If we were to annex Canada we would get 10 new states...

[yellowcanine]

Trump is an idiot to talk about Canada as one state. It has 10 provinces. Just sayin'.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. I think Canadians would have something to say about it

Plus, there are elements of Canada, indigenous, English, French, maritime, western provinces. Not one of them would go along with annexation. Trump is trying to create Canadian Bacon with his blunt mind.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Resistance is futile, they will be assimilated.

[Irish_Dem]

13. Trump considers himself one of the world's autocrats like Putin and Xi.

Putin and Xi both talk about annexing parts of the world.

The entire world is theirs.

[Kilgore]

36. Well played!!

[ProfessorGAC]

23. Back Around The Time Of...

...the Meech Lake Accords, (I was going to & from Ontario for 17 or 18 weeks, the Maritimes were so concerned about Quebec independence that they were preparing paperwork to become a US territory.
But, that was 35 or so years ago. So, that open attitude toward "Americaness" may be long since faded.
Agree completely on the western provinces. No way they agree to it.

[Dave Bowman]

2. That idiot might do it for real, or try. That would be a catastrophe.

[Irish_Dem]

9. His MAGA flying monkeys would do in a heartbeat for him.

[yardwork]

10. Catastrophic for us.

It's just Trump running his mouth to get people riled up.

[GaYellowDawg]

19. Naah, he's just shit talking.

He'll try to annex Canada the day after Mexico pays for the wall.

[haele]

20. Him and what Army?

Literally and Figuratively.
Canada is a major ally and trusted neighbor, as well as a business partner.
If there's no legitimate reason other than vanity, pique, or whim, I'm pretty sure ordering the invasion and take-over of an allied nation without a declaration of War is something the Pentagon might just consider an unlawful order.
And frankly, unless there's an Amendment to the Canadian Constitution, invasion and conquest would be the only way other than, maybe a "USACorp" takeover of the Canadian Government.

And that ain't happening without a lot of rather obvious groundwork being laid in Parliament for a couple decades, which from what I can see is slowly trying to be pushed through Social Media.
Their Ronald Reagan hasn't been elected PM to start the dismantling of their social structure yet. That's when it might begin.

Just my opinion.

Haele

[Srkdqltr]

3. He knows this. He is stirring up stuff so we talk about him. Seriously. We have to stop playing his game.

[maxsolomon]

16. Thank you.

We go running after this BS while he's planning to set up concentration camps.

[tritsofme]

4. Interesting, just looked up that Canada's population is about the same as California's.

Not directly pertinent to this thread, but that fact hadn’t occurred to me.

[Aviation Pro]

5. Don't fuck with the hat

Canadians can be insufferably polite until it's time not to be.

[canuckledragger]

27. I'm one of those not so polite Canadians.

And fuck no, the convicted felon would get torn a new asshole if he tried.

[Aviation Pro]

38. I hear you, brother

I work with Canucks from Newfies to all the way on the west coast. You are not to be trifled with.

[Disaffected]

6. "If we were to annex Canada..."

As a Canadian, I find this kind of rhetoric offensive in pretty much any context. Please stop.

BTW, Trump is an idiot talking about just about everything.

[Conjuay]

25. As an American I found this offensive.

But it's a dog whistle to his minion's to start a new shit storm. He wants to impose Marshall law, and is building some sort of fake narrative to expand his power. Could be Canada, it could be some more southern border lies, but he is collecting a nest of adders, (and I don't mean accountants.) There is a rationale for collecting every conspiracy asshole he can find and giving them all cabinet positions.

[yardwork]

8. Just because Putin "annexes" countries doesn't mean it's that easy.

[usonian]

11. USONA

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!

[JoseBalow]

24. Oh, is that what your user name means?

I just noticed that!

[usonian]

37. One of the meanings!

See Frank Lloyd Wright for another.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usonia

There may be others.

[JoseBalow]

39. That's interesting! I never knew about that

I learn something new here every day. Thanks!

[usonian]

40. I was fascinated by Wright's work long ago.

Look into it. Homes are still ticky-tacky by comparison. See also Bucky Fuller. We had some geniuses in the 20th. Century. ⭐️

[MineralMan]

12. We're not going to "annex" Canada or any other nation.

That's ridiculous. Ain't happening. Canadians don't want anything to do with being part of the USA. They have a country. Same with Mexico.

We're wasting our time even considering it.

[Solly Mack]

14. Canada is just not that into US.

[delisen]

15. if they annex us we get national health care ? nt

[Srkdqltr]

17. An up side to everything.

😁😁😁😁

[Hekate]

18. Canada is a great country in its own right & Trump is being deliberately insulting. He's disgusting & insane. DONT PLAY

DO NOT AMPLIFY HIS INSULTS
There’s nothing funny about it

[Ping Tung]

21. And a lot of really pissed off Canadians who don't want to be Americans.

My mother was a Canadian citizen after migrating there (as a child) from England. My ex wife was an immigrant from Canada.

[muriel_volestrangler]

22. Please stop paying any attention to the trolling "what about annexing Canada"

It is designed to divert attention (or annoy liberals or Canadians), not to suggest something that could be a policy. There is absolutely nothing to be gained from thinking about it.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

26. Don't forget the territories. NT

[regnaD kciN]

28. Technically, it would be better for us if it were a single state...

As it would instantly become the second-biggest state in the nation after California, with, potentially, 49 electoral votes, and a general dislike of Trump. It would practically give Democrats a lock on the White House for perpetuity.

OTOH, if they were accepted as ten different states, you'd wind up with places like Alberta, which is basically the Oklahoma of the north, and would be guaranteed red.

[Disaffected]

35. Alberta may be more to the right than other provinces but

is no-where near the right-wing US states. As an example, our last provincial government was the NDP (New Democratic Party) which is commonly considered here as being "socialist".

That said, I seriously doubt that any Canadian province would not vote Democratic and, by a wide margin.

[3auld6phart]

29. F***k you

And that magggot asshole .

[viva la]

30. Canada does not want to be part of the US.

We actually invaded in 1812. They fought back.
Turns out... they were prescient.

[Meowmee]

31. 😹

Never going to happen. I would be happy to join Canada, but I am sure Canada is not going to allow that ever so instead eventually we will be moving back there. Hopefully, we’ll be safe from the orange psycho there.

[Sneederbunk]

32. Only after buying Greenland.

[Otto_Harper]

33. Resistance is Futile (or, maybe,fertile)

[DonCoquixote]

34. can we just give Texas to Mexico instead?

The blue state types in austin might feel more welcome than in the us

[Initech]

41. Trump is an idiot. Just saying.