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> Are Americans not aware that their head of state is threatening to annex us? Oh, and judging from social media comments, his supporters think this is a really
by seanmcdirmid 2y ago
> Are Americans not aware that their head of state is threatening to annex us? Oh, and judging from social media comments, his supporters think this is a really nifty, clever idea. Why do you think this is about a trade dispute?
I don't see why you guys can't dislike us for more than one reason. The annexation threat, and then the weird tariff demands that came out of left field, they both seem like good reasons, and you could even treat them as addition.
- cmrdporcupine 2y agoThere can be trade disputes between friends. Even if this one is just more than a bit unhinged. Where it crosses the line is incidents like this: https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/provincial-news/article794964.html https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/provincial-news/article...
- seanmcdirmid 2y agoI still don’t see how the trade dispute can’t make things worse. If you are friends, a trade dispute will strain your relationship, even if it might not cross the line to ruin it. We are just way beyond that line with Canada.
- cmrdporcupine 2y agoAccording to Trump the trade dispute and annexation threats are the same thing. e.g. yesterday's 25% auto-tariffs = potentially half a million unionized well-paid Canadians out of a job, in Canada's economic heartland, with no reasonable employment alternatives. Basically a declaration of economic war.