• Paragone@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I’m Canuck.

    I don’t hate USians…

    ( ALL people who are citizens of the Americas, South, Central, OR North, are Americas citizens, aka Americans. )

    I hate both the national-narcissism which eventually blossoms inyo totalitarianism/cults, including the MAGA-cult,

    & the abomination-methods of the MAGA-cult, the zionism-cult, the christofascism-cult, the islamism-cult, the manosphere-cult, the confucian-supremacism-cult, the various ideological-cults, the Physicalist-Matetialist-Existentialist Scientism cult which disallows all evidence falsifying it ( as Rupert Sheldrake has pointed-out there are multiple experiments which falsify that ideology/religion, but the evidence is simply ignored/denied, axiomatically ), etc.


    Bernie Sanders, AOC, Mamdani ( & his Mom the documentary-director who made him become who he is, from what i’ve read ), & Snowden,

    … ALL deserve The Order of Canada ( or whatever our highest-honour is ), for their loyal & upright representing of grass-roots people of their-own country!

    That work of theirs makes our world better,

    & Canada, being in our world, benefits from all such upright good work, everywhere.

    Beauty, eh?


    Salut, Namaste, & Kaizen.

    🙏

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    It’s not just Trump. It’s the Tea Party and Bush, too. We’ve spent the last quarter century looking over our shoulder waiting for the next catastrophe that Americans will cause and we’re sick of it.

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      Over 70% of the country wants him gone, but from an outsider’s perspective, all they see is the fact that we voted him in.

      It’s going to take a very long time to undo the damage caused by Trump. Nobody is ever going to trust the United States again, unless we put safeguards in place to ensure that someone like him can never gain this level of unchecked power ever again. And I just don’t see that happening in any of our lifetimes.

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        You’ll never undo it. America’s pre-Trump position in the world was due to the fact that it was the only major power left standing after World War II. After the rest of the world rebuilt itself America was entrenched enough to maintain its position through inertia. When that inertia’s gone, it won’t come back.

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    One thing that’s really frustrating is that in other countries where democracy is in danger you see huge protests in the streets.

    Hong Kong protests

    Hungary protests

    France protests

    That gives the distinct impression that even if the average American doesn’t support what Trump is doing, they don’t really oppose it enough to bother shutting down the country.

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      Not surprising at all. Look at how many convinced themselves to stay home the one time they couldve prevented this shitstorm.

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      8 million Americans protested at over 3,300 No Kings events nationwide on Saturday March 28, the largest single-day protest in American history. Source

      I know the only goal here is to shit on the US but there are plenty of ways to do that on legitimate points without making up absolute bullshit, so please eat a nice fat American dick with this nonsense.

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    As a Canadian, it’s Trump

    …AND his supporters

    …AND you can throw in Christofascists

    …AND Christian fundamentalists.

    So since Westboro for me, personally.

  • Snapz@lemmy.world
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    You hate the same people we hate, Canada. Those people are broken, ignorant assholes before they are Americans. Their bullshit ruins the world for all of us.

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        Really quick, list what you think civilized, nonmilitary, individual folks with families should do against a 50 year systemic plan, funded with trillions and led by literal psychopaths fixed on destabilizing democracy to rebuild a fascist autocracy in their own image? Every day is a real internal struggle of what to do next. Many of us have spent decades opposing in every way typical folks can, bleeding, arrest, life threatening opposition face to face with swat teams as unarmed, untrained every day people.

        Your response is not helpful. It trivializes one of the largest issues in the history of civilation with no clear solution ahead.

        The point of my response is that WE are not opposed, so don’t try to make the good folks into opponents. Grow up, see the bigger picture and support. Offer solutions and plan on what your personal line will be when this all finds it’s way to you.

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          Lol the “WhY aReN’t ThEy dOinG aNyThInG tO StOp It” people never, ever have an answer to a reasoned response like this.

          They also never notice the identical moves being made in their own governments. Like the afd in Germany of all places.

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          A general strike. Actually disruptive protest that hits supply lines or commerce. Actual resistance actions that people in oppressive governments elsewhere have employed.

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          I said “Fuck it” and left. Took a 75% pay cut and left everything behind. The system dies when people abandon it.

          No regrets.

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            Most folks don’t have your privilege and are trapped in that shitty fucking hell hole. It’s great that you made it out but the majority of those who are suffering have no such option.

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              I do recognize I’m lucky and it’s true that the majority don’t have the option, but I think a lot more do than realize it, especially if you’re willing to fill a need for labor in a country that’s got a shortage.

              It’s definitely a path worth exploring.

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        dO sOmEtHiNg

        WhErE aRe ThE sEcOnD aMeNdMeNt PeOpLe!!?one

        It’s fucking up your world too, and you’re a border away. We’re not for the same reason you’re not.

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          Thats the dumbest argument Ive seen in a while. Its your country, not mine. Canada is not doing enough but at least we’re trying to economically distance ourselves. Its not our job to fix your shit. Thats some victim blaming shit right there.

          You guys on the other hand are just letting your government trample on you.

          As per my point, this is why Canadians dont respect Americans. You guys complain and do nothing.

          Also the fact that you immediately go to ‘we cant shoot them so what do you want us to do?’ is the most American dumbfuck response.

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            It’s kind of like how Canada has systematically killed indigenous people. I’m sure plenty of people don’t/didn’t like it, but it still happens through systematic neglect and violence of that group. The US was able to utilize systematically racism to a much broader scale, and is now using it to push through fascism.

            I mean, California lost gun rights under a conservative government that wanted to disarm blacks. But the country still thinks that liberals made it happen… Somehow…

            Regardless, it is our country, it is our problem, but it will fuck us all. So any useful advice would be appreciated, rather than just try harder.

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              Except when people give advice the answer is usually one of the following:

              1. That wont work in America because America is different™.

              2. You dont understand, people are struggling to make ends meet so it isnt practical.

              The truth is Americans have never been interested in advice from others and sure arent now. You need to act. Literally anything is better than whats happened so far.

              The bottom line is this. If you arent willing to make sacrifices to keep your freedom, you better start accepting your overlords. This has been true throughout human history and will be true for Americans.

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    By “no confidence” we mean no trust. When our closest ally declares economic warfare through tariffs, threatens annexation, and blackmails the opening an international bridge, there is no trust left. Canadians are smart enough to know this won’t end after Trump is gone. It will take decades to reverse. We will develop stronger relationships with other countries, something that we should have done earlier anyway. The U.S.A. can burn their own house down - we don’t care. Just don’t try to burn ours with it.

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    I don’t think this is news. I don’t think anyone was waiting for a verdict. Since we’re just throwing opinions out there instead of facts what about this one? “Canadians Hate Thalidomide Because of the Birth Defects”. I know, I know, not as current, but still not news!

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      This just in, Canadians hate explosive diarrhea lettuce. 85% polled say “keep your poopy cooties south of the border”.

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    Could say sorry, but that won’t cut it. I just hope you see there are people here in the us that want all of maga leadership and billionaires to be dead and reject them. We just can’t convince others. It has to be in thier face because a huge chunk are in auto pilot. I will keep fighting, however I can.

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    That is really hard to do. Canadians are super friendly so if you’ve pissed them off you must really be a dickhead.

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    Trump has made adversaries of staunch allies with tariffs, and stupid threats towards Greenland. Meanwhile America’s true adversaries just laugh at this asshole and his incompetence. I would not surprise me if enemies of the USA think he does more damage by being alive than if they bothered trying to take him out.

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    Bro verdict was in about the first minute of his presidency.

    I still can’t believe this is actually happening.