AnotherDayAnotherDollar
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Maybe we can become refugees then. I would try to move to Japan.
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The trade war has begun between the US and Canada
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Maybe we can become refugees then. I would try to move to Japan.
bonesmccoy
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Tal Shiar Agent
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Seriously, no thank you, I would rather Canada stay on it's own.
It doesn't make sense for the Canada and the US to be two separate nations, hell it doesn't make sense for the US, Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand being separate nations. The less imaginary lines drawn on the map the better.
ZeroGravity
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My stepfather lost his job when the Bush administration illegally taxed Canadian softwood lumber over a decade ago. Thankfully he's no longer in the industry, but fuck the US for pulling this shit again.
You can swing a hammer for that money and invest far less money in yourself. Lol @ the idea of "overpaid" dairy farmers making 60-70k (or even 100) off million dollar+ operations.
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
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We'd have the best hockey, rugby, basketball, and cricket teams in the world by far. We would still suck at soccer. Unacceptable.
Yeah, it does, unless America becomes Lower Canada.
It does make sense because I, and many of us Canadians, don't want to have to deal with whatever right wing idiocy the US citizens vote into a NA Union parliament. You've proven to be a destructive force within your own country, the rest of a hypothetical NA union shouldn't be forced to have terrible policies based on your right wing nut jobs
gutter_trash
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it does make sense when you factor in US's disfunctionality and lagging behind on essential social services like say Health Care.
Canada is far from perfect and has many flaws, true. But Canada is closer to other industrialized western nations in terms of social services provided publicly when compared the the US's stubborness of not moving foward on Single Payer or Unniversal Healthcare
It makes perfect sense why we are seperate nations considering how progressive Canada is as a whole compared to the backwards redneck regression of the the USA in the past few months.
Perfect Blue
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Good lord no, please stop lol. If America wants to go down shit creek without a paddle, leave us out of it
Nope. Never. Do not underestimate the level of Canadian anti-american sentiment.
That's what I'm saying. In case you were thinking I was saying otherwise.
Fuck that shit. If that day happens in my lifetime (I don't care if I'm 90 years old), it will be the day i start my immigration process out of the continent.
Tal Shiar Agent
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It may scare you, but a United North America, and eventually a United UKUSA Community is a necessary stepping stone towards to ultimate goal of a one world order and United Earth government.
It's going to happen, one way or another.
It's going to happen, one way or another.
You think Canada is that stupid? The only thing Canada would attack is the oil pipelines, natural gas pipelines, and electrical power grids going to the US. Destroyed, for like forever. Canada can throw the US into a long term energy crisis before breakfast and never fire a shot or take a step on american soil.
RaySpencer
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What "doesnt make sense" is the USA's large amounts of racism, homophobia, lack of maternity leave, lack of real public health care, and the insane gun laws that exist.
These are things that dont make sense.
Tal Shiar Agent
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The only one here assuming that there wouldn't be a means of ensuring equal and fair representation is you.
HAHAHA, god the american arrogance. You realize a vote would need to occur right? I guarantee you it wouldn't pass here
gutter_trash
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does SG stand for Star Gate?
So is the US going to give up votes to let Canada and Meixco have a say in what the States do?
You think Red border states are going to support letting Mexico in after the decades of racism about Mexican migrants built into their state politics?
You need to put down the Sci-Fi books and come back to the reality of the moment.
How About No
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If it's composed of the best of both, what do you propose happens to the worst of both?
Mass Effect
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Hey man, we'll need to come together to fight against the Goa'uld
Tal Shiar Agent
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Just add a fourth (or fifth) level to government.
Local < State < National < Federal (< Global)
Divest powers and responsibilities appropriately.
Pandora012
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Let's not get too crazy. DC, U.S. Virgin Islands, and various other places that are a part of the U.S. Don't have full rights.
On a side note: Why are people comparing Canadian and US military?
As a Canadian I am surprised that Canadian dairy laws even make Trumps radar. Even if American dairy products flooded the CDN market there aren't that many customers to buy it. This feels like a negligible amount of money to get upset with.
On a side note I would welcome the end of bagged milk. My wife cuts the hole to big all the time and makes its a sloppy mess. Its way harder to fuck up a carton.
Also Land of Lakes Butter is pretty solid, send that stuff my way!
On a side note I would welcome the end of bagged milk. My wife cuts the hole to big all the time and makes its a sloppy mess. Its way harder to fuck up a carton.
Also Land of Lakes Butter is pretty solid, send that stuff my way!
HAHAHAHA.
'It's no biggie, just make an entire layer of government that rules over three counties with rules that all three can agree on'
You're making it sound like this is some sort of happy union of equals that would be taking place. We already are bent over the table when it comes to our trade deals, but you think a union with the States is going to be a good thing for us? Your k-12 education system sucks donkey balls (recent PISA scores highlight this as well), your social aspects are being weighed down by backwards thinking republicans, and you out number us by an incredible number.
A union with the states would be like taking a bucket of rain water and dumping it into the ocean. The only way this union happens is by force. Good luck with that.
Abstrusity
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Is this where we learn that Canada's been developing maple syrup-flavored napalm?
Tal Shiar Agent
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Necessity is the mother of invention. The need will arise for the transcendence of national politics, especially if the world continues to change as it is. One hopes that Unity will be achieved peacefully but it is just as likely to occur by force, regrettably. The foundation is already laid in the form of the United Nations, a global economy, and instant global communication.
Yes, if we only exclude humans from the equation, this makes perfect sense.
Stop derailing this thread with this nonsense.
Matrix XII
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On point.
There's no chance I'd ever want a Union with the US. That's a crazy train I'd never want to be a part of.
Even without a trade war, Canada should be trying to import less american made products because of the poor quality. Inferior health regulations. Steroid and hormone filled dairy and meat. American processed foods are excessively filled with sodium and sugar. Everything american made in the grocery store should be avoided.
I've had terrible performance and reliability with every american made product I've ever purchased. Electronics, clothing, furniture. I'll never buy another american made car.
Just based on quality, Canada should be importing less US products. "Made in the USA" is a red flag for me.
I've had terrible performance and reliability with every american made product I've ever purchased. Electronics, clothing, furniture. I'll never buy another american made car.
Just based on quality, Canada should be importing less US products. "Made in the USA" is a red flag for me.
Well then that settles that.
Pandora012
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Was going to say bullshit. But then I realized that I really don't have anything that says made in the US. As for the food stuff, I'm lucky to be in a city were I have a variety of options to avoid low quality foods.
cryptosporidium
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Dahell bruh, why was Chilliwack, home of the best restuarant in Canada, singled out???
they got the best hikes, a good theater, lots of extra curricular groups like Youth groups, sports, KKK, a Smash scene, and they also got Cultas.
Would you say it is our manifest destiny?
It seems to work for many of us.
you fit right in with trump, le pen, et al with this level of populist hyperbole
also lol @ "Electronics, clothing, furniture" that say "Made in the USA" what part of Canada do you live in, the 1950s?
Same, best to avoid those products
Rentahamster
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Fucking hell.
I thought it was an impossibility, but if things go very badly for the USA, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Canada got annexed under a "lebensraum," protocol by America. In terms of military strength, they can easily do it, and in terms of global perception, they may soon be in a position where they don't care what other countries think. Once they go the protectionist route and try to bring back factories, coal mines and all that other stuff to recreate America in the 1950s, complete with xenophobia, being well behaved part of a global community no longer makes sense.
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