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by cmrdporcupine 280 days ago
The "but the blue states" line worked in the first Trump presidency.

Canadians aren't buying it now. The last election just made us shake our heads, and the crap that came after, the threats to us about which 90% of Americans treated as either "YEAH!" or "Oh, that's just trolling".

Just over the border outside of Buffalo I see red all over. Even the bluest of states like Vermont have areas that went Trump last election.

Sorry, it's just bleak to watch and when your nation makes war on our economy, there's no need for us to differentiate "baddies" from "goodies". We have no voice in your elections and we can't march on your streets to protest your broken regime.

But you do. Go fix it. So far I'm not impressed by the domestic opposition.

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It's not just war on our economy. It's an attempt to steal our country from us. To take our homes, our nation away.

Repeated '51st state' blather. Threats of using tariffs until we capitulate and join. Talk of re-drawing the border because someone thinks it "looks weird". and stealing our land and water by force.

If someone wants to add tariffs to imports, it's silly, dumb, misguided, but well.. the US is free to do that. But try to take our identity away? Our home? Our nation.

This will not be put aside for decades

When you get stabbed by a random nutjob, it hurts, but whatever. When you get stabbed in the back by a friend, a brother? The hurt and pain is like a nova. It will never be forgiven, never put out of mind.