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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in a private meeting inadvertently broadcast via a hot mic, warned that Donald Trump is seriously considering annexing Canada to secure its critical mineral resources.

Speaking to business and labor leaders, Trudeau claimed Trump’s administration is keenly aware of Canada’s resource wealth and sees annexation as a means to control it.

The comments, cut off after staff realized they were audible, underscore growing economic and political tensions.

He also stressed the need to diversify trade, noting, “Geography means we’re always going to both benefit and be challenged by trade with the United States.”

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[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 23 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (4 children)

Lol that would probably look like the Winter War where Finns were vastly outnumbered but still won because they know how to survive the winter. I hope the americans wear body cams when they invade. It will be very satisfying to watch the Rocky Mountains literally kill them man vs nature style.

And Canadians are so fucking brutal historically in war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0230d9mp5WY

Also not sure if relevant but Canadian true crime seems to be way more often gory and needlessly violent compared to your typical run of the mill murder stories.

[–] FarceOfWill@infosec.pub 11 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Not to disrespect the amazing achievements of the Finn's in that war, but they lost, and lost half their country.

Incredible job not to lose the whole thing ofc.

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[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 15 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

This is just big talk for the cameras. The logistics of such a thing. Are so ridiculous and insane that if it was actually attempted. Canadians would basically become slaves with no rights.. The Country would be torn apart by Resource fiends. They wouldnt even know what to do with 40 million people under a different legal system, so that would imply hundreds of thousands of people would end up just getting murdered or dying of neglect as society collapses

And that would open the door for massive waves of violence. What ISIS, AQ, etc did to America, That would absolutely be on the table.

This goes for any country. But if a country that's supposed to have been our friend and ally for generations decides its time for Imperialism, and wipes out their neighbor like that in some putin hairbrained map drawing fantasy.... Let me just say that Treachery is the lowest circle of hell. And people would have absolutely zero qualms after having everything taken away from them, in such a betrayal, zero qualms about targetting the civilian population of the aggressor.

and abandoning the whole somber story of how life would be over for 30-40 million Canadians, let me say that this act would 101%, without a doubt, Cause a US civil war. This is a Red line. And if there isn't an eruption of mutinies, coups, revolts and violence in the US as it was enacted, Well, in that case, the Nazis already won.

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[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 30 points 13 hours ago

Our dedicated boys keep the peace in newly annexed Canada

[–] YetiBeets@lemmy.world 10 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Australians are pissed. We have been right with the yanks in "America 1st" for decades and we get looked over again

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world -1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

They know that China will defend us... and then claim Australia as red territory.

[–] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 12 points 12 hours ago

Trump must realise Canada one of the founding members of Nato and an attack on one is an attack on all.

Im not Canadian I should add but yeah this kind of thing really will not go well for anyone same goes for Greenland.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 24 points 14 hours ago (5 children)

A blue state with the population of texas, lets see how that affects congress.

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 30 points 13 hours ago

Canada will be treated like Puerto Rico to ensure this doesn't happen...

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Monkey Paw: Supreme court rules that the federal government get to draw the maps. You get a totally gerrymandered State of Canada, Magats remain in power forever.

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 12 hours ago

Ontario gets one congressional district, Alberta gets like 10

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[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 73 points 17 hours ago (10 children)

I would kill and die in a war with Americans if they tried to force us into becoming Americans. I would rather die and take as many of you with me as possible than become an american

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 40 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Guarantee I'd be sabotaging shit on this side to help you guys win. Every sensible American loves our Canadian neighbors and respects their sovereignty.

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

make no mistake, that line gets crossed. its over for everyone.

The US will enter a civil war. And it probably wont end for decades Canada will be destroyed. Gobbled up in the same civil war south. NATO will cease to exist. Europe will be in peices. The war with Russia will expand, many of europes countries will refuse to honor treaties and end up fighting each other until some vague lines are drawn between Russia and the resistance.

[–] badhops@sh.itjust.works 34 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

As as US citizens here i will join your side

[–] iowagneiss@midwest.social 27 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah I was gonna say let me cross over real quick. I'm American, so I'll bring my own guns as long as you can provide some healthcare.

[–] webadict@lemmy.world 18 points 14 hours ago

Violence in exchange for healthcare is celebrated by a lot of people.

[–] Hathaway@lemmy.zip 14 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Minnesota will likely join you. And if you don’t know our state history, don’t fuck with Minnesota.

[–] t_chalco@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago (3 children)
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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 11 hours ago

I like your fighting spirit. I look forward to calling you my countryman.

[–] ChillPenguin@lemmy.world 24 points 16 hours ago

And as an american I applaud you for it. This is the dumbest timeline.

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

I'm American and I'd be 100% on your side, there is every reason to not be in the US, you don't deserve our fate.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 41 points 17 hours ago (8 children)

Okay not to downplay the fucked up reality of this situation, but does it bother anyone else that the Orange Idiot thinks Canada should be just one State? And one hostile to him and his party at that, out of spite if nothing else.

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[–] Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

I'm an outsider.

Do you think the military will comply with an order to invade Canada? Usually the higher ups are pretty sane people (in the West).

[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Legally. Trump is Commander in Chief. the readers digest version of most people's understandings is they're supposed to follow his orders to the letter.

practically. who fucking knows. I would predict military bases start shooting at themselves as factions fight for dominance in towns, cities, bases, and states. it would effectively be a civil war. there would absolutely be a coup attempt by a faction of the military.

The amount of chaos this decision would cause would be on the same scale as World War III officially breaking out. America would be in total chaos while it tries to launch an invasion of Canada, (Whether it be the Little green men method of just rolling troops in and the defenders choose not to shoot at them. or it be the Feb 2022 method where Canada formally declares itself to be in a war state and the state attempts to resist, IE a shooting war then insurgenct)

this would absolutely cause a civil war in the states, like I said, but Im not even gonna attempt to theorize how it would turn out. the only thing I know is the world would be in flames.

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[–] Sl00k@programming.dev 40 points 17 hours ago

Even if the higher ups somehow agree (which would be insane), the actual troops are the ground are 50% POC or minorities. I can't imagine them going through this hatred by the whitehouse and still continuing to follow orders. There will be a break in chain of command at some point.

Also peep the military subreddit on Reddit they are talking about breaking chain a lot, whether they will it's still to be tested but it's definitely indication of where things lie.

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[–] conicalscientist@lemmy.world 35 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

This quite a historic geopolitical paradigm shift. It's been implicitly assumed that the two countries are forever allied out of mutual interest.

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 17 hours ago

Trump is trying to speedrun the destruction of the US

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