The whole "Canada only lives because of the US" comment reaffirmed the need to keep removing US presence from my life.
this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2026
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Outside of the US I donβt know who would have invaded us anyways.Β
Historically it's just been them.
Maybe the Vogons.
That would be nice. I'm pretty good at Vogon poetry.
My half breed cheese of torrid bile bumpies
trickles morns of curry anal patty
through windowed meat muffin protuberance
callous peelings whispers to the ear
wax wax wax wax plop
Pickup, aisle 3
Fifty years ago, maybe the Russians. Today? Basically just USA. Russia probably still would, except that they've used all their resources on their 3 day special military operation.
Yes. After that I called my bank to move investments out of anything that had USA involvment
Moved my accounts to the credit union when I saw the GardaWorld prison camp builders truck at my bank a few weeks ago. Cause fuck those guys too.
American here; in January 2025 I moved all my stock market investments and bond investments away from US/domestic products to European/international markets. I do what I can to not shop at corporations that support fascism too. I'm doing everything I can not to fund my own oppression.
Any recommendations for European investments? I have a few ETFs that track US markets, but I'm looking to move away from them
Nice.
I always check my groceries before buying US products. Never again.
What I want is for my grocery store do to that work for me and not stock US products.
I wish! The bastards keep selling more US products. But I think that's because not enough people care or believe boycotts work miracles. What's worse is that some stores put fake labels that make it seem Canadian.
I don't know anyone who ramped "down". We're still buying local cranberry juice instead of orange, and are quite satisfied with all of our Canadian alternatives and substitutes, and happy to go on for a very long time simply doing without when there isn't. This is not a fad, or even a protest, at this point. It is simple patriotism. Supporting Canada's economy to ensure our sovereignty.
On the other hand the grocers here act like fucking barons, turning the screws on people who have trouble making ends meet. Maybe closer to vampires than barons.
Ok, sure. But my point is about the producers. Buy Canadian. Farmer's markets, whatever.
Did it ever ramp down?
It should not...ever. The US has proven they are not a reliable partner and that any trust they had built over the years is long gone.
The only products i buy from the states is mustard, because it is extremely cheaper than French's. And cream of broccoli soup gtom Campbell's, because no other company makes broccoli soup. And that is all. Unless black cherries go on sale, because that is imported from Washington.
My apples are from my province, grapefruit from South Africa, I check the packages of everything.
We've been keeping it up. The only thing we've really been using have been some tech stuff (youtube, etc).
The other day the only lettuce was from the US. I didn't say anything to the store, but from this day forward I'll be a fucking Karen and speaking with the manager.
the same grocers that lie constantly about where good are from with their stupid little Canada leaf logo next to the price that they keep increasing? or perhaps the ones that love to collude and price fix all the products... wait, it's the same ones.
Oddly enough, fucking Costco has been good for Canadian products and not overcharging like Superstore.
Farmers markets havent seen an increase other than sheer number of people.
Costco gets a pass from me because they treat their employees well and voted down those stupid anti DEI investor groups.Β
I judge them by their actions, not their location alone.Β
Didn't they also sue the Trump administration to be reimbursed for the tarrifs or something like that?
Canada here. I was able to buy oranges (clementines) from Egypt, Morroco and Peru up until about a month ago. I now noticed all of the oranges and their types are all USA in all stores (Safeway, Superstore, Costco and local). Is this a seasonal thing or some sort of strong-arm business going down?
I would guess itβs seasonal and based on availability. It seems to change regularly.
Fiesta Farms, independent grocers. Canadian.
Not sure if anyone on here works for any of the major Canadian grocery chains however if you do, could you clearly show everything that is made in or comes from the USA. That way we know to buy anything but those items. If I can't easily tell, I'm just avoiding it but that might mean I'm missing buying things that are either Canadian or any other country of origin because I mistakenly think they might be American. Then again, my shopping is currently running less than it was in 2024 mostly from avoiding buying things, so maybe that's a win?
I keep forgetting to buy a bunch of little American flag stickers and sneakily pasting them beside products made in USA in stores
Gotta love those Mexican avocados.