 51st state and similar stupidity. They continue to support him despite this.

daveguy 2y ago
Maybe they should call their representatives and tell them to stop supporting such dumbfuckery.
- bdangubic 2y ago
  calling representatives these days works just as well as when I tell my wife to calm down
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  - daveguy 2y ago
    Nah, representatives left and right see the dumbfuckery now. They just need to know their constituents see it too. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
  - dopidopHN 2y ago
    Oh. You tried nothing and it’s over ? Out of curiosity what works to obtain results beside voting every now and then ?
    - bdangubic 2y ago
      in this day and age with America the way it is not sure anything works other than voting every two years (though the ruling party is working HARD to take that away). both parties live by “party over country” mantra so your phone calls won’t do jackshit. you can go look up votes by congressman/senator and see how many can you find where a congressman/senator voted for the good of his constituents and not rubberstamped it along the party lines. ballparking this is 0.0076% of all votes (say in the last decade)
- drivingmenuts 2y ago
  Apparently, some of the Republican representatives are facing physical threats from Trump supporters, which is sort of keeping them in line. However, I have to wonder: aren't they armed? They've been touting self-defense since Reagan and now they have the chance to demonstrate its efficacy.
SR2Z 2y ago
If they thought that annexing Canada was stupid and still voted for Trump, they obviously didn't think it was THAT stupid. Let's stop coddling Trump supporters. They're adults, they knew who they voted for, and don't get to pretend to be surprised or outraged when he acts the way he does. When tariffs spike inflation and folks watch their 401ks and SSA payments decline, I personally will have zero sympathy for anyone who voted for this guy.
- dralley 2y ago
  I'm in no way interested in coddling Trump supporters, but he wasn't saying this shit about annexing Canada during the campaign.
  - jrs235 2y ago
    His unhinged antics were a known thing. It doesn't matter what he said or didn't say, he's unhinged and people still voted for it/him. They made their bed, now lay in it. No pass for folks that voted for an unhinged megalomaniac, that was all on display before this election.
  - SR2Z 2y ago
    Fair enough! However, he has been on the "acquire Greenland" train since his first term, and has excused other land grabs like Crimea. If anyone was surprised that the man wants to grab land in his 2nd term, they are stupid or willfully ignorant.
  - jamwil 2y ago
    It is understood by all, though, that a vote for Trump is a vote for belligerence and chaos. So those supporters are getting what they asked for and deserve, even if they’re blindsided by the specific manifestation.
- anal_reactor 2y ago
  > They're adults Most people are idiots.
- leereeves 2y ago
philistine 2y ago
Trump gets the biggest pass in the modern history of politics. He can put in place economic pressure to destroy the Canadian economy. He does that under the premise that it will force the Canadian government to do all the constitutional requirements needed to join the US, and will force the population to vote yes on the inevitable referendum. He does all that, yet does not lose support. Something which he never said he would do during his campaign.
- bryanlarsen 2y ago
  "yet does not lose support" Trump is losing support at unprecedented levels. Typically new presidents have a honeymoon period for the first ~6 months or so were they actually go up a little bit in support. Trump has been losing support from day 1. https://www.natesilver.net/p/how-low-is-trumps-popularity-floor https://www.natesilver.net/p/how-low-is-trumps-popularity-fl...
vkou 2y ago
Half of them support him and his actions despite this, while the other half have received orders from the mothership, and now think it's a fantastic idea. Given that he and his allies hold ~100% of the political power in the country, whether you cynically don't care, or are actively supporting it, the result is the same. They don't get wash their hands of this.
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Think again, because most people who voted for T. are not concerned about the talk of making Canada the 51st state and similar stupidity. They continue to support him despite this.

daveguy 2y ago

Maybe they should call their representatives and tell them to stop supporting such dumbfuckery.

bdangubic 2y ago
calling representatives these days works just as well as when I tell my wife to calm down
- deleted 2y ago
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- daveguy 2y ago
  Nah, representatives left and right see the dumbfuckery now. They just need to know their constituents see it too. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
- dopidopHN 2y ago
  Oh. You tried nothing and it’s over ? Out of curiosity what works to obtain results beside voting every now and then ?
  - bdangubic 2y ago
    in this day and age with America the way it is not sure anything works other than voting every two years (though the ruling party is working HARD to take that away). both parties live by “party over country” mantra so your phone calls won’t do jackshit. you can go look up votes by congressman/senator and see how many can you find where a congressman/senator voted for the good of his constituents and not rubberstamped it along the party lines. ballparking this is 0.0076% of all votes (say in the last decade)
drivingmenuts 2y ago
Apparently, some of the Republican representatives are facing physical threats from Trump supporters, which is sort of keeping them in line. However, I have to wonder: aren't they armed? They've been touting self-defense since Reagan and now they have the chance to demonstrate its efficacy.

SR2Z 2y ago

If they thought that annexing Canada was stupid and still voted for Trump, they obviously didn't think it was THAT stupid. Let's stop coddling Trump supporters. They're adults, they knew who they voted for, and don't get to pretend to be surprised or outraged when he acts the way he does. When tariffs spike inflation and folks watch their 401ks and SSA payments decline, I personally will have zero sympathy for anyone who voted for this guy.

dralley 2y ago
I'm in no way interested in coddling Trump supporters, but he wasn't saying this shit about annexing Canada during the campaign.
- jrs235 2y ago
  His unhinged antics were a known thing. It doesn't matter what he said or didn't say, he's unhinged and people still voted for it/him. They made their bed, now lay in it. No pass for folks that voted for an unhinged megalomaniac, that was all on display before this election.
- SR2Z 2y ago
  Fair enough! However, he has been on the "acquire Greenland" train since his first term, and has excused other land grabs like Crimea. If anyone was surprised that the man wants to grab land in his 2nd term, they are stupid or willfully ignorant.
- jamwil 2y ago
  It is understood by all, though, that a vote for Trump is a vote for belligerence and chaos. So those supporters are getting what they asked for and deserve, even if they’re blindsided by the specific manifestation.
anal_reactor 2y ago
> They're adults Most people are idiots.
leereeves 2y ago

philistine 2y ago

Trump gets the biggest pass in the modern history of politics. He can put in place economic pressure to destroy the Canadian economy. He does that under the premise that it will force the Canadian government to do all the constitutional requirements needed to join the US, and will force the population to vote yes on the inevitable referendum. He does all that, yet does not lose support. Something which he never said he would do during his campaign.

bryanlarsen 2y ago
"yet does not lose support" Trump is losing support at unprecedented levels. Typically new presidents have a honeymoon period for the first ~6 months or so were they actually go up a little bit in support. Trump has been losing support from day 1. https://www.natesilver.net/p/how-low-is-trumps-popularity-floor https://www.natesilver.net/p/how-low-is-trumps-popularity-fl...

vkou 2y ago

Half of them support him and his actions despite this, while the other half have received orders from the mothership, and now think it's a fantastic idea. Given that he and his allies hold ~100% of the political power in the country, whether you cynically don't care, or are actively supporting it, the result is the same. They don't get wash their hands of this.

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