As Trump threatens Canada, ‘there’s something dangerous brewing’
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's increasingly bold threats against Canada's economy and sovereignty suggest "there's something dangerous brewing" and a serious response is needed, a U.S. analyst says.
David Frum, a staff writer at The Atlantic who has covered U.S. politics for decades, doesn't believe Trump actually wants to make Canada a U.S. state, but says the fact the incoming president keeps repeating that idea means he's eying some kind of aggressive action.
"If you're living with a mentally unstable partner and he says, 'I'm going to push you down the stairs,' he may not literally mean to push you down the stairs," Frum told Mercedes Stephenson in an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/...mething-dangerous-brewing-analyst/ar-BB1rk8sS
I will never forgive Americans for electing that fat, deranged asshole again.
Yup. Once is a mistake. Twice is that they really like being led by an absolute scumbag.
So many people I know think my judgements of them (that the USA is a lost cause and will never get better) have the optimistic view of them, like "oh they're not really that bad". Well now it is these optimistic people who are hugging their knees going "How can this happen? We were so friendly to them all these years! He can't really mean it, can he?"
I am naturally angry that Canada (and others) are being so clearly backstabbed, but what I am not is surprised. Whether it is leaders like Trump or nations like the USA that have let any sort of conscience die in the gutter, sociopaths are always going to act like that.
Never trust them. Nothing they do is in good faith. They will only take and never give; never give them anything as a concession, because that just makes them think they can take more. Never believe it when they try to con you by saying they didn't really mean it, or they can change - because lying is as automatic as breathing for them, and they are exploiting your desire to forgive & forget. Never expect them to uphold any agreement with you; they will always betray you if given a chance to. Remember that they measure everything by how much they can get away with before someone forcefully stops them. Only consequences and punishment can stop them. What you need to do is ruthlessly and permanently slice them out of your life as much as you can, treat them like the enemies they are.
This is what Canada needs to do to Trump, and to all his followers (even the ones up here). If they piss and moan about how judgemental that is, fuck 'em. They have decided to become Canada's enemy, and much of the world's besides that, in what amounts to a series of unprovoked attacks on their allies, not their adversaries. All those years of economic partnership, intelligence and military cooperation, thrown away because they decided they want to steal everything from us. That kind of outright backstabbing needs to be paid back. That kind of nation should never be trusted again.
"Most Americans don't feel that way" some will say, but so what? Unless some drastic correction happens where US citizens or its military rises up against the tyrant and overthrows his regime, they are all a lost cause. Just a crooked ex-democracy, turned into a dangerous dictatorship that is the enemy of the world.
Fuck Canadian friendiness and trust happening towards the USA anymore. This is not "business as usual" negotiating, because it is clear that no amount of long-standing economic & military partnership matters to a nation that thinks it has the right to end the existence of ours. Pessimism regarding the Canada/USA relationship has been revealed as the only actual realism. All the people who said we should never put our economy or defenses at their mercy for the sake of cooperation on short-term profits have been proven right. FTA, NAFTA, CUSMA - NORAD, NATO, Five Eyes - all just snares to trap and weaken Canada.
Canadians should remove US influence upon us any way we can. If we are forced to have some sort of relationship with them, make it so coldly business-like and so arms-length that it is never mistaken for friendship. If if they overstep that and get into threats or hostile acts (as they are now), repay that hostility with ruthless pushback. Cost them money, cost them reputation, cost them blood if need be.
Boost our military (greatly) but stop fixating on the China & Russia boogeymen, who were always hyped up so other nations would regard America's adversaries as their own. We will only make our own choices from now on, and any rational assessment of the threat against Canada today concludes that the real Evil Empire is the one right next door, with the American Caligula is its leader.
Last but definitely not least: Anyone on this side of the border who chooses Trump or Trumpism over Canada is Canada's enemy. Once they side with someone who wants to end Canada's existence, they are not Canadians anymore. It's called treason, and the old school punishment for it might need to make a return.
