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by Cederfjard 1348 days ago
> The comparison to Canada and prohibition doesn’t pass the smell test. Given that the war of 1812 wasn’t predicated on getting the Canadians into a drunken stupor as a tactic of economic warfare.

Since we’re speculating freely anyway, why does the revenge have to come in the same form as the initial affront?