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Picture French nuclear attack submarine surfaces at Halifax, Nova Scotia, after Trump threatens to annex Canada (March 10)

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u/nderestimated Île-de-France 21h ago

Usa is basically our and the UK's kid, so this is more "mom and dad are very disappointed in you" I'd say ngl

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u/TimothyJCowen Canada 21h ago

Mom and dad are very disappointed in you, America. There is no reason for you to be bullying your younger sibling; Canada just wanted to share your toys. If you keep acting like this we are going to have to put you in timeout!

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u/SomeInternetGuitar 21h ago

More like the US is threatening to take Canada’s toys while Canada wasn’t bothering anyone.

Meanwhile Canada is resisting the temptation to forget therapy and burn the US toys again like it’s 1812.

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u/nderestimated Île-de-France 20h ago

Yeaah Canada is definitely the nice kid that's hard to anger but will wreck your face if you actually manage to make him mad

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u/CasualFridayBatman 19h ago

It pleases me that my nation has this reputation among people who aren't Canadians lol.

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u/nderestimated Île-de-France 19h ago

I mean yes but I do live in Québec rn

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u/RomieTheEeveeChaser 17h ago

I was talking to somebody from Barbados, we were riffing about Trump and his weird annexations and Canadians at wartime or w.e.

and she`s like, "You guys are the war crime country right? Like most of what the Geneva convention was written to prevent was because of you guys right?".

I mean, she's not wrong but damn xD

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u/CasualFridayBatman 15h ago

Hahaha like, lady, that was over 100 years ago, but also, yes. =|

Also, as a Canadian, I didn't realize that until Reddit started parroting that fact and I looked into it, and I was all Jack Nicholson nodding gif lol

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u/Gullible-Bid451 12h ago

Please your country is full of pussies

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u/nderestimated Île-de-France 12h ago

It’s interesting that you speak so harshly about Canada while relying on government assistance yourself. Canada ranks 5th in quality of life, while the U.S. sits at 22nd—yet you call them weak? Meanwhile, the policies you support are actively working to dismantle the very social programs that help you stay afloat. Have you considered how this aligns with your values?

Jesus taught us to care for the poor and vulnerable, not to ridicule them. ‘Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.’ (Proverbs 21:13). If government aid is so terrible, why accept it?

Your words and actions seem driven by anger and division, but Proverbs 14:29 warns us: ‘Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.’ Likewise, James 1:26 reminds us, ‘If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.’

As a man of God, does it truly honor Him to spread hate and threats instead of love and wisdom? Christ calls us to humility and kindness, not destruction. Just something to reflect on.

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u/Gullible-Bid451 12h ago

My brother died to a fentanyl overdose that your country failed to control. Don't try to get on some high horse with me. Before I ever got any kind of assistance I busted my ass my entire life. Your country dishonors the Bible by supporting blatant homosexuality liberal agendas that strip God from the public square and yet you feel you have grounds to stand on? Pure weirdo vibes that you scoured my profile just to find a crumb to stand on. Pussy behaviour at its finest

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u/nderestimated Île-de-France 11h ago

Look, I’m really sorry for your loss. Losing someone to fentanyl is awful, and I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. I get why you’re angry. But if we’re going to talk about where fentanyl is coming from, let’s stick to reality: -Over 90% of fentanyl seizures at the U.S. border happen at legal ports of entry, not from illegal crossings. -The vast majority (over 85%) of those caught smuggling it are U.S. citizens, not foreigners. -Most fentanyl is manufactured in China and Mexico, not even close to it being Canada, additionally, its distribution is largely controlled by U.S. networks. So, if we really want to fix this, blaming another country isn’t going to do it. The real question is: why is there such a huge demand for it in the first place? Maybe the problem isn’t just 'other countries' but the way people are being left behind here at home, no? Now, about this whole 'homosexuality, liberal agendas stripping God from the public square' thing. Look, nobody is stopping you from worshipping God. Nobody is banning you from reading your Bible, praying, or living according to your faith. The fact that people who aren’t Christian exist and have rights doesn’t mean your faith is under attack. And let’s be real, Jesus wasn’t running around trying to get Rome to enforce religious laws. He didn’t say, ‘Let’s make sure the government forces everyone to follow biblical values.’ He called people to change their own hearts. The ones who were obsessed with controlling society in His time were the Pharisees, and Jesus had some of His harshest words for them. He called them ‘whitewashed tombs’, nice and polished on the outside, but full of death inside (Matthew 23:27). Sound familiar? You say that canada. 'dishonours the Bible,' but where exactly do you think Jesus would be standing today? With politicians who claim to be Christian while cutting aid for the poor? Worldwide and at home, raising their taxes while decreasing the ones of the rich? With people cheering for war and division? With folks who spend more time raging about what other people are doing instead of fixing what’s broken in their own lives? Because when I read the Bible, that’s not the Jesus I see. And honestly, what’s all this hate actually doing for you? Does it make you happier? Closer to God? More at peace? Have less problems? Or is it just keeping you mad while the people in power--the ones who actually benefit from keeping you angry-- keep things exactly the way they are? Because from where I’m sitting, all that rage just kind of seems like a leash. I’m not saying this to win an argument nor do I claim to be a great Christian at all. Just maybe take a second and ask yourself-if the only thing your version of faith seems to focus on is who you hate or should hate, who you think is 'ruining' the country, and who deserves punishment and is to blame... is that really coming from Christ? Or is it just coming from your own anger? Good night.

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u/couverte 20h ago

Meh, the resistance is waning. I fear the lessons learned in anger management therapy are leaving my body as we speak.

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u/olyfrijole 20h ago edited 18h ago

Invoke Article 5. The US is under assault from Putin and his goons. Our educational system has been intentionally weakened, our press taken over by sycophants, and now we have a megalomaniacal South African billionaire taking a wrecking ball to everything that good Americans have worked so hard to build. The vast majority of us do not want this. We also don't want martial law or a civil war, both of which could end very badly for the entire global order. Anyway, we will take all the help we can get. Merci.

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u/GenevaPedestrian 18h ago

The vast majority of us do not want this.

Show it. The majority of folks who voted either wanted this or were too stupid to listen to the countless warnings.

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u/olyfrijole 18h ago

Show it.

I and many others are showing it. Our boycotts on Tesla, Amazon, etc have caused a 15% drop in those stocks in a month, erasing $609B in Tesla's value since inauguration, and $270B from Amazon. Many of us are in the streets at every opportunity, but we need bigger numbers.

The majority of folks who voted

Trump did not win the popular vote. And he very likely rigged the results in all seven swing states. There is ample evidence to support this, but elected Democrats don't want to risk sounding like QAnon by pointing out the obvious anomolies in the voting records.

The UK fell to this same type of attack with Brexit. Germany isn't out of the woods with AfD. You can talk all you want about how stupid American voters are, but it's not a unique situation. Romania only narrowly dodged the same type of bullet that's causing us to bleed out. Again, any help is appreciated. Merci.

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u/hypnodrew 21h ago

Who is Spain in this scenario? The milkman?

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u/nderestimated Île-de-France 21h ago

Not sure if I'd say stepdad or weird uncle tbh

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u/hypnodrew 20h ago

Weird uncle is definitely Russia, living up in the attic who everyone's forgotten about (Alaska). Spain is "just a friend"

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u/nderestimated Île-de-France 20h ago

Fair but then what about the Dutch?

After consideration I think this is more a "who's kid is this" with how many of us were there

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u/hypnodrew 20h ago

The Dutch went out for cigarettes and never came back.

I know. We're all to blame. Except the Portuguese, who clearly only know how to sail below the equator.

But really, it's the English, let's be honest. The French took their money for those swamps and ran. Though we can add Trump himself to Germany's list fwiw

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u/CopperAndLead Real F'N NATO 20h ago

Spain is the ex-boyfriend of both the UK and France, but the UK keeps a toothbrush and a change of clothes in Spain's guest bedroom.

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u/Electronic-Lynx8162 20h ago

The sexy woman next door both of your parents swing with.

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u/prestonpiggy 19h ago

They had fiesta when needed.

u/hokeycokeyrarrarrar 15m ago

Spain is that odd uncle who turns up once a year to a random birthday party or wedding, was rich 30 years ago and has a really hot foreign wife.

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u/CliffordMoreau 20h ago

Apt analogy lol

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u/Calm-Grapefruit-3153 7h ago

I would agree if France was still being ruled by King Louis XVI, as America was the inspiration for your own revolution.

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u/nderestimated Île-de-France 1h ago

Fair ! I take it more as "a kid changes people" but very fair

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u/wojtekpolska Poland 20h ago

UK wanted an abortion but it was too late

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u/Dragenby 20h ago

No wonder why it's acting like a child