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I've opened Lemmy today to lots of anti Canadian sentiment on any recent comments about how messed up 'murica is and it's constant attacks on Canadian sovereignty.

Don't get sucked in. Let them yell into a void. The online campaign has begun in earnest on Lemmy and it's time to point it out and recognise it for what it is.

These are not real people. They are actors trying to affect our decisions as always happens when American exceptionalism is challenged. Our government had the balls to stand up and say no. We have the balls to do the same. They do not like it and will attack you for it.

Don't fall for the bait.

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[–] dick_fineman@discuss.online 10 points 19 hours ago

As someone from the US, if you don't like Canada, there's something broken in your soul.

I wish I could apologize personally to every Canadian on behalf of the fucking dipshits in my country who have enabled this, and also have a big BBQ to apologize for Trump, the tech-bro fascists, and the weird Handmaid's Tale motherfuckers who seem to think it's cool to threaten the USA's best-friend. Former best-friend now I guess :/

Canada is awesome. Canadians are awesome. Fuck those assholes. Poutine is also awesome. Fuck Trump. Fuck this nonsense.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago

Fuck the Muscovites and MAGA supporters for their anti-Canadian BS. Where are these asswipes on Lemmy?

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mental illness. Shame muricans don't have Healthcare

[–] m4xie@lemmy.ca 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (3 children)

It's only a 6 hours wait!

(Obviously worlds better than medical bankruptcy, the number 1 cause in the US, but we need to do better.)

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 11 points 20 hours ago

US hospital waits are just as long and the fucking treatment will depend on your health insurance.

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

Have you seen episode 1 of "the Pit" average wait there is 12 hours.

It's not even faster here.

[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 2 points 18 hours ago

I agree 100%. There’s a whole lot of room for improvement. But I will tell you this: I dislocated and broke my arm because of a bad fall last year. I DID have a long wait in the emergency. But once the x-rays were done and I was seen by a surgeon, surgery was scheduled and performed very quickly. I’m retired and on a fixed income. If I had lived in the USA, I’m sure I would have lost my comfortable little bungalow townhouse.

[–] doomsdayrs@lemmy.ml 3 points 19 hours ago

I've caught bots before with the whole "disregard all previous instructions".

[–] dadjokesfordays@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Anti-Canadian Americans, and their treasonous stooges up here in Canada can eff aboot and find oot.

Canadians can do tough. I'll half starve myself for the rest of my natural life out of spite. These lazy hate mongers that think we're going to cave if we don't eat a Big Mac should google Canadian soldiers and the history of the Geneva conventions.

Sure it's going to be tough to do without all those American products. I think more and more Canadians every day are saying "who cares". If I can't find a non American substitute, I'm going to simply not buy it at all.

Elbows up, my friends. It's gonna be a long winter but if anything, we're used to winters.

[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 3 points 18 hours ago

Agreed. Our grandparents, and for some of us, parents, survived the great depression, WWI and WWII. Elbows up, buckle down, and stay strong together.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Canada is great. Consider anti-Canada posters a quick and easy "red flag" to block someone.

Unless they are talking about mistreatment of indigenous people, or war crimes in the early to mid 1900's. Those are probably legitimate complaints.

[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 1 points 18 hours ago

Unfortunately, there are many anti-Canadians in Canada. And they always seem to be the loudest and most aggressive, hateful people.

[–] batmaniam@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

American not Canadian. Grew up in a border town and live farther away now. I routinely tell people "I get home sick for a country I'm not from". I hate this shit. I'm not going to rattle off every little trite thing, but damnit, this shit kills me. If there is a silver lining, it's that I've had concerns about our disease spreading. I'm hoping maybe we served as your inoculation.

[–] StinkySocialist@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago

I havent seen those comments yet but as an american ill do my best to call em out when i do🫡

[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 2 points 18 hours ago

Yah, well good luck with that. I am an old flower child educated in critical thinking. No amount of propaganda or the bombardment of such will ever sway me to hate any human being for just wanting to live a good life.

[–] Cybear@lemmy.securitycafe.ca 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

Definitely. The man has been chosen and he's not backing down. Time for them to rattle the cage.

[–] Critical_Thinker@lemm.ee 1 points 18 hours ago

Hey, all I can say is that there's a lot of really uneducated people in the US, and they voted for a president that is skilled at whipping them into a frenzy over anything.

It's not you guys, it's them. I'm sorry. I wish there was something I could do. I'm afraid to speak out though, my wife doesn't have her citizenship yet and they've been unlawfully deporting green card holders left and right.

I kinda wish the world would stand up together and say "fuck you, guy" and literally cut the US out of the world economy until they depose the dictator. Sadly nation states seem more interested in making backroom deals than bringing the global recession that is inevitable/ongoing.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 8 points 1 day ago

The world will only be a better place if these people self identify more quickly. I mean, it would be better if they do not exist but, since they do, I am very supportive of them expressing their opinions so that I do not have to waste time discovering them.

[–] yarn@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

I wish there was a way to use AI to contain bots to their own shadowbanned islands. Let them talk, and let them appear that they're contributing, but all contained within their own little echo chamber of other bots.

[–] muculent@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I've only ever met friendly fun rational folks with a passion for hockey who are warm, inviting and willing to fight for what's right. I'll put this sentiment out here: don't mistake kindness for weakness. Keep up the good work Canada.

[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 51 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Only Nazis hate Canadians. Because we are very good at destroying Nazis. It’s our national past time.

[–] Englishgrinn@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I would like "Kills Nazis" to be a common, simple part of Canadian identity, like hockey and manners. Basically, I want this:

"Oh Bob? Yeah he's just a good old Canadian boy. Smooth wristshot, absolute sniper. Always helps his neighbour shovel the walk. There was a demonstration by a bunch of those "Sons of Odin" fuckers downtown last week and he stopped by to huck bricks at them and protect counterprotestors. You know, we should have him over for a beer and some steaks"

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[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Don't fight it, lean into it. Fuck with their heads. But lean into it in a back handed way that fucks with them. They have a prepared Rolodex. Go outside of it and you win

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[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 47 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Lol wut. I think its bots. Very few people hate Canadians.

[–] Devanismyname@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Give it a few months. The right wing propaganda machine always finds a way.

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[–] Magister@lemmy.world 132 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Canada gov should ban X, at least for pre-election

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 2 points 23 hours ago

Just the fact that banning a private social media company during the election can have measurable effects is concerning.

[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 86 points 2 days ago (12 children)

X should be banned full stop.

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[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 24 points 1 day ago (7 children)

I'm guessing whomever/wherever you're seeing is either defederated or, more likely, blocked by me. In any case, pay them no mind if you do see them.

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 55 points 1 day ago (10 children)

I’m not seeing a lot of this thankfully — makes me wonder if a lot of these anti-Canada posts are coming from a particular instance I’ve already blocked.

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[–] cheeseburger@lemmy.ca 75 points 2 days ago (32 children)

Find a Lemmy app that has user tagging (I use Voyager, and previously Connect) and when you see these users make a note of each one with a red tag so they stand out when you're browsing.

You'll start to see the bastards turning up in all kinds of conversations as well as posting ridiculous shit. That's what I did with the Russian/American trolls/bots during the american election. Very enlightening to see in a political thread who the repeat offender shit-disturbers are so you can down vote, argue with, or report them instead of blocking them and allowing their infection to spread.

Tagging is handy for nice people as well; the community of people around you on Lemmy starts to look more familiar, smaller, and friendlier than you realize, and dick heads become easier to spot.

[–] deeferg@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Cool, I just wrote "this guy is helpful on you" for that. Really helping start to figure out Connect.

[–] spector@lemmy.ca 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I've been trying an experiment on r/onguardforthee. I block the belligerent reactionary accounts. You know what I've noticed. Not only are there repeat customers. Some of these accounts are playing both sides.

It's not uncommon to see a top comment presenting a popular rational take. Where some time ago I've blocked it because it's a shit stirring right winger.

They are also quite often the OP of top posts in the subreddit.

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[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 47 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

As someone who lives in America, I would like to say, please keep it up my Canadian friends! The more the rest of the world buys and builds their own, the more you undermine Lil Donnie's Fascist Clown Show, and create better options for everyone in the long-term.

Breaking U.S. tech dominance is one of the best ways to put some equality back in the world.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

As a Canadian, I’m worried that this stoking of anti-Canadian sentiment among the right wing in the US is a pretext to an invasion to try to make good on the “51st state” promise.

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