From an American-
I'm sure by now you all have seen our government's 'official response' to your wildfires. I saw that, and as an American I am beyond appalled. Please know that the public statements made by our government do not reflect the thoughts and beliefs of the majority of the American people.
When the US had wildfires, Canada sent us significant support including numerous firefighting aircraft, air crews, and support equipment. This was not a small token contribution, it made a real difference. It saved lives and property and forest. That is how neighbors and friends are supposed to help each other out, and we appreciated the hell out of it. It is not forgotten.
To hear that our 'official response' to your wildfires is to threaten... I have no words to describe the feeling. I am proud to be American, I love my country, but today I am ashamed. That these things are being said as representative of me and my countrymen... it is beyond shameful. We are supposed to be better than this. Better allies, better neighbors, better humans. I am ashamed and angry that my government is representing me and my fellow Americans in this manner.
I can only say that the majority of Americans do not feel this way. Forget the propaganda you see on the news (and it is mostly propaganda). The people of this country love our northern friends, we feel for you. We don't want to annex Canada or punish you for a natural disaster or any of this crap. We want you all to be safe. We want to help.
THAT is who we are, even if we suck at electing politicians that represent that belief.
Stay safe. Be well. We love you.
Je passe ce texte par Google Traduction car mon français est médiocre...
De la part d'un Américain...
Je suis certain que vous avez tous vu, à présent, la « réponse officielle » de notre gouvernement face à vos incendies de forêt. En tant qu'Américain, j'en suis profondément indigné. Sachez que les déclarations publiques de notre gouvernement ne reflètent ni les pensées ni les convictions de la majorité du peuple américain.
Lorsque les États-Unis ont été touchés par des incendies, le Canada nous a apporté un soutien considérable, notamment en envoyant de nombreux avions de lutte contre les incendies, des équipages aériens et du matériel de soutien. Il ne s'agissait pas d'un simple geste symbolique ; cette aide a fait une réelle différence. Elle a permis de sauver des vies, des biens et des forêts. C'est ainsi que les voisins et les amis sont censés s'entraider, et nous avons énormément apprécié ce geste. Nous ne l'avons pas oublié.
Apprendre que la « réponse officielle » de notre pays face à vos incendies consiste à proférer des menaces... les mots me manquent pour décrire ce que je ressens. Je suis fier d'être Américain et j'aime mon pays, mais aujourd'hui, j'ai honte. Que de tels propos soient tenus en mon nom et en celui de mes compatriotes... c'est tout simplement honteux. Nous sommes censés valoir mieux que cela. Être de meilleurs alliés, de meilleurs voisins, de meilleurs êtres humains. J'éprouve de la honte et de la colère de voir mon gouvernement nous représenter, mes compatriotes et moi, de cette manière.
Je tiens à dire que la majorité des Américains ne partagent pas ce point de vue. Oubliez la propagande que vous voyez aux informations (car il s'agit bien, pour l'essentiel, de propagande). La population de ce pays aime ses amis du Nord ; nous sommes de tout cœur avec vous. Nous ne voulons ni annexer le Canada, ni vous punir pour une catastrophe naturelle, ni rien de tout ce non-sens. Nous voulons que vous soyez en sécurité. Nous voulons vous aider.
C'est cela, notre véritable nature, même si nous sommes incapables d'élire des responsables politiques qui incarnent ces valeurs.
Prenez soin de vous. Portez-vous bien. Nous vous aimons.
Go fuck yourself. You’re not “one of the good ones,” you’re a fascist enabling coward more interested in virtue signaling than going on the offense against Nazis. You’re a pants-pissing, craven (probably white) milquetoast liberal who cares more about their own relative comfort than about democracy.
... says the guy also just posting on the internet.
When they start doing their proud boy shit up here, check back with me.
The whole "I'll start tomorrow" thing isn't ever very convincing.
Like, to be fair, I don't know you, and that was a guess. 98% of shitposters are just that, though, and >50% of people being told off for it is hypocritical, as a result. So, let's not.
It “isn’t convincing” in the same way that projecting insincerity onto someone on the internet is a lazy, cheap attack.
And no, let’s- but let’s start with the country that’s sleepwalking through their Nazi problem AND at the same time insisting that they’re “fighting.” If someone is too scared/comfortable to get off their asses and put fascists down, fine- but pretending they’re doing all they can and coming into a Canadian community trying to get credit for simply being ideologically opposed while doing nothing is fucking disingenuous as hell.
My comfort is irrelevant. I'm just another idiot on the internet.
But genuine question, you say I am a fascist enabling coward who cares little about democracy.
So what would you have me do? Like, you have a single American who has never voted for or supported Trump, for such a person what does 'caring about democracy' look like? What might that single American say or do that would make you say 'that person right there is no coward, that is a stand-up human being who values democracy'?
I'm asking because you say I do it wrong, I am curious what doing it right looks like?
Just fucking go take a nap, dude.
You're not asking what to do. You're asking what you can do that will make other people think you're a good guy but that doesn't require any risk or sacrifice on your part. Then I can A) spoonfeed you an answer so you can duck responsibility by way of the "fedposting!" or "keyboard warrior" thought-stopping cliches, or I can B) be as dismissive as you deserve and listen to you get shitty and defensive. This game is so tired, kids.