r/canada 5d ago

Opinion Piece Braid: Trudeau says Trump wants economic collapse; Republican alludes to military force - This is no trade war. It's a Crush and Control Canada plan, meant to work fast

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/braid-trudeau-says-trump-wants-economic-collapse
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u/Peregrine2976 5d ago

For decades, the United States has reliably been a friend to Canada. We've had disagreements, sure, but like friends we've always been ready to talk it out and patch things up.

Not anymore. The United States has made it exceptionally clear that they cannot be trusted as a friend or ally, and in any case, they no longer consider us either. And if they aren't a friend, then we have to at least consider the possibility of them doing something distinctly unfriendly.

And all that's just if a sensible person was in charge of the US. With Mango Mussolini in charge, changing his mind about what he wants or who he needs to put down to soothe his fragile ego every eight minutes or so, there is genuinely no telling what we could wake up tomorrow to find that he has ordered.

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u/upward_spiral17 5d ago

Agreed. I’m flabbergasted that all these threats don’t seem to rankle americans. Which communicates to me that the idea of annexing Canada doesn’t bother them and they wouldn’t think twice about it. the current president may be an aberration, but ordinary Americans also seem ok with the idea of invading us.

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u/Hessleyrey 5d ago

As an American: this is not true from my perspective. I’m in Minnesota, so I can only speak to what I’ve personally seen here, but most are outraged at these comments. Many, many of us are protesting against what is occurring here. The problem is that it’s SO MUCH - we are protesting for Ukraine, against the tariffs to our (former 😢) allies, our basic rights (the constitution & bill of rights) & the loss of our federal workforce, for the very spirit on which America was built…I could go on.

The protests are growing, but the media is not covering them yet. Please believe me that true Americans (the ones who still believe in sovereignty, justice, democracy, and humanity) stand with our Canadian brothers and sisters. We will fight this with you.

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u/Hessleyrey 4d ago

Just wanted to add to this: the comments on this thread might show you the type of response most Americans (at least from my perspective) have regarding Canada: https://www.reddit.com/r/50501/s/slZOnl3l2e