Holy ****show. I’ve never seen anything like that despicable display in the Oval Office today. He’s gong to hand Ukraine to Putin on a silver platter.
That has got to be one of the most embarrassing moments in American history.
I went hiking yesterday and came home to this being the top headline on everything. Can't bring myself to watch it (I can't even stand to listen to sound bites of him on news podcasts) but yay USA.
And I hear that we're booing the Canadian anthem now because "I know you are but what am I?" or something like that.
So…I'm seeing a lot of "why aren't you guys fighting back, just look at what they're doing in Europe!" from Canadians (or bots claiming to be Canadian, who the hell knows at this point).
Serious question, if there was something protest-worthy in Canadian would you really expect to see people skipping work and traveling from Yellowknife, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Halifax, and St. Johns to converge on Parliament Hill in Ottawa?
Yes, there is a very high level of apathy in the US, no doubt. I feel like a lot of people are forgetting/underestimating the sheer size of the country. The two nearest protests on Feb-5 were 100+ miles away from me.
And for the vast majority of people, essentially forfeiting your income and health insurance to protest, let alone participate in a general strike, is asking a lot. Especially when lawmakers have proposed bills making it legal to hit protesters with your car, we have a history of vigilantes (and cops) targeting, and even killing, protestors, and there's a legitimate fear of being doxxed by the federal government.
I have a red line, I just can't define it at this point. Maybe I'm just hypocritically living out the the "They Came For" poem, I can't tell.
In all seriousness, you may want to browse Canadian real estate sites. He and elonia are taking your country apart, and not slowly.
How easy is it to just immigrate though? And some of y'all (not present company y'all) REALLY do not like any of us to the south.
Not like I could afford Canadian real estate any more than I can afford US real estate.
So…I'm seeing a lot of "why aren't you guys fighting back, just look at what they're doing in Europe!" from Canadians (or bots claiming to be Canadian, who the hell knows at this point).
Serious question, if there was something protest-worthy in Canadian would you really expect to see people skipping work and traveling from Yellowknife, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Halifax, and St. Johns to converge on Parliament Hill in Ottawa?
Yes, there is a very high level of apathy in the US, no doubt. I feel like a lot of people are forgetting/underestimating the sheer size of the country. The two nearest protests on Feb-5 were 100+ miles away from me.
And for the vast majority of people, essentially forfeiting your income and health insurance to protest, let alone participate in a general strike, is asking a lot. Especially when lawmakers have proposed bills making it legal to hit protesters with your car, we have a history of vigilantes (and cops) targeting, and even killing, protestors, and there's a legitimate fear of being doxxed by the federal government.
I have a red line, I just can't define it at this point. Maybe I'm just hypocritically living out the the "They Came For" poem, I can't tell.
In all seriousness, you may want to browse Canadian real estate sites. He and elonia are taking your country apart, and not slowly.
So…I'm seeing a lot of "why aren't you guys fighting back, just look at what they're doing in Europe!" from Canadians (or bots claiming to be Canadian, who the hell knows at this point).
Serious question, if there was something protest-worthy in Canadian would you really expect to see people skipping work and traveling from Yellowknife, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Halifax, and St. Johns to converge on Parliament Hill in Ottawa?
Yes, there is a very high level of apathy in the US, no doubt. I feel like a lot of people are forgetting/underestimating the sheer size of the country. The two nearest protests on Feb-5 were 100+ miles away from me.
And for the vast majority of people, essentially forfeiting your income and health insurance to protest, let alone participate in a general strike, is asking a lot. Especially when lawmakers have proposed bills making it legal to hit protesters with your car, we have a history of vigilantes (and cops) targeting, and even killing, protestors, and there's a legitimate fear of being doxxed by the federal government.
I have a red line, I just can't define it at this point. Maybe I'm just hypocritically living out the the "They Came For" poem, I can't tell.
You need to lure protestors with hot tubs and bouncy castles.
So…I'm seeing a lot of "why aren't you guys fighting back, just look at what they're doing in Europe!" from Canadians (or bots claiming to be Canadian, who the hell knows at this point).
Serious question, if there was something protest-worthy in Canadian would you really expect to see people skipping work and traveling from Yellowknife, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Halifax, and St. Johns to converge on Parliament Hill in Ottawa?
Yes, there is a very high level of apathy in the US, no doubt. I feel like a lot of people are forgetting/underestimating the sheer size of the country. The two nearest protests on Feb-5 were 100+ miles away from me.
And for the vast majority of people, essentially forfeiting your income and health insurance to protest, let alone participate in a general strike, is asking a lot. Especially when lawmakers have proposed bills making it legal to hit protesters with your car, we have a history of vigilantes (and cops) targeting, and even killing, protestors, and there's a legitimate fear of being doxxed by the federal government.
I have a red line, I just can't define it at this point. Maybe I'm just hypocritically living out the the "They Came For" poem, I can't tell.
Two things…one, it will be interesting to see if the SSB is boo'd in more CAN arenas. On reddit at least, your compatriots seem pretty unified in being anti-American right now. If y'all do boo, I could see this prompting discussions about doing anthems int he first place. (Personally, I think it's icky performative patriotism that should be saved for international tournaments only.
Second, and this is a serious question…do you think American tourists will be welcome in Canada in the near future? I declined the work-sponsored trip this year (for travel distance and not-my-cup-of-tea options) and my boss said I could pick my own thing and "we'll see what we can do" so I was planning to finally pull the trigger on a road trip to Banff or Waterton. Don't really want to be a target with US plates.
Two things…one, it will be interesting to see if the SSB is boo'd in more CAN arenas. On reddit at least, your compatriots seem pretty unified in being anti-American right now. If y'all do boo, I could see this prompting discussions about doing anthems int he first place. (Personally, I think it's icky performative patriotism that should be saved for international tournaments only.
Second, and this is a serious question…do you think American tourists will be welcome in Canada in the near future? I declined the work-sponsored trip this year (for travel distance and not-my-cup-of-tea options) and my boss said I could pick my own thing and "we'll see what we can do" so I was planning to finally pull the trigger on a road trip to Banff or Waterton. Don't really want to be a target with US plates.
Albertans were the biggest Trump supporters pre-elevtion, now I honestly don't know. They probably still blame Trudau for everything.
Honsest question. What's the point of the Senate and Crongress anymore with all these executive orders and SCOTUS likely to just also sit and watch.
Yeah, AB being the TX/FL of Canada *did* cross my mind. It's entirely possible they'll hate me for bring a librul Washingtonian instead.
The constitution and government were structured with the assumption it would always be made up of relatively sane people. (I certainly hope the founding fathers didn't expect SCOTUS nominees to literally perjure themselves.) The "good" thing about EOs is they are easy-peasy to undo by the next guy. At least on paper, the downstream effects could take considerable effort to correct.
T-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l-l-y EOs can't doing anything that spends money or changes existing Congressional-approved funding. (But without enforcement who knows.) While there's nothing Congress can do to obstruct EOs they *can* hold up future bills in a tit-for-tat situation. That said, Dems usually take the high road. They fold to MAGA demands to avoid shutting down the government. We'll have to see if they take that same high road in March when the current Continuing Resolution expires. (For those who haven't watched The West Wing one, why haven't you?!, and two, we are technically operating without a budget right now. We can extend the previous budget until reaching an agreement, that's what a CR is.)
Two things…one, it will be interesting to see if the SSB is boo'd in more CAN arenas. On reddit at least, your compatriots seem pretty unified in being anti-American right now. If y'all do boo, I could see this prompting discussions about doing anthems int he first place. (Personally, I think it's icky performative patriotism that should be saved for international tournaments only.
Second, and this is a serious question…do you think American tourists will be welcome in Canada in the near future? I declined the work-sponsored trip this year (for travel distance and not-my-cup-of-tea options) and my boss said I could pick my own thing and "we'll see what we can do" so I was planning to finally pull the trigger on a road trip to Banff or Waterton. Don't really want to be a target with US plates.
Albertans were the biggest Trump supporters pre-elevtion, now I honestly don't know. They probably still blame Trudau for everything.
Honsest question. What's the point of the Senate and Crongress anymore with all these executive orders and SCOTUS likely to just also sit and watch.
Two things…one, it will be interesting to see if the SSB is boo'd in more CAN arenas. On reddit at least, your compatriots seem pretty unified in being anti-American right now. If y'all do boo, I could see this prompting discussions about doing anthems int he first place. (Personally, I think it's icky performative patriotism that should be saved for international tournaments only.
Second, and this is a serious question…do you think American tourists will be welcome in Canada in the near future? I declined the work-sponsored trip this year (for travel distance and not-my-cup-of-tea options) and my boss said I could pick my own thing and "we'll see what we can do" so I was planning to finally pull the trigger on a road trip to Banff or Waterton. Don't really want to be a target with US plates.
and, it didnt take long for him to set up the first constitutional challenge, the birth right thing. supreme court will say no, so he'll move to amend the constitution and his lackies will be too afraid to stand up to him. after that, there's no stopping him.
I was just watching the news and they were showing some of the militia types from Jan 6 that were release. They are like a pack of wild dogs now. these lunatics are 1000% emboldened and are now trump's personal brown shirt army. I'm afraid you people have a very serious problem on your hands.
