Trump Doubts Canada Would Skew Democrat If It Becomes The U.S. 51st State: 'Before I Got Involved The Conservative Was Leading'
Trump Doubts Canada Would Skew Democrat If It Becomes The U.S. 51st State: 'Before I Got Involved The Conservative Was Leading'
Donald Trump said he doubts Canada would skew Democrat if absorbed by the U.S. as the 51st state
Can I just say what a crazy fucking timeline we're on? Like what the fuck. When I was a kid it was like, oh no bill clinton's a pervy asshole but still somehow cool. Now we have nazis, social media is owned by billionaires who manipulate people with memes, the earth is boiling and I'm still getting fucking ads for hair removal.
I suggest we all go out for one day, with some snacks to share, and some guillotines, have a party, then agree we all go back to the woods to eat berries and be happy. I don't even care about the god damn internet and good moisturizer. I would like to sit naked in a bog, eating leaves, and sleep in a tree dreaming of nothing at all.
That’s not very “increasing shareholder value” of you.
If we didn't have however many billions it is now of people, I'd be all about returning to that hunter gatherer life. Would it be really fucking hard? For sure. Would people die of dumb stuff? Ok maybe we keep like, antibiotics. But I bet cavemen never sat around like, "why am I even continuing to exist in this neverending capitalist nightmare?" They probably didn't wake up at 3 am every night for weeks because the dread overcame their exhaustion. I will join you in the bog.
I know what you are saying, but consider for a second that the shit we are experiencing today ultimately stems from tribalism. Tribalism existed full well in hunter gatherer societies. In some ways better (no nukes). In other ways, far, far more brutal.
They only dreaded the lions as nature intended. I would rather worry about lions than gestures wildly.
They probably didn’t wake up at 3 am every night for weeks because the dread overcame their exhaustion.
Fun fact, primitive people all sleep great because they have no artificial lights or schedules messing with their circadian rhythm. (And unexpectedly in two separate bouts every night)
Would people die of dumb stuff? Ok maybe we keep like, antibiotics.
Yeah, but that's a bit of a slippery slope, isn't it? Maybe we still need modern industry, but just in a way that facilitates an active, nomadic lifestyle without many distractions.
return to monke but fr
Sometimes at the moment, iam at the point where 'm thinking just end it all with a great booooooommmm. And let everything restart, because the Feverdream we live in gets worse everyday. 🥲
Bring back project sundial.
I would like to sit naked in a bog, eating leaves, and sleep in a tree dreaming of nothing at all.
I mean, go and do that now then.
Yes, on the off-chance case OP was serious. It's hard to tell on the internet.
All the land's been bought or poisoned.
But the economy
Don’t let them move your Overton window. We are not becoming the 51st state. Speculation on what that would look like only gives annexation credibility.
How about instead of trying to guess what Canada would be like we look at how Puerto Rico and Guam literally are.
The fucked up part is that his supporters don't even see Puerto Rico or Guam as US assets. Because they are simply too ignorant, and for the few that aren't, those populations are not white enough for them to recognize them as part of the US.
DOOCY: Are you concerned that if Canada became the 51st state, it would be a very very blue state?
God, every time the idea is even entertained it annoys me. Canadian politics don't matter to US politics because we'll never be USian
Indeed. The question of political trends would be kind of hard to focus on through the constant headlines about bombings and assassinations.
Exactly yeah. There’s no scenario in my mind where we’d casually accept annexation and go through an American election as if everything was normal. I think most Canadians would rather go scorched earth than to capitulate.
Holy fuck is he ever bad at this. You'd better join us because we don't need you; Conservatives were winning but I don't know or care; Liberals are easier for me but I don't know or care; You should vote Conservative because that'll stop me -- but I don't know or care.
I'm paying very close attention and cannot resist saying things to change the course of events. But I don't know or care.
This is preteen social strategy. Stomp around for a bit. Yell "Whatever, it doesn't even matter" loudly enough to make sure everybody heard it, then slam your bedroom door. Don't worry Dumpster, we're all very convinced by your passionate apathy.
Easy to not grow up when you're a neppo baby.
Absolutely against invading the sovereignty of one of our closest allies and friends, but why tf would they make it one singular state? There’s no way they would pass up the opportunity to split it up into many states, likely along existing province lines, in order to keep numbers up much like gerrymandering does. The premise is stupid to begin with so I’m annoyed I’m entertaining the thought, but it’s so strange that it keeps coming up like it would be one state.
Obligatory it's bullshit, will never happen, et cetera preface...
The problem with splitting it into multiple states is that each new state would get 2 senators. Our house is capped, the amount of reps we have is how many have, which means they can fuck around with the numbers a bit and potentially take democratic seats away to give to state of Canada, but with the Senate, if it were to split it into 10 new states, we'd have to add 20 additional senators, all of whom would be Democrats (or, at least, most of them). Some of the Canadian parties might last for a bit, but eventually the two party would take over, and they'd all become Democrats, and it would fuck the Republicans. Better to keep it as a single state, do some fuckery on who loses seats to add Canadian reps to the house, and only add 2 senators. Much easier to buy 2 senators than 20.
But honestly, the smartest route would be to make Canada a territory. No senators, no reps, no voting for president. But still citizens. Give it the Puerto Rico treatment.
Honestly, I think there is a path down which I could accept a Canada-U.S. merger. But it starts with adopting our Westminster-style political system and adding the electoral reform we need. While we could accept some specific institutions of theirs replacing ours, there isn't a single part of the U.S. political system itself that's remotely acceptable.
A Canada lead by Democrats is still a big step backward for us, even if we kept our services like healthcare at current levels.
Trump supporters don't know what a province or territory is. They have probably heard of states even if they can't name many. Making Canada one state minimises the true size and strength of Canada to them. It only makes sense when you consider the audience.
Surely if Canada was absorbed then the provinces would become states? Then he’d be seriously fucked. Why would you have an ultra state that’s like more than half the size of your entire nation? He’s so thick. He’s beyond thick, just a mental sack of coagulated sputum.
No, Canada would become a US territory. They can't be stupid enough to make Canada a represented state.
Stop dreaming. Canada will never be part of the US in any way, shape or form.
Because referring to Canada as the ‘51st State’ is mostly meant to be simply symbolic of Trump’s imperialist goals.
Before him, Conservative may have been leading, but now that Canadians learned what Conservatism really means, they have changed their mind.
A big part of it was Lil PP was drawing the comparisons himself - he's been drawing from Trump's populist playbook since the Free Dumb Convoy. Even now, he still has his "Canada First" signs up, a nod to MAGA and the populism that fucked things up for our closest ally and once greatest friend.
The party closest to the Republican's current form in Canada is People's Party of Canada. They got less than 5% of the popular votes in the last election.
I call him Mayor Trump
Assistant TO the manager Trump but that gives him too much credit
Frankly super accurate - co-assistant manager to (F)elon
Shhhh! Don't tell him that, he'll start talking about the "Riviera of the arctic" if he ever figures it out.
He was before, too. But he still is.