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Then why are y’all letting capitalists destroy your healthcare system? Bring this same energy to domestic threats, too.
Because all these people are grandstanding. Politicians will do what politicians do best : empty words and things will only get worst and people writing these articles will pat themselves on the back and say they did they part.
COVID has shown us that nothing will change short of a bloody revolution.
Only disagreement from me (in California, USA) is that I wouldn't diminish the actions of our neighbors to the north by calling them "petty" in this instance. Nothing petty about standing up to a bully in whatever capacity you can. 🫡
We are also known for our self deprecating humour. the Beaverton is like the Canadian Onion.
Ah, right, that's why it looked familiar
pretty sure I've seen articles from there posted in one of The Onion communities in lemmy.
Think of us like John Wick (starring Keanu Reeves, one of many great Canadian performers we’ve been kind enough to send your way you ungrateful fucks). We didn’t want a fight. But you killed our dog.
This made my day and made the point perfectly.
Did americans forget about the time we burned down their Whitehouse?
do it again please
It's actually by Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie (also Canadian). I don't really know how it got attributed to The Arrogant Worms, but it was probably Napster's fault.
Fixt. Yeah, never shows as anything but Arrogant Worms. I'll stop misattributing it. Thanks for the heads up buddy 👍
For my reply, I would like to link to this Hark! A vagrant comic that will explain exactly how Americans feel about the war of 1812.
Shhh we don't talk about that
As an American that lived in Canada for a few years.
Yes. I mean, first of all it was over 200 years ago. And Americans aren't generally great with history. Second, we don't really think about it as Canadians. I was at least taught it was British troops, which is accurate, but I never really made the connection that it was really Canadians until I lived in Canada and a Canadian made the claim.
Technically it was British troops. The people who burned down the White House sailed from Bermuda and never entered Canada. However, the bulk of the fighting during that war was done by Canadians, and it was Canadians that drove back the American invasion.
They have since upgraded the Whitehouse with fire-resistant materials, premise security, and anti-missile systems.
It's such a shame Canada never saw the need to advance their military technology beyond muskets and smoothbores or they'd be able to do something anyways.
Actually, a bunch of smoothbore cannons would still work, I think.
Do you know how impossible it would be to invade canada? It would be the most damaging war of attrition ever fought. Our population is so spread out, our land border is huge, and we could keep moving around high value targets/waging guerrilla style warfare basically endlessly. Its not like theres many chokepoints or strategic locations that could be very easily held onto. Just look at ukraine and imagine that but way worse. Plus having to defend your own border against people who look and speak just like you and could disappear into your population effortlessly. The resistance would destroy the US and probably end up with them turning on their own population.
Currently we rank 28th of 145 in terms of military strength.
There's some reporting that may or may not be reliable (hence not linked,) saying that there's plans in place to fight against American invasion. Everything I've seen, and the little I've discussed with my friends in the Canadian forces, seems to suggest a quick response to buy time for the majority of our forces to arm and equip themselves, then to fight a guerrilla war. We're under staffed, underfunded (relatively speaking,) but highly trained, and extremely motivated. That's not taking into account the fact that there's a largeish portion of the population who are registered gun owners (roughly 25% national population,) the majority of those being long rifles. A history of an avid hunting culture across the whole country, means likely formation of militia groups doing ambush sniping, and lots of strikes on logistics and infrastructure.
We also have a lot of new citizens and PRs who were active in the Bosnian conflict, fighting for both sides. All this would make invading Canada initially easy, and then a long slow bleed.
But wtf do I know, I've never served, and I'm just a Stone Mason. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.....
Wonder if the anti missile systems still work if we shut off NORAD first?
I mean, wait a few more weeks...Trump, Musk and D.O.G.E will probably "efficiency" NORAD out of functionality, if not out of existence entirely.
Canadians sure haven't!
And the fact that it was actually British regulars...
The only thing missing from this article is highlighting how we're (with Poland's help) responsible for the geneva conventions existing.
Canada is all nice, polite and sweet.
... until we're not.
Geneva ~~Conventions~~ Checklist
Canada is all nice and polite and sweet, unless you’re First Nations native, in which case get the fuck in this residential school and learn to be a Christian you savage!
Kill the Savage, save the Man.
Absolutely disgusting, and the repercussions are still being felt. The last federally funded residential school closed in 1997. And systemic racism means anyone of FN heritage is often relegated in the public mind to being drunks, drug addicts and leeches on society. But point to any group of people ripped from their family, raped and abused, had their language and culture beaten out of them, for 200 years...and see if they have no difficulty "integrating with society" no drug or alcohol abuse issues, no self hatred.
We're polite because we have to be. We started inventing war crimes because we heard a rumour that the Germans may have crucified a guy. Our national sport regards fist fights as a reasonable response to minor infractions. If we weren't polite, we wouldn't be able to have a functioning society. It tends to get softies like Trump confused.
Kindness often gets mistaken for weakness by bullies
He really just needs a good punch in the mouth.
with a curling stone
As far as I'm concerned I will never trust the US again, and will avoid sending any fucking dime in their economy. Never.
Not that I’m against this idea, I just don’t think we can appreciate how difficult and time consuming it would be to not give them any money. Like you would be spending so much time researching products and even then you can’t be sure that somewhere in the supply chain isn’t American.
Well, you can always make a point of buying direct from China. That isn't necessarily better, but it does greatly lessen the chances of Americans in the supply chain.
Don’t mess with nice guys.
Good, fuckin hit us where it hurts (money) and show dipshit why you don't start tariff wars.
~~Trump te faire encule~~
Trump mon ostie de tache de marde va donc jouer sua ligne jaune une petite heure câlisse de Crisse d’imbécile. Pis crisse nous patience tabarnak.
Nice try, this Québécois appreciate the gesture. Now let me help you: Trump mon ostie de tache de marde va donc jouer sua ligne jaune une petite heure câlisse de Crisse d'imbécile. Pis crisse nous patience tabarnak.
Merci
Is it considered cheating if I were to use https://lorembarnak.com/ ?
I don't think it would be cheating, it sa very good use of technology.
So, Canadians are RL Warhammer Fantasy dorfs.
Half of us voted for the other old guy, just sayin