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[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 16 points 6 hours ago

LeT's StArT a TrAdE wAr WiTh OuR AlLiEs -my fucking countrymen, apparently

I hate this fucking timeline

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 39 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Here are some numbers to consider.

The US sold $441 billion worth of goods and services to Canada in 2024.

Canada sold $482 billion worth of goods and services to the US in 2024.

The US has a populating of 334.9 million people.

Canada has a population of 40.1 million people.

Per capita, every American man, woman, and child spent $1,316.81 on Canadian goods and services.

Candians spent $12,019. 95 on American good and services.

Who isn't pulling their weight in this trading relationship?

This isn't about illegal immigration and it isn't about the 20 lbs of fentanyl that tried to cross the border from Canada.

This is about the billionaire class raising taxes on the poor and raising prices for Americans.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 19 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Congrats Trump and his buddies, you managed to not only save Trudeau but made the nation rally behind him out of national pride and defense.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

Congrats Putin

ftfy

[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Get ready, middle class, for our glorious new era of Trumpflation.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Except now it will be branded FreedomFlation (TM). This is done to put our glorious Dear Leader and his pals like fElon on a pedestal! Don't worry if you and your kids go to bed hungry and have no idea if you'll keep your home tomorrow...donvict will bask in the glory of a brand new, gloriously golden 'merica.

And no complaining about it to anyone, because there will be donvict colluders to snitch on you for your thought crimes and redhatters hanging around with special uniforms to send you and your family off to glorious reeducation camps, er, centers, so you'll be thinking properly again in no time!

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 4 hours ago

Why does that sound like it should be on the side of a penis pump?

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 25 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

As a Canadian, I’ve already seen my nearest grocery store put up labels on shelves like “made in Canada” and aside from pricing it is gonna make it easier to avoid American products

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 23 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Well, that was fast.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 79 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Trump is so horrible he got Americans to side with the country putting retaliatory tariffs on them.

Also it should be pointed out that Trump essentially declared war on an ally because he wanted to seize Canadian land.

Any talk about drug trafficking is silly since the first thing Trump did was pardon one of the biggest drug traffickers in the world, Ross Ulbricht

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 9 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

IMO they should be decriminalized for personal use, but having corporations selling hard drugs is a terrible idea

[–] cheet@infosec.pub 12 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Wait, the Dread Pirate Roberts got pardoned? How does that fix anything???

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Trump isn't trying to fix things. He is trying to break it all and end up a dictator. He isn't healthy so he wont live long enough to enjoy being a despot like putin. Trump honestly can't see his own death. Few can. That narcissist will die with a surprised look on his face. His father lived a long time but he wasn't a overweight coke head.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Fuck, I just looked it up. He lived to 93. If donvict lives that long, he has 15 more years...ack.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I wonder how long Trump and his buddies are going to be able to ignore the mess they are making of the stock market now which hurts his businesses world supporters. It certainly is going to hurt US car companies hard.

[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

This is all on purpose to tank the American economy and put the country in such chaos that Trump can call an emergency, suspend the constitution indefinitely and the GOP can stay in power. All the while there will be a mass redistribution of wealth so great to the already rich that everyone else will be destitute.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Don't worry comrade! This is all for the promise of making 'merica great, again! Even if market indicators under Biden were all pointing in fantastic directions, this will be even better, at some unstated time in the future, and you won't have any of that WOKEMINDVIRUS or brown people speaking funny languages or that one trans athlete to deal with no more.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 75 points 13 hours ago (17 children)

We are actually seeing the us get destroyed by a mad king. Never let conservatives forget that they ushered in a man who intentionally tried to destroy their country.

[–] Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

You could argue that in 2016, some conservatives voted based on promises of economic growth, job creation, or an 'outsider' shaking up the system. But at this point, it's clear that a significant portion of the movement isn't just tolerating the consequences—they’re actively embracing them.

Right-wing media outlets like Fox News are already preparing their audience for economic hardship, not by criticizing the policies causing it, but by framing it as a necessary sacrifice to achieve ideological goals—like restricting immigration. That tells us this isn’t about economic prosperity or stability; it’s about prioritizing certain cultural and political victories, even if it means making life harder for everyone.

This isn't just one politician’s recklessness; it's a broader shift in conservative politics. There’s a growing acceptance of government dysfunction, economic decline, and even authoritarian tactics—as long as it’s seen as benefiting their side. That’s what makes this moment different from 2016. It's not just that a 'mad king' is at the helm; it’s that a large segment of his supporters and media ecosystem are celebrating the chaos, rather than trying to stop it.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 33 points 13 hours ago

Yes, yes, but "Daddy's home, you guys! And he has his belt off! Yah-fucking-hoooooo! 'merica gunna be so gud noaw! Egg prices? What egg prices? Everything else is even more expensive, too, but we were for low prices before we were AGAINST them!"

This gives stupid people a real chubby, so we should all have to suffer for their stupid feels.

[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

I plan to never let conservatives forget that the Trumpflation starting up was created by Traitorapist Trump.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 10 points 9 hours ago

Isn't it great that a narcissistic jackass with no understanding of economics is Duning-Krogering all to death?

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 62 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

They should have made it 26%. Trump wouldn't be able to resist upping it to 27%, and they could just spend a day reaching the logical, yet stupid, conclusion to this mess.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 25 points 13 hours ago (10 children)

I'm sure the Kamala timeline would have been Just As Bad (TM).

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 hours ago

Well you know, we have Trump to think for that ceasefire that Israel has already violated

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