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"We call this confirmation bias". I'm genuinely curious to know what you think the author's pre-existing beliefs are. You seem to have a few of your own: "Ca

"We call this confirmation bias". I'm genuinely curious to know what you think the author's pre-existing beliefs are. You seem to have a few of your own: "Canada only has to patrol its northern border"

jsLavaGoat 5mo ago
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- factotvm 5mo ago
  No, it’s a lost sale.
- wat10000 5mo ago
  The American head of state threatened to invade and annex the country, and you boil that down to a sarcastic "America bad"?
- jleyank 5mo ago
  Erm, they can stay in NATO with the other European members just fine. It's the US that is making noises about leaving. NORAD is another matter, but the US and Canada can each run their own radars - the targets are south of the 49th parallel for the most part.
- _verandaguy 5mo ago
  Historically, it isn't Canada that's been threatening to leave NATO.
  - jsLavaGoat 5mo ago
    That's true. But if America is so bad, why are you still in it? I'm an immigrant to the US. I'm sorry you are so ready to throw away what people went through hell to get.
    - _verandaguy 5mo ago
      That's true. But if America is so bad, why are you still in it? I am not. I have never lived in the US. I live in Canada, and I've had my country's sovereignty threatened by the US in the past 18 months.
- watwut 5mo ago
  America threatened both Canada and Greenland. Both NATO countries. It is engaged in murders of boatsmen, it started an illegal war that literally harmed countries around the world, it kidnapped a president just so it can blackmail is former right hand and is intentionally causing humanitarian catastrophe in Cuba to blackmail its government.
- blackguardx 5mo ago
  NORAD relies on radar stations in Canada.
- tokai 5mo ago
  This comment is like a poem encapsulating American hubris.
866-RON-0-FEZ 5mo ago
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red-iron-pine 5mo ago
> You seem to have a few of your own: "Canada only has to patrol its northern border" the Canadians do not aggressively patrol the southern border because that is where all of the people are -- unlike the north -- and because the reality is that the entire Canadian military is basically a speedbump for if/when the US invaded in earnest.
- greenleafone7 5mo ago
  Americans: X country is only a speed bump for our awesome military. Also Americans: Have never managed to win a single war on their own while usually fighting underdeveloped tribes whose most advanced equipment is sandals, while at the same time both allies and enemies have a billion jokes on how bad they actually are. You need a special kind of personality to be this confident while currently losing a war, one that is, well, associated with Americans.

jsLavaGoat 5mo ago

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factotvm 5mo ago
No, it’s a lost sale.
wat10000 5mo ago
The American head of state threatened to invade and annex the country, and you boil that down to a sarcastic "America bad"?
jleyank 5mo ago
Erm, they can stay in NATO with the other European members just fine. It's the US that is making noises about leaving. NORAD is another matter, but the US and Canada can each run their own radars - the targets are south of the 49th parallel for the most part.
_verandaguy 5mo ago
Historically, it isn't Canada that's been threatening to leave NATO.
- jsLavaGoat 5mo ago
  That's true. But if America is so bad, why are you still in it? I'm an immigrant to the US. I'm sorry you are so ready to throw away what people went through hell to get.
  - _verandaguy 5mo ago
    That's true. But if America is so bad, why are you still in it? I am not. I have never lived in the US. I live in Canada, and I've had my country's sovereignty threatened by the US in the past 18 months.
watwut 5mo ago
America threatened both Canada and Greenland. Both NATO countries. It is engaged in murders of boatsmen, it started an illegal war that literally harmed countries around the world, it kidnapped a president just so it can blackmail is former right hand and is intentionally causing humanitarian catastrophe in Cuba to blackmail its government.
blackguardx 5mo ago
NORAD relies on radar stations in Canada.
tokai 5mo ago
This comment is like a poem encapsulating American hubris.

866-RON-0-FEZ 5mo ago

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red-iron-pine 5mo ago

> You seem to have a few of your own: "Canada only has to patrol its northern border" the Canadians do not aggressively patrol the southern border because that is where all of the people are -- unlike the north -- and because the reality is that the entire Canadian military is basically a speedbump for if/when the US invaded in earnest.

greenleafone7 5mo ago
Americans: X country is only a speed bump for our awesome military. Also Americans: Have never managed to win a single war on their own while usually fighting underdeveloped tribes whose most advanced equipment is sandals, while at the same time both allies and enemies have a billion jokes on how bad they actually are. You need a special kind of personality to be this confident while currently losing a war, one that is, well, associated with Americans.