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So ive said a lot of shit about America since their dive into insanity. But I've ran into relatively normal people that now view America as a pure enemy. Like really calm people that have told Americans to their face that if they step into canada, with the intention of invasion, they will be met with a bullet to the head. And more then a few that legitimately know how to cause mass destruction. I don't think our neighbors to the south really understand just how fucked they made this relationship. I'm just understanding that my hot head position isn't too far from the norm.

I forgot to make this interactive, really what I'm saying is have other people ran into this? Where your gut reaction of let's end them as a country has now bled into the people around you that you wouldn't think thought like that?

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[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago

Jesse Brown from Canadaland had long lamented Canada's inability to define itself except in contrast to Americans. He's right that we ought to have more positive identity markers but I think it has inadvertently resulted in a very robust independence sentiment. Ie because so much of our identity is defined as differences relative to America the idea of being American is offensive to the core of our identity.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

I'm American, let me tell you, if one of us steps foot into Canada intending to invade, you should put a bullet in their skull. Fascism must be met overwhelmingly. Never give it an inch.

[–] RaptorBenn@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 day ago

What's happening in Ameristan is too dangerous to treat them as anything but an enemy to the stability and prosperity of the rest of the world. As soon as people started getting disappeared for political views, I flipped like a switch, I doubt there's a regime in history that started behaviour like that and didnt keep going until they were stopped.

Ameristan is quickly becoming authoritarian and fascist, this isn't going to fizzle out, it will need to be stopped.

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago

I live in a border city, and everyone here is just waiting for the day that it happens. But we're not okay with it and everyone I know has been making an effort to buy Canadian and show solidarity for one another. I've seen a few signs for our local Conservative MPP who is a nutjob though, likely seniors who don't know any better. However, at least my formerly Trump-loving boss has finally shut up about how great he is now that his shit is directly affecting her. We now openly shit talk Trump in front of her and she just says nothing.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's so dumb that the threat of a financial recession is what finally brought out the no-more-mister-nice-guy attitude. Not the democratic backsliding, not the open disdain for human rights.

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

None of those affect Canadians directly. At the end of the day we're all just monkies fighting for resources.

When America says 'we own you now and if you fight it, we'll make sure you starve' it's a different conversation.

People don't (nor should they) take it likely when he says he's going to use economic force. Canada already has an affordability crisis with its social services under incredible strain. If he proceeds full throttle, Canadians will die.

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Absolutely.
Seemingly "everyone" is into it. Worker at the beer store even pointed out to buddy in front of me that he was buying american.
Buddy immediately switched it up.

[–] Eldritch_Alyx@lemmy.world 60 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Blowing the faces off foreign invaders is a normal step. If you let them pass, suddenly you don't have a country.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

As an American, I feel pretty confident that for at least this round of 4-year political theater, Trump and is minority voting-base are not going to do any military actions towards Canada, although i expect that yes, our country's most mentally challenged individuals are now hook-line-and-sinker onboard with thinking of your guys as the enemy and you should in fact blow them up if they think they have entitlement to play army-boi and cross north to do mischief.

What we have going on right now is someone who learned that human beings embrace and live in a state of cognitive dissonance and he learned people actually like it, people enjoy believing one thing while knowing another. This is why we have reality TV, social media and why we all had to argue with our friends for decades that no, the WWE isn't a real sporting organization, as evident by the fact that they routinely use weapons and necromancy in the ring. The didn't care then, they don't care now, they are just the dumbest fucks on Earth and so bored and emotionally unwell that they rather live in this roleplay world where you can just write a new narrative with new enemies for no fucking reason.

[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

It's not about this term, it's about his magical 3rd term. That's when shit really goes down.

[–] renamon_silver@lemmy.wtf 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's good. Godlessspeed. I just hope hypothetical American refugees can avoid getting shot.

[–] match@pawb.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

i hope the american antifa partisans who stay behind also avoid getting shot

There will be ways to make yourselves known I am sure. Like shooting fascists in the face. That will gain you a lot of Canadian friends.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

hope hypothetical American refugees

Canada has a really hushed history about internment. Yank fugees will be fine, but they may be held collectively for a while, in a remote place, healthy but not landed.

[–] Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago

Yes. I was at an event yesterday in my small east coast town. So many folks I didn't think would even care are ready to go to war. Literally. I've been quietly watching for a decade or more and slowly building our ability to be self sustainable. They called us crazy at first though we didn't speak of why we were doing what we were doing. Now they come to us and ask for help.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yup, I've talked to quite a few normies who are mostly on the gun control side of things who are now considering getting a PAL to go practice at the range so they "know how to handle a weapon in case the need ever arise".

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Suggest shotguns and rifles. Handguns are the thing you use while you get your real gun. Shotguns are for home defense. Rifles are for country defense. Take the firearms safety courses that are offered, and train with the thing. I sincerely hope you never have to use it, but my fellow countrymen are being idiots again. I'll be down here defending Mexico if it comes to it, but I know that some of us will join in a defence of Canada. Most fucked up civil war in history.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Yes, that's what PALs get you. For handguns you needed an RPAL, but that is no longer possible. Mostly because the PLC couldn't be arsed to blame the US for the illegal guns coming across the border.

The safety classes aren't "offered", they are mandatory.

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

normies [...] who are now considering getting a PAL

The repeated threat of invasion creates an exception to the norm. This shouldn't be hard to understand. People can be for gun control AND want to prepare for duty.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] k_rol@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Simple and not rude, thank you for pointing it out despite people feeling hurt downvoting you.

[–] thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

nothing like this, but normal folks doing their best not to buy american products and produce.

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

Divesting in fascism is the only way forward.

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