"I'm not afraid to say it: Annexing Canada is not a good idea"

[LymphocyteLover]

"Once again, our foreign policy is: Please Tell Me This Is a Joke."

Gift link, fun read:
https://wapo.st/4f0SjmD

[Scrivener7]

1. Another way to call it: "Trump on a fucking troll trip again. Ignore it and he'll forget

he said it in a few minutes."

[Norbert]

2. He wants to rule a country similar in size of China and Russia.

It's all about penis envy.

[LymphocyteLover]

11. May well be! He's also just a massively trolling asshole

[Hekate]

14. Canada has a population about the size of California, & they must all think we are nuts by now

[Disaffected]

18. Not all,

but a lot more suspect it now.

[canuckledragger]

21. I think the majority of you are, yes.

[Prairie Gates]

3. This is precisely the kind of story we should absolutely ignore

The Dictator will throw out little outrages for us to discuss and cathect on from time to time. Their only purpose is to keep his name in our mouths and his presence in our heads. This is how he has won. If you hear a little story like Republicans want to annex Canada, shrug your shoulders and ay "Oh, OK, whatever." And get on with your day. No clicks. No discussions. Nothing.

Stop giving the Dictator power over your mind and attention.

[GusBob]

6. Very wise words

They thrive on the poutrage, liberal tears, etc. He thrives on the attention and the adoration of his cult

Ignore them for our own benefit

[greatauntoftriplets]

10. The article is satire.

[LymphocyteLover]

12. yes, but here, the piece is just for comedy... but I agree, there should be no serious discussion

of this idea

[Blue_Tires]

16. Exactly...

[Shambala]

17. "Cathect" to invest with mental or emotional energy

Thank you! I’d never heard that before and learned a new word today.

[Omnipresent]

4. Annexing Canada is a horribly bad Idea.

The world would take Canada’s side.

[Jerry2144]

5. I wouldn't be too opposed to Canada annexing

My home in Nevada, California, Oregon, and Washington. Maybe we’ll finally get affordable health care

[karynnj]

7. Same for Canada annexing Vermont

Then they could control most of the world's maple syrup.

[Aristus]

15. If Canada tries to annex Washington State, I will stand in staunch opposition

to anyone trying to stop them.

[bdamomma]

8. Some irony

I'm going to project here maybe Canada will build a wall?? to keep the riff raft out.

[Sneederbunk]

9. Look at a map. It looms over us.

[usonian]

13. Archived (no signup needed)

https://archive.md/zK2oY

BTW, this was already tried and immortalized in the movie "Canadian Bacon"

Here. RCMP officer Dan Aykroyd is admonishing invader John Candy for slurs painted on his truck, which were NOT BILINGUAL!



Fun fluff.

FURTHERMORE!
All of North America should form the nation of USONA, The United States of North America.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=19775738

United States of North America.

At last count (https://www.countries-ofthe-world.com/countries-of-north-america.html)



Now, let’s see those White Christian “Nationalists” outvote the combined population of the

United States of North America!

Put some maple syrup on my churros!

As I light up a nice Cuban cigar. WAIT I forgot about Jamaica!


Now, just imagine an "electoral college" in which each nation got ONE VOTE.
Let's see how that proposition flies.
It is poison here.

[4catsmom]

19. Trump thinks he's Hitler

and yeah, he kind of is, but you can't annex countries that don't want to be annexed unless you want war. And you need to save your resources for your buddy Vlad

[republianmushroom]

20. Annexing Canada is not a good idea, especially for the Canadians.