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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24657192

Summary

In a virtual speech at the World Economic Forum, Trump suggested Canada could become a U.S. state to avoid his proposed tariffs on imports.

The remark elicited gasps from the audience.

Trump claimed the U.S. does not need Canadian lumber, energy, or vehicles, vastly overstating the trade deficit between the two nations.

He reiterated his intention to impose tariffs, potentially as high as 25%, on imports from Canada and Mexico starting February 1.

Economists warn such tariffs would raise prices for U.S. consumers.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Alberta will be happy to hear that

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Is the US so attractive that countries are lining up to join? πŸ€”πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago

American anschluss of Canada to expand their lebensraum, because they feel they deserve it.

Musk does not hide how he feels about it, we wouldn't either.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

He's about to fuck around and find out...

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (8 children)

rip you guys are gonna get couped
imperialism is manifesting itself in the imperial core

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Canada is one of the few countries that has actually defeated the USA. They even burned the white house.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

No, that was the British during the war of 1812.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

They did that to halve of this world, just not to that many western countries.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

yeah they got couped

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Do you really think it's likely this will happen? I think hell just start throwing a tantrum and maybe symbolically apply some tariffs.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 6 days ago (4 children)

imperialism is manifesting itself in the imperial core

Sounds familiar

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Don't act like Canada hasn't been seeing it's own share of right wing extremists making their way into government.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

Yeah no need for a coup really. Without a revolution Canada is gonna be part of this new axis on its own.

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[–] [email protected] 87 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

As a Canadian, fuck you Trump. Canada will never be a US state. Not sorry.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The amount of Americans visiting Australia who assume people here would want to live in America instead given the option was astounding to me.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 5 days ago (11 children)

If it goes down I'm just gonna scoot up north and fight on your side for Canadian citizenship.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

Do you think he wanted to do this last time but ousted everyone who told him that's fucking psychotically stupid?

[–] [email protected] 78 points 6 days ago (12 children)

Trump seems to have the goal of destroying the US from all I can tell. Our economy and power are so dependent on our connections to the rest of the world and he is burning them all down. The US dollar gets replaced as the fiat currency we are wholly fucked and this dumb shit is how that happens.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago

Stop, I can only get so erect.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

When Dollar is replaced as the reserve currency, America's imports will shrink and there may be inflation. But it won't result it in defaulting on its domestic currency.

Any austerity on the US will be self-inflicted (as it is in the UK and Europe). The unwillingness of the US Government to take over the economy from the parasites will make things much worse.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

He is preparing a firesale for the super rich...

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Who needs dollars when you have $TRUMP meme coins?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

Fair. I was just thinking what the monetary system really needed was to be more obscure, cartoonish, energy intensive and unstable.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If America is forced to accept austerity measures over our massive debt when the dollar is no longer fiat, regular people will be the ones who suffer sadly.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago

As long as the US dollar has maintained and will maintain its supremacy, regular people suffer all over the world for the comfort of treatlerites in the imperial core.

I'd rather the dollar crash so that the world has a chance.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 6 days ago (6 children)

Somehow, even with conservatives owning all the branches of government, it will be the Dem's fault.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

Lol that’s just the narrative they need to fundraise another loss in the 2028 election.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

And they'll even say sorry for it because they consider it "impolite" and "not done" to talk back to the sitting government or some shit.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago

LGBTQ+ and immigrant fear can convince conservatives of about anything.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 6 days ago

Dear Trump:

[–] [email protected] 49 points 6 days ago

Trump is going to speedrun all our ~~vassals~~ allies into joining BRICS, and I’m here for it.

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