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[–] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 hour ago

Actually id rather just break the united states into smaller countries.

Finding common ground and priorities with such a large populace is so non-productive.

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[–] egerlach@lemmy.ca 7 points 13 hours ago

warof1812 has entered the chat.

[–] medusadeluxe@lemm.ee 37 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

It’s me. I’m the 1 in 5 Americans. I would so much rather be there than here.

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 45 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

And nobody in Canada wants this because 70 million americans voted for Trump

I'd way rather join EU so we get smart people coming into the country

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 14 points 20 hours ago

We do share a land border with Denmark. We settled a border dispute with Denmark on Hans Island. We also have France just a few kilometers off the coast of Newfoundland in St Pierre and Miquelon.

We should use that as a path to EU membership

[–] twopi@lemmy.ca 7 points 20 hours ago

I think it's on the State level not the whole US. I'm fine with that.

Would like New England so we can have it unite with New Scotland to form the New United Kingdom and have Prince Albert(a) from New Brunswick be it's Monarch's consort and patron explorers, like Columbus but British so a British Columbia, to sail the seas to claim New Found Land and Labour to teach New English to New France until they can have Nunavut anymore.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 4 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

To those Americans: you know that means you get a king, right?

[–] puppinstuff@lemmy.ca 12 points 9 hours ago

Compared to?

[–] ProfHillbilly@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago

I will take Charles over Trump any day.

[–] galanthus@lemmy.world 10 points 15 hours ago

You don't need to sell it to them, they already want to join.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 13 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

We don’t want US people seceding to Canada. Enough of their individualistic, manifest destiny, American exceptionalism poison mindset. I don’t want any more of that ideology to infect Canada any more than it already has.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

any more than it already has

So many people I know get fuming mad at the idea of higher taxes because they think their income is going to be given to the poor. It's the same 'one good move away from being a millionaire' mentality that drives voters in red states.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago

I want my taxes going to the poor! Society does better when we raise the floor, like how raising minimum wage also means that everyone else gets bumped up or how it’s cheaper to house the homeless and help them join a workforce as opposed to leaving them out on the streets.

But more specifically I want the ultra-rich to actually pay their fucking taxes! They have the money, they can pony and help a little.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oh grow a pair and start setting shit on fire.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 24 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

if yall could do the white house again like last time it'd be much appreciated

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 7 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 hours ago

honestly fair enough lol

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[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

I say we storm the capital next winter! /S

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (4 children)

No thanks. More Americans is the last thing we need in Canada

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[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 day ago (5 children)

As a Texan, as much as I want to be a Canadian, I would not wish my asshole neighbors on my friends to the north.

[–] n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Were sorry for Ted Cruz too, sorry

[–] Gowron_Howard@lemm.ee 2 points 1 hour ago

I forgive you. I do wish he’d go the fuck away though.

[–] oascany@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Surely you must mean Rafael Edward Cruz

[–] n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

That's his name?? Buahahaha

[–] oascany@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Yeah I'm not going to use his preferred name since he has made it clear he doesn't like preferred names. Full legal name only for Sen. Rafael Edward Cruz.

[–] Belgdore@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago

Everything is bigger in Texas, but especially the bigotry. Hope you’re doing well.

[–] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago

As a Texan, you should push for Texas to break into 5 additional states.

[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 4 points 21 hours ago

That's where I'm at I think. The ultimate sacrifice.

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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 14 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

The US people wishing one thing and their stupid government doing exactly the opposite. Name a more iconic duo!

[–] ninthant@lemmy.ca 99 points 1 day ago (16 children)

I’ll beat this drum again: I would fully support a program where we exchange equal numbers of MAGA loyalists in Canada for trained doctors, engineers, and tradespeople looking to escape fascism.

The Americans have already shown interest in this with their idea of importing white South Africans. Is this an impossible idea?

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

scientists are smart enough to escape first, no such luck for MS, AND BS of stem though, as were not "valuable" in for-profit stem industry.

[–] ninthant@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 hours ago

I hope Canada can change this.

One challenge has been that many of our best-educated people have left for the US, which has blunted some of the economic trickle-down effects that should accompany publicly-funded research. So we incur the costs but yet not reap the benefits, which dulls public enthusiasm for supporting this.

It’s entirely plausible to me that this system has been upended and think we should reevaluate these choices to consider expanding funding for science not directly tied to industry and short-term benefits. But I don’t think it’ll be as easy as snapping our fingers

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 35 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Europe could also send over our USA-lovers to MAGA-land. I like the way you think.

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[–] TassieTosser@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We've got a bunch of cookers in Australia we need to dump too.

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[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Whatever it takes for USians to get healthcare. No country is as barbaric towards its own citizens as the Unites States.

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[–] No1@aussie.zone 11 points 1 day ago

Mmmmm. Have Canadians considered that these USAians might try to enter their country?

They may need to look at ways to prevent this, idk, maybe like building a wall? Or tariffs. Tariffs work for everything, though I don't really know what they are and can only spell it because of autocorrect.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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