Going to war with Canada seems like the fucking most wild thing he could do. It's a nation of mostly white, mostly English speaking people right next door to us. I don't think you can manufacture consent for a war against people so culturally similar to you they're basically indistinguishable. I mean fuck how many families in both countries have mixed US/Canadian citizenship? I don't think even the biggest Minnesota CHUD is suddenly going to support invading his Alberta wife's home county.

[–] UnityDevice@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago (9 children)

I don't think you can manufacture consent for a war against people so culturally similar to you they're basically indistinguishable.

That's what everyone thought about a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine a long time ago. Turns out a dictator just does things.

[–] SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net 1 points 5 months ago (5 children)

I think the long history of animosity between Russia and Ukraine makes things a little different there.

[–] starkillerfish@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

long history of animosity? seriously?

[–] SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean, I don't think you can deny post the collapse of the USSR, at lot of Ukrainians have embraced anti-Russian attitudes. Sure a lot of that is manufactured by the west, but it's still there. And yes there is some anti-Ukrainian sentiment amongst Russians as well, even if you can argue some of that is justified by Ukrainian Nazi collaboration.

[–] starkillerfish@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

sure, but i wouldnt call that a long history

[–] SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago

Fair.

Regardless I don't think that dynamic exists between Canada and the US.

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