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[–] PillBugTheGreat@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Someone's favorite Hamilton character is showing.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 54 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Welcome to reverse 1776. We are living in the twilight zone.

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

What is even happening

Am I the only one who things this is way more insane than 2016-2020? He did tell people to drink bleach but that is borderline stable.

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[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I have no fucking idea what to make of this

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[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Nyone surprised? He is undoing the USA, so he might as well go back to roots!

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Pfff do they even want us at this point 🤣

[–] radix@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Dude thinks the world would be better off if the allies had lost WWII and now also if the US had lost the Revolutionary War.

Total loser who craves losses.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

the u.s. could join, as recognizing the crown as head-of-state is not a requisite for membership and has not been for decades.

the day the diaper in chief of the united states accepts the harare declaration (incorporated as part of the current charter) is the day scientists prove that rainbows are made from flying poptarts with cat heads.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He probably wants to lead the UK

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

He can start by fetching out all that tea they dumped in the Boston harbour

[–] hmonkey@lemy.lol 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Um... does he know what the Declaration of Independence is?

[–] Stupidmanager@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Who’s going to stop him?

[–] tfm@europe.pub 3 points 3 days ago
[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Wait is this the real reason he wants to take Canada? So he can return it to the brittish empire?

[–] regrub@lemmy.world 86 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is just another stupid Friday distraction to keep people from talking about other crimes being committed

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[–] YoiksAndAway@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 days ago

Probably just an ingenious ploy to produce clean energy from the Founding Fathers spinning in their graves.

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This is a 4d move. You guys join the commonwealth under charles then once in all of us in the commonwealth see how much winning you guys are doing under trump and vote yo replace charles with trump

Fucking genius play if you think about it

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean it's logical.

We go from destroying Nazis to employing Nazis. And we did that after destroying ties to an overreaching monarchy, so let's get it all tied tight again, right? Full circle.

Next stop is giving back land to the natives?

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

Trump. The most logical of all. The most logical. Everyone is saying it. And frankly, I think they're right.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 7 points 3 days ago

This guy might actually be the dumbest man on earth.

[–] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

you know what? fuck you *unrevolutionizes your america*

[–] HelluvaKick@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've seen this move. This is what I do in CK3 when my economy is about to crumble

[–] Taiatari@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I've seen it manny a times when I form THE EMPIRE with Britain in HoI4, it required the short lived dominion of North America to make all of the USA and Canada a British core. Conquer the US and hand it to Canada, perfection.

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[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 94 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We thought the Cold War never ended, but it was actually the Revolutionary War all along

Britain rips off a Russian mask and gallops away laughing while sipping tea

[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Wait a minute. If we do that, he can’t punish Canada. Then again he’s stupid. 🤷‍♀️

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 289 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Trump swearing loyalty to King Charles wasn't in my predictions for this year

[–] rxbudian@lemmy.ca 64 points 3 days ago

Take a picture of Trump kneeling in front of King Charles and share them to Maga world

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 45 points 3 days ago

there are 56 members of the commonwealth of nations. of those, only 15 are commonwealth realms. the rest are republics or a different monarchy.

india was the first republic member when they transitioned from dominion (with british monarch as head of state) to a republic in 1950.

commonwealth members need only recognize king charles as the 'head of the commonwealth', which is a purely ceremonial position.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 38 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Lmfao what?

Actually, you know what, that’s a great idea orangeboi. Let’s go for it.

To the Brits: considering this is basically us coming back to you hat in hand, I think it’d be quite reasonable to exact some sort of penance from us. Perhaps we could surrender our President to the King’s tender mercies? Hell, you can just take the whole Republican Party if you want to make some old-school object-examples of what the appropriate treatment of fascists is.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Throw in a few crates of tea to replace the ones lost in that unfortunate boating accident and we'll consider it.

I will find a way to supply you with tea thoroughly for the rest of your natural life if you take that orange fuck off our hands

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[–] drzoidberg@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

It's like a Family Guy sketch.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

When I read it earlier I burst out laughing

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Is that how we'll annex Canada? Get the crown to hand it over as dowry for our reentry to the Old Dominion?

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 181 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] aquilarift@lemmy.world 62 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I thought he wanted to be a king, what a dumb dumb.

[–] solrize@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Might be easiest to join a ready made monarchy in that case. All you have to do then is claw your way through the ranks til you reach the throne. No need to change the constitution. :)

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Donald Trump is "The Slack Bladder!"

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I just started watching Black Adder, so I’m glad I was able to get the joke. Great show for those who haven’t seen it btw.

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