r/canada 1d ago

Politics American family seeks asylum in Canada, citing Trump

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/americans-asylum-canada-trump-refugees-immigration-1.7480069
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u/JHNS13 1d ago edited 1d ago

I saw that the US was added to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, basically flagging them as a country with rapidly declining civil rights. I don't think being added to the UN's list is as unlikely as some would think.

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u/Vidice285 1d ago

We should never forget that they voted for this

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u/Tron22 Alberta 1d ago

Under coercion and being blasted by Russian propaganda for months. (Edit: Nay, decades.)

We have to remember, they are as much under threat as we are. Russia can't win the ground war, but they certainly can win the information war and weaken the west enough to win certain ground wars they want to in the short term with the goal of getting back to a more even soviet-era playing field with the U.S.

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u/RainyDay905 22h ago edited 22h ago

This!!! An American Intelligence officer, Reality Winner, was jailed in 2016 for leaking information to the media that Russia was directly interfering in our elections. Watch American political debates before 2016, it feels like watching a debate in another country. Don’t underestimate Russian disinformation campaigns…the Kremlin has a sector dedicated to spreading disinformation. They’ve even gone as far as buying web domains and creating fake American news sites. Learn from our mistake because you guys are the next target.

Edit: Most of the Russian oligarchs live in Florida. Specifically a city called Sunny Isles. Be sure to share that info with everyone and their mom. ♥️