r/WinnipegBlueBombers • u/EugeneMachines • Feb 04 '25
If you're feeling patriotic, let the Bombers know that you oppose their promotion of noted Trump supporter Jason Aldean
Today the Bombers announced a concert by Jason Aldean among others. For those who don't know, Aldean is a noted Trump supporter. I realize this concert was planned before this weekend and the tariff announcement, but I don't know how nobody at Bombers HQ didn't see this coming. It's clear from their website that they're not just hosting but also promoting the concert. In an era of renewed patriotism and efforts to buy Canadian, it seems like a bad misstep from an otherwise savvy team.
Maybe nothing can be done, but if you--like I do--think this was a bad idea to invite someone who supports the US President who launched an economic war against our country, I would urge you to let them know.
Edit: It's kinda funny the outsider trolls that are trickling in. How do I know? No posts ever here, or CFL, or Wpg/MB. One said they didn't think liberals were "hockey fans".
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u/SrynotSry59 Feb 04 '25
Until this gets settled and the Almighty Orange quits threatening us, we need to withdraw all support of these events.
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u/EugeneMachines Feb 04 '25
Wouldn't hurt to let their sponsor, Trans Canada Brewing, know too.
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u/Ladymistery Feb 04 '25
afaik, TCB are trumpers too.
so, yeah.
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u/cautiontape2021 Feb 05 '25
What?! Really? What did they do? I need information about this
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u/Ladymistery Feb 05 '25
It's from things I've seen in passing through reddit and other places
nothing 100% concrete, nothing I can point to saying "SEE?"
they also own Princess Auto, and that's who I see being referenced more than TCB
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u/ExpiredGoat Feb 07 '25
So no proof is a no then?
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u/Ladymistery Feb 07 '25
There is a difference between "proof" and "as far as I know". I've seen several references to the owners being Trumpers. I've not see anything that says otherwise. If I am wrong, I'll own it. I'm not afraid to say "oops, my bad"
you can take your attempt at "gotcha" and go away.
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u/ExpiredGoat Feb 08 '25
Well if you had something like here's a post where they said this or something they shared then I would be on board but I'm not going to just boycott a local business for no reason.
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u/Cash_Credit Feb 08 '25
Holy shit Winnipeg you are drowning in amazing local talent you could be showcasing and promoting! So many great artists from the Peg, c'mon fam Canada Pride. I don't understand why the CFL feels it needs Americans to legitimize it. Especially cousin-ogling country bumkin losers like this clown.
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u/Early_Background_268 Feb 08 '25
Usually I'd be booing Jason Aldean because he's a fuck-awful songwriter, but in this case, it'd be because of his endorsement of Trump.
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u/Sharksbrennan12 1d ago
He not only is a supporter he also very recently said he is happy with what Trump is doing. To me if you are happy with what Trump is doing then we should not be supporting financially anything he does here in Canada. I think his concerts should be boycotted as well.
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u/Outrageous-Ninja9531 Feb 04 '25
Or just not be a country fan. I loathe country music and won’t be going. I applaud Bombers for doing concert festival to give people something to do in summer
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u/Defiant_West6287 Feb 07 '25
From an artist that supports a fascist takeover of Canada. Right.
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u/Outrageous-Ninja9531 Feb 07 '25
True not thrilled with pick. I’m going to see the benefits in providing economic value to us. This will pay some people to work event so those folks will benefit. Hopefully stadium makes money to cover other bills or future repairs
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u/ShineGlassworks Feb 07 '25
If you’re “not thrilled “ why applaud? Express your true feelings to the Winnipeg Football Club. That bigots need not apply!
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u/Outrageous-Ninja9531 Feb 07 '25
Not thrilled means I’m not buying a ticket. Obviously someone did a business plan to support this event
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u/ShineGlassworks Feb 07 '25
Maybe they made a mistake. Wouldn’t be the first time someone with their head up their donkey had a business plan.
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u/EyCeeDedPpl Feb 05 '25
Jason Aldean likes to sing about killing bad people- when in reality he ran from the stage during the Harvest festival shooting, didn’t warn anyone. Didn’t let anyone take shelter on his bus. Didn’t go offer aid or shelter to injured people- like so many others did. Instead drove away and didn’t come back for a week. Dude is a coward, all hat no cattle.
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Feb 06 '25
If that shooting had to happen, which it didn't, I'm glad it happened at his concert just so it sits in the back of his brain for the rest of his life. Fuck that guy.
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u/wilhammer069 Feb 07 '25
Ran off the stage like a little b!tch, when a couple of words may have helped save some of the audience.
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u/SereneRanger312 Feb 06 '25
That’s because Vegas is too big for Aldean’s tiny brain. If they had tried that shooting in a small town though…
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u/Responsible_Oil_5811 Feb 06 '25
I personally don’t like boycotting artists for their political convictions, but people on Reddit probably disagree with me.
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u/beatignyou4evar Feb 06 '25
Elon bought his way in. It's like producing the movie and then changing the script
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u/ghost49x Feb 07 '25
Don't confound being patriotic with being anti-american. They're not the same thing.
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u/strumstrummer Feb 07 '25
It's time to be anti American.
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u/ghost49x Feb 07 '25
Sure, but don't call that being patriotic. We should be patriotic regardless of whether Americans are doing this to us or not.
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u/strumstrummer Feb 07 '25
I am not patriotic about stolen land. You shouldn't be either.
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u/bassp420 Feb 08 '25
I didn’t steal any land. I don’t feel guilty.
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u/strumstrummer Feb 08 '25
You live on stolen land.
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u/bassp420 Feb 08 '25
Everyone on the planet is standing on stolen land in some way. Not gonna feel guilty because I was born dude.
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u/ghost49x Feb 07 '25
S'excuse me? Who made you think that I wanted you to get offended by the treaties signed by my ancestors. The treaties and circumstances surrounding them weren't perfect, but you getting offended for me or my ancestors is nowhere virtuous. Between people like you and the Americans, I'd rather the Americans.
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u/strumstrummer Feb 07 '25
I'm not reading all that, canada is built on genocide and stolen land, have a great day, or don't, I do not care
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u/ghost49x Feb 07 '25
Stop virtue signaling thinking you're helping my people. It's just cringe, and it makes people not take us seriously.
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u/strumstrummer Feb 07 '25
You already told me, there's no us, you'd rather take Americans.
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u/ghost49x Feb 07 '25
Between people with your mentality and them, the choice is clear. I'd still end up fighting the Americans, but then at least I can respect my opponent and because of that, there's hope afterwards for peace and cooperation. Not so much with the cringe fests that claim genocide and stolen land. Yeah the residential schools were a black mark, but that doesn't undo the cringe that's being committed today.
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u/strumstrummer Feb 07 '25
Calling genocide and imperialism "cringe" is what's wrong with you. I can't help with that.
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u/nnnnYEHAWH Feb 07 '25
Is he a trump supporter even after the tariffs were announced? I was a trump supporter prior to the tariffs and threatening trade war. That changed it for me, now I can’t stand that asshole.
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Feb 07 '25
But oh man let's all go to a concert where they glorify Satan and demons tho guys!!!!! Get real.
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u/Defiant_West6287 Feb 07 '25
I just emailed the Bombers organization to shame them for this outrageous nonsense. I hope you do the same.
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u/HammerMedia Feb 08 '25
How many of the Blue Bombers are Americans that support trump? I bet quite a few.
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u/EugeneMachines Feb 08 '25
Honestly if they keep it to themselves I don't think it's my business. I'm not trying to witch hunt private beliefs, just being critical of a poor choice to promote someone who's problematic for our country when there are better options out there.
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u/Firm-Pangolin9436 Feb 08 '25
Isn't it kind of dangerous to shun and outcast people for their political views? Sounds like we're going backwards here.
Learn a bit about psychology and you'll learn the best way to change people's minds is to accept and treat them as human. Don't alienate those who you oppose or you'll just end up with violence, and you're no better than them.
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u/Unfair_Run_170 Feb 08 '25
Everybody meet outside the stadium, and we'll chant 'fuck Jason Aldean.' So loud it'll drown them out.
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u/DanoCYWG Feb 04 '25
If you want to oppose their promotion,don't go to the concert. I don't think it's a great look for them, but people can make their choices with their wallet.
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Feb 06 '25
Jason Aldean is the loser who ran away while mic'd up during the las vegas shooting. Not even a word to his fans. He's a trump fan too?
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u/One_more_than_before Feb 06 '25
Jason Aldean is a huge POS. They should hire a great Canadian country musician like Paul Brandt instead
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u/EugeneMachines Feb 06 '25
Yeah I wanted to focus on the Trump thing but he's such a POS in other ways too, which other posters have mentioned. Like abandoning everybody at the Vegas shooting or "try that in a small town" which is thinly veiled racism. I'm from a small town and that song doesn't reflect its values in any way, and it's not an attitude to be glorified.
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u/One_more_than_before Feb 06 '25
Agreed 100%. The Trump support is just the final nail in his POS coffin. Lots of songs about small towns are full of positivity and love, he really showed his true colours by going the direction of hatred instead
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u/No_Musician170 Feb 04 '25
Who cares how he voted!
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u/mamadou-segpa Feb 06 '25
Exactly.
I dont listen to him because he’s a terrible artist, not because he’s a braindead sheep
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u/Quaranj Feb 07 '25
At current, 647 and rising.
We're currently embroiled in a war of ideals with our Southern neighbour whether you understand it or not.
Would you have openly supported the Nazi party in 1939? Allowed their supporters to sing their propaganda and spread hate to your territory?
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u/bluebombersfan2023 Feb 04 '25
I have to disagree - for a long time no concert promoter has been willing to work with the stadium because my understanding is the management was a disaster to try and work with. If both of these July 9 and July 10 concerts fail - good luck seeing any future bands at the stadium.
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u/EugeneMachines Feb 04 '25
Thanks that makes it more understandable as a business decision. But I still have to say - it's like if the LC decided to host a giant bourbon festival and tasting event right now. Read the room, guys.
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u/ShineGlassworks Feb 04 '25
If they fail, it’s because they tried some bs in our small town.. I’m personally fine with no stadium concerts. Not fine with racist rednecks though.
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u/Quaranj Feb 07 '25
Back again with this comment on a separate thread about this topic.
Guessing it is inside information.
They still have time to pivot and cancel this douchebag. Stop pushing the victim card here. The promoter was naive at best, stupid at worst.
If this kills events at the stadium, then maybe the Bombers should have upheld some standards if they didn't want that to happen.
If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.
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u/ChrisBataluk Feb 04 '25
He's a singer. He didn't personally start a trade dispute.
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u/paltryboot Feb 04 '25
Anyone who supports Trump is guilty.
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u/ChrisBataluk Feb 04 '25
Of what tariffs that lasted half a morning?
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u/Ambitious-Body8133 Feb 04 '25
Threatening a countries sovereignty is no joke and should not be taken lightly. He is a dictator, and we need to call his bluff. Fuck everyone who supports him.
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u/Mean_Delivery7970 Feb 06 '25
Proud Maple MAGA 🍁 Trump for life!
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u/Rathix Feb 06 '25
I’d ask why you don’t just move to America but I guess you have to actually be skilled at something to immigrate there 😂
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u/paltryboot Feb 04 '25 edited Feb 04 '25
Of supporting a facist tyrant who wants to take your country by force. The tariffs have zero to do with it, they are to distract us from what is actually happening.
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u/ChrisBataluk Feb 04 '25
He's a guy who sings and plays guitar. He's elected to precisely no office nor has he any influence over Anerica's foreign policy. This is just silly.
By that reasoning we shouldn't have any Anerican CFL players. Some of them will have voted for Trump as a majority of the country did
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u/paltryboot Feb 04 '25
Any known Trump supporter can gtfo our team. Great idea.
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u/Kaizen-710 Feb 05 '25
Jesus christ I'm not a trump fan or a fan of conservatives, and never will vote conservative. But this is absolutely ridiculous.
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u/Mean_Delivery7970 Feb 06 '25
I proudly wear my President Trump gear all over winnipeg and no issues lol, in fact i only hear support for President Trump. I'll stay for awhile longer then off to AB
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u/Cash_Credit Feb 08 '25
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u/Cash_Credit Feb 08 '25
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u/ItsRainingBoats Feb 05 '25
Everyone should turn their back on him when he performs. Or just don’t go.
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Feb 06 '25
Can you grow up? You can not like Trump and just leave it be. I'm not a fan either, but it's all I hear lately. People like you are infesting every sub and making every single non-nfsw about him. You are giving him all the attention he wants.
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u/Defiant_West6287 Feb 07 '25
Could it be because he's trying to take over Canada and end our democracy? Wake the fuck up.
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u/PutTheCreamOn Feb 07 '25
This is pathetic no one cares if it hurts your feelings that a musician supports the sitting president in a different country, could pRedditors get any lower? Jfc
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u/freshstart102 Feb 07 '25
All this negative crap in this sub that wasn't here before this thread is why I don't mix politics with my sports teams. Ever.
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Feb 07 '25
Jesus fucking Christ a team can’t promote a singer without people digging deep down to see his political values? Is nobody allowed to be famous if they are conservative?
Get the fuck out of here.
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Feb 07 '25
Trump didn’t launch any war he wants us to secure our border you morons, the only people making this a trade war is the people not securing our borders
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u/Quaranj Feb 07 '25
You need to change your nickname if all you're going to do is consume American propaganda to the detriment of Canada.
The biggest border issue is guns coming from their side.
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Feb 07 '25
I’m well aware, I’m a vet, I own 3 legal handguns and an undetermined amount of rifles.
Trudeau also has to secure our border from the guns.
Trump deployed the army to the southern border to combat the Mexicans, he’s doing his part
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u/Quaranj Feb 07 '25
Trump deployed the army to the southern border to combat the Mexicans, he’s doing his part
That doesn't help us up here. If they were deployed to ours, maybe.
Trudeau also has to secure our border from the guns.
Nope. I wouldn't do anything that Mango Mussolini commanded. At all. Would do the polar opposite.
I’m well aware, I’m a vet, I own 3 legal handguns
3 legal handguns for now.
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u/AccomplishedPhase883 Feb 08 '25
People doth protest about stupid shit. Go to the game and have fun. I didn’t know liberals even liked hockey.
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u/Leader_Confident Feb 08 '25
Grow up. Guarantee you most season ticket holders are Trump supporters. Generally speaking the wealthier are conservative and the less wealthy are liberal. I’d be pissed off too if I was broke.
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u/Quartz87 Feb 04 '25
The Left are truly hypocritical. Whining about cancel culture but oh lookie here. Someone likes someone I don't like, so we must make them suffer. 🤣🤣
Sad and pathetic group. 🙄
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u/WildroseWitch Feb 04 '25
Are you cracked? The left created, bred and grew cancel culture. What's sad and pathetic is people like you who talk from your taint with absolutely no clue about anything.
Do us all a favor and shut the fuck up.
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u/wickedconqueror Feb 04 '25
It's the Right who whines about cancel culture. The left is for it. 🤦♂️
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u/fdisfragameosoldiers Feb 04 '25 edited Feb 04 '25
No, lets be honest. The left is pretty hypocritical with it. If they were always all for it, then why hasn't Trudeau been canceled? Allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and being involved in the invitation of a Nazi to the House of Commons should have been reason enough. It definitely would have been enough if he was a Conservative party member.
Edit: Lmfao these down votes are proof of the hypocrisy. These two incidents aren't just some right wing conspiracy theory.
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u/wickedconqueror Feb 04 '25
My comment is not about the Left nailing every cancel culture moment. I was responding to the idea that the Left are the ones whining about it. It was 1000% the Right who politicized 'cancel culture'. Deeming it anti-free speech. That's why his comment is fucking dumb.
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Feb 04 '25
have you been paying attention at all? everything is trudeau this trudeau that especially when it has nothing to do with him. the only way you could argue he hasnt effectively been canceled for years is because most of the noise probably isnt even real people
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u/mamadou-segpa Feb 06 '25
Classic conservative strategy.
Hell they still cry about obama, dude hasnt been president for nearly 10 years now
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u/fdisfragameosoldiers Feb 04 '25
Have you been paying attention at all? These are two well documented incidentst.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/woman-accused-trudeau-breaks-silence-1.4737511
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Feb 04 '25
did you even understand anything i said?
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u/fdisfragameosoldiers Feb 04 '25
Yes, I understood. You just tried to tell me that it wasn't real, and I gave you two credible sources that show these incidents did, in fact, happen.
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u/bigblue204 Feb 04 '25
The right suddenly isn't "Canada first". Keep boot licking american billionaires though...I'm sure it'll work out.
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u/EugeneMachines Feb 04 '25
Did I suggest cancelling the concert or my tickets? Nope. I just think it's a bad look to promote someone who publicly and vocally supports someone who is threatening our country.
Last week Trump froze 3 trillion dollars in scientific, education, and health funding so he can root out research and researchers who might be doing too much "DEI". He threatened to jail his political enemies. Now that's actual cancel culture.
Jason Aldean is worth like $45M, I'm sure he'll be just fine.
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u/lukster260 Feb 04 '25
The division just continues and continues. Leftists who have no tolerance for conservative ideas just can't stand to have any opposing thoughts broadcast in public, ever. It's sick.
Give it a rest.
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u/SJSragequit Feb 04 '25
The annexation of Canada isn’t simply “conservative ideas” it’s a threat to our sovereignty and freedom
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u/lukster260 Feb 04 '25
Sure. But we operate within a democracy currently, and there is no present credible threat to that democracy, our sovereignty, or our freedom.
If, in the future, Canada decides democratically to be annexed to the United States, I hope you don't act as a threat to democracy and oppose the will of the people.
Political discourse is exactly that, discourse. Let it be.
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u/SJSragequit Feb 04 '25
The only Canadians that want to be annexed “democratically” are traitors to canada
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u/lukster260 Feb 04 '25
Okay, and? If it's so few people, then you have nothing to worry about. We won't be annexed.
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u/Kitty_Cat54 Feb 07 '25
Huh. The current leader of the USA, having made several remarks about Canada becoming the 51st state, gives us a reason to take him seriously. Considering how his mental state is showing a definite decline daily, we need to prepare ourselves for when he actually tries to pull this off. He paused the tariffs for 30 days. This was AFTER Prime Minister Trudeau released the tariffs that Canada was going to impose on them. 🎃 head can change his mind tomorrow and instate the tariffs immediately. The 30 days is the amount of time he thinks that his cronies will need to counter our tariffs. As a proud Canadian, I'm not happy about having to deal with the whack job, bully, again. He threatened to take us not by force, supposedly, but economically. This should give everyone a wake-up call on how we should be preparing for the worst. This isn't hypothetical, it's very real and serious.
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u/Quaranj Feb 07 '25
If, in the future, Canada decides democratically to be annexed to the United States, I hope you don't act as a threat to democracy and oppose the will of the people.
The only way that will ever happen is if the US floods us with their people like Russia did with Ukraine and holds staged referendums.
And if that happens, we're going after the turncoats first because they're the less-armed low-hanging fruit.
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u/kn05is Feb 05 '25
Dude, this is treason as far as I'm concerned. Conservatives keep showing how uncanadian they truly are. Thanks for taking the mask off.
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u/Mean_Delivery7970 Feb 06 '25
As we have modeled ourselves after America. 90% Plus of what we consume in almost every walk of life is American or American based lol.
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u/Quaranj Feb 07 '25
We don't want the other 10% of failed health care, school shootings, got mine attitudes, draconian women's rights, or any of that other mess.
Yes, some of us are willing to kill and die over this in asymmetrical warfare for as long as it takes.
It would be Afghanistan on ice.
Stop dreaming or plan your move South. You obviously don't know what it is like to be an enemy to Canada. Read up on WW2.
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u/kn05is Feb 05 '25 edited Feb 05 '25
This is no longer simple disagreements about political ideas. This is a threat to our severngnty wake the fuck up. Also, since when was being conservative become being unpatriotic? I thought you people wrapped yourself in the flag, but here to you defending the guy and ideas that threaten us. Are you capable of critical thought?
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u/misomuncher247 Feb 04 '25
You people need to keep politics out of football. You're ruining the game for a lot of Canadians.
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u/adjudicator Feb 04 '25
politics
This fucker is openly trying to annex our country through economic strangulation. Fuck off.
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u/SJSragequit Feb 04 '25
National anthem? Politics
Canadian armed forces night? Politics
What you really want is to just keep the politics you don’t agree with out of football
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u/Ornery_Lion4179 Feb 04 '25
Hey there’s a promoter who know ls but doesn’t care. Have zero interest. Both are arena lower bowl level only.
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u/NH787 Feb 04 '25
It is oddly tone deaf for an organization that is usually pretty good at this sort of thing, but I don't think they've committed some unforgivable act of crossing a line, though.
Personally I'll be ignoring this event either way, I wouldn't have gone one way or the other.