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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/40942039

Ladies and gentlemen, the dumbest person on the planet, Donald Trump.

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[–] sporkler@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

The real question is will we still have legalized recreational cannabis in Colorado when tmurp loses and we become a province?

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago

Yes! But still belligerent Range Rovering tourists making a mess of your resorts and swanning about.

[–] linkshulkdoingit69@lemmy.nz 31 points 12 hours ago

Smeagle hates nasty Orcses.

[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 20 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

America has been subsidizing Canada

2024: Canada imports ~$480 billion total from the USA. Divided by 40 million Canadian population, that's $12,000 for every man, woman, and child spent on American shit.

USA imports ~$586 billion from Canada. Divided by 400 million population, that's only $1,465 per capita, and that's only 1/8th of the amount that Canadians bought from the USA in return.

##BUY CANADIAN, BE FAIR!

You can't compare apples to apples when one side of the equation has 10 times the population. If we're trying to be fair, Trumpistan needs to buy 8 times more Canadian shit!

Tariffs on the Canadian side will be reciprocal and will only serve to make us stop buying Murcan shit, leading to an even bigger Trumped-up deficit and the loss of their biggest, best customer. Likely long-term.

[–] forked_bytes@lemm.ee 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

There's no point in overanalyzing Trump's claims, he lies constantly. Regardless of the numbers, buying things is not subsidizing.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 hours ago

His supporters really believe every word he says. I've seen them on this site and others, complaining about how Canada leeches off the USA. If you ask them how, you get silence, because they have no idea. Their thought process seems to be: Trump says it, then I say it.

[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Does Canada have car manufacturers?

[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Lol, not sure if you're serious. Canada manufactures Ford, Honda, GMC, etc.

https://www.autotrader.ca/editorial/20250203/made-in-canada-what-cars-are-manufactured-in-canada/

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 75 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Yo Canada, I’m sorry he’s such a prolapsed, syphilitic asshole. Most of us would laugh if he died in a fire.

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 30 points 14 hours ago (3 children)
[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 23 points 14 hours ago

I'd open that single malt I reserve for truly special obituaries.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 13 points 14 hours ago

I'd say the fire should get the Congressional Medal of Honor.

[–] Airowird@lemm.ee 2 points 11 hours ago

A nice little BBQ?

[–] blue_skull@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago

The phrase "starve to death in a fire" popped into my head the other day, and boy that just sounds particularly terrible.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

I'd go fetch more gasoline.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

Everyone! Mexico has oil, silver, gold and scantly clad women in very nice beach front resorts.

[–] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 13 points 11 hours ago

You can't neg us into statehood!

[–] groolthedemon@lemmy.world 47 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (7 children)

What is this fucking moron's obsession with Canada being the 51st state? What a deranged maniac.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 38 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Elon is a Canadian citizen by birth. So if Canada becomes a state, he would qualify to be president (and theres precedent for this)

That's the only explanation that makes sense to me - like yeah, Trump wants to push for territorial expansion, and Canada does have a lot of natural resources, but Canada isn't an easy nut to crack

The other theory I buy into is the northern passage. Climate change is going to open up new shipping lanes in the artic, so Canada and Greenland both would be strategically located to control it - add in Panama, the hooties (sp?) and he's consistently pushing control of key shipping lanes

[–] groolthedemon@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I never actually thought of it that way, but yeah it makes sense in a way. Still crazy as all get out though. Thank you for the insight!

[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago

Those reasons you responded to are ancillary and for another day. A brass-ring for the fascists for sure if they can pull it off.

The basic reasons are more immediate: sowing instability with (US and NATO) allies in order to tear down the fabric between nations aligned against Russia. Thus removing impediments for Russian expansion of power or territory. The resulting and effective distraction is for instituting fascism and the ransacking of our coffers mentioned by someone else and is also very real. The primary goals are Russian goals. The secondary goals are the prizes for the oligarchs and any that help with the primary goals.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago

Because you're the Austria to our Germany. Historically independent but allied with a long shared history. And seeing as he wishes he could grow a toothbrush mustache…

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 16 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

I really don't think it's any deeper than "me good king, make kingdom bigger."

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago

Yup, same shit as Putin. The only measure of the Tsar is how much land they can add to the kingdom during their reign, and Trump is OBSESSED with this idea that he's a master negotiator. Negotiating the purchase of an entire sovereign nation would be the masterstroke.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 8 points 14 hours ago

Trump does everything based on the last thing he heard from someone who stated it confidently.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It's distraction from all the other garbage he is doing. There is zero chance of it happening without a war that very few Americans would support.

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[–] Joeffect@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Didn't you know Canada is part of North America? And we are the united States of America... Therefore Canada must be a state ..and unite with us

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[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

It's a catchy phrase for his legion of ignorant sycophants to chant while it taps out their final remaining lead-damaged brain cell.

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 17 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

What gives him the idea that a landmass larger than the Untied States should be a state?

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 hours ago

Nothing, he just wants it for the resources

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 14 points 10 hours ago
[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

The land area of Canada is 3, 855, 103 square miles compared to America's 3, 794, 083. The maps skewer the perspective by quite a bit, and you also have to take into account that a lot of Canada's land mass is tundra and not easily usable.

Not that it has any bearing though. Trump is absolutely acting like a lunatic.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 hours ago

The land area of Canada is 3, 855, 103 square miles compared to America's 3, 794, 083. The maps skewer the perspective by quite a bit, and you also have to take into account that a lot of Canada's land mass is tundra and not easily usable.

Barely bigger is still bigger, and it's not what you do with it, it's the size that counts

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 14 points 12 hours ago

Arrogance, megalomania, greed...

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 49 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Sometimes when you're having a tough time with other people, it might not be them that's causing the difficulty...

[–] teft@lemmy.world 50 points 15 hours ago (6 children)

"If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole."

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 23 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

If it smells like shit everywhere you go, check your shoes

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 13 points 14 hours ago

And in Trump's case, his pants

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[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 29 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (3 children)

As unlikely as New England becoming Canada's newest province would be, it's STILL more likely than Canada ever becoming the 51st state.

I say this with admiration for Canada: when you back crazy cannucka into corners, they INVENT NEW WAR CRIMES that the international community hasn't thought to write laws against.

Canada burned the white house to the fucking ground before.

They'll do it again.

AND AMERICA WILL HAVE IT COMING.

I just wish New England could go ahead and join Canada already to ruin the US federal government's economy and industry. Cascadia (the states of California, Washington, and Oregon) should become a province too. what's left of the United States can't survive without receiving affirmative action participation trophies and charity from us. The whole world would be a better place.

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 22 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

He still wants us. Crank up the nastiness a little more.

[–] bdot@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

exactly! this just shows that how we are responding is just perfect. he only talks like this about people he doesn’t like, or when he isn’t getting things precisely the way HE wants it to be done. this guy never learned to manage his emotions beyond six years of age.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 10 points 14 hours ago

He bragged about it.

"When I look at myself in the first grade and I look at myself now, I’m basically the same. The temperament is not that different."

  • Donald Trump
[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

He's a narcissist. He is incapable of realizing that he is in the wrong. He thinks he is the main character of the universe and that he is entitled to anything he wants. If he doesn't get what he wants it is absolutely unfair and therefore anything is justifiable to change that.

[–] xzot746@sh.itjust.works 22 points 15 hours ago

What a shit stained liar that fat fuck is. He's lost his marbles, just because someone doesn't bend over and take what he is given doesn't mean they are nasty or the deal is one sided. America needs to wake the fuck up and fix their shit.

Canada needs to find new countries to trade with, improve whatever deals we already have and look to bring resource development/finishing into this country.

We need to stop thinking just about the US as our business partner that we feed. Germany has a high education level and cost of living and they are an engineering powerhouse. Same with South Korea Japan etc.

Now due to corporations want to save 10¢ on a pair of pants and they talked the government of the day into free trade, so they moved manufacturing offshore and guess what, yeah those shitty (according to some) manufacturing jobs just kept leaving, rust out the manufacturing ability of the US. Now it is coming back to haunt them.

So the orange Cheeto is now pissed as he would rather exploit the workers in the US which is fine but look into your own navel as it is America tha is sucking hind tit at being a capitalist country, all they want to do is continue to rob from the American people as much as possible.

America get your house in order. Stop treating allies like shit. We can repair this relationship but not unless real change is made in the US.

[–] SarcasticMan@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago

I just want to know who the fuck let Trump watch Canadian Bacon.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 8 points 14 hours ago

Nasty Don is meant to be in a skilled nursing facility.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Resource based economies sound really nice right now as all these dictators position themselves for the resource wars.

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