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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Are we in the Fallout timeline? Gonna annex Canada, and then lose Alaska to China right before the nukes get dropped.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Better slave owners than trump have tried.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Americans didn't pick up on the subtlety of the response.

Trump won't.

If you noticed, you'd learn a little about the dynamic between the Hair Guy and Orange Moron.

It'd got all the hallmarks of special ed. And of the two, one of them worked in education and can spell the word.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Quebec isnt going to be happy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Well considering quite a number 500 000 of French Canadians left for the US, I don't believe it would be an issue... There are still a lot of French Canadians American in the US....

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Shame we don't have the housing to support mass immigration from blue states.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Our governors are working hard to wall us off from the fascism.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'll never surrender a single decent person to the god-botherers and rapists.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Tbh Jesusland would also probably try to invade and annex large parts of Mexico for some (completely unnecessary) lebensraum

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Updated for 2024/5:

Jesusland includes Wisconsin, Pennslyvania, Michigan, and Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba.

Illinois, New Mexico and Colorado go to USC, but they're basically in a Lesotho situation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

And probably lose Alberta for a few years. It would be like brexit- let us back in please

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

He’s not even in office yet? Is this even legal?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

It's absolutely not. See: Logan act.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I tell you what, we'll trade you Alberta and Saskatchewan, the BEEF, OIL, AND GAS POWERHOUSES OF CANADA for your libcucked latte sipping west coast states California, Oregon, and Washington.

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

That's three of our best states. California is one of our biggest economies, has most of our tech sector (Washington being another one) and has a good use of solar energy. Oregon is beautiful.

You can just have Texas and Florida. No trade required.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

No, you keep those two

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

No way in hell that we are taking Texas and Florida!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

That's three of our best states

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I had to try.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

And no, we won't take them back.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Can't we just form a new country with British Columbia? The four of us are basically the same cultural region.

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

That's such an American thing to say lol.

No we are very culturally distinct in subtle but important ways. Expats stick out here more than they think, it isn't just about accent or removing your shoes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have lived in all four west coast states, so I'm pretty familiar. Obviously they're not all the same, but there are a lot of similarities in culture compared to states I have lived in on the east coast.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Proving my point, eh

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

You're roughly describing "Cascadia"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'm well aware. I considered excluding southern California because I'm no fan, but they're not all bad. We can always expel them later if we need to.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

There's a mockumentary about Germany becoming one single canton of Switzerland. Life really does imitate art.

It's called Der grosse Kanton, if anyone's interested.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Hey, Donnie, how about granting DC, who actually want it, statehood first? (We all know why not, they vote the wrong way.)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

granting DC statehood would also mean they’d have to change all the license plates. and that’s going to be such a hassle. would it even be worth it? we’d have to think of a new slogan, and it most likely wouldn’t be nearly as witty as the old one. not to mention having to go out and change every single one on every car

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They have to stop voting against it first.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

They already voted to become a state, it's in Congress hands now

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