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Canada places 200% tariff on little Canadian flags Americans wear while travelling
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this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2025
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I know this is basically an Onion article, but I got some thoughts on this.
Honestly, I used to feel like that was a totally viable option when travelling to other countries as an American. Never did it myself but It was easier than explaining that you're not one of the "bad" ones. I've definitely heard my fair share of horror stories about Americans in other countries.
These days I'd just find it extremely disrespectful. At this point we really have no fucking excuse to not be better. If we don't own it and get our shit together I don't think we have a right to even pretend we are on the same level as Canada. The amount of solidarity Canadians have against the US right now is the kind of solidarity we wish we had. We'd rather fight with each other about whose fault it is and laugh at the ones that voted for Trump rather than come together. And just because you didn't vote for him doesn't mean you are automatically absolved of any responsibility. It's like saying Russia isn't the enemy because there are people there that disagree with the invasion of Ukraine.
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It's kinda hard when one side literally wants you dead.
Kind of hard to say the Democrats are much better when they just pissed away a massive bargaining chip by not voting against that funding bill. Or how more and more democrats have decided to abandon trans rights to appeal to fascists.
There are good democrats who voted against the funding bill, who are still trying to protect my rights. But part of the both sides argument is true.
Where was the bargaining chip? Don’t shut down the gov, and the Rs win. Shut down the government, and doge and the pres win, and the rest of the Rs are still pretty happy.
They didn't have to do either, there was a resolution to fund the government for another month on last year's funding bill until something could be drafted that would pass.
A resolution that was legitimately doable? I didn’t hear about that. At its best it sounds like kicking the can down the road a month.
Thanks for the vibes based perspective on the situation.
Except a weirdly large portion of Alberta. It's actually a little alarming how many of them love Trump. I vote we trade the US west coast (and eastern OR can join their nazi buddies in Idaho like they want to anyway) for Alberta.
As an Oregonian no they cannot. I will not lose some of the most beautiful parts of my state to those scumbags. Greater Idaho will happen over my fucking corpse. I can't fight for every part of the country but that is literally the hill I will die on if it comes to it.