Half of Canada was fully on the Trump bus the day before the tariffs hit. Canadian conservatives are as rife with MAGA anti-environmentalism, xenophobia, and rabid imperialism as their peers in Michigan, New Hampshire, and Idaho.
They just don't like being on the receiving end of Trumpism.
Edit: We'll see who is getting downvoted once the Alberta Separatists are running your biggest oil wells.
Half of Canada was fully on the Trump bus the day before the tariffs hit.
I'd say that's a high estimate. Maybe 20%, with another 60% that just wasn't worried about it very much.
This isn't new, unfortunately. Fascism was trendy and influential in polite circles all through the 1920's and early 30's. Then they actually got to put their ideas in practice. Humans can be pretty shit like that.
once the Alberta separatists are running your biggest oil wells.
I'm getting real "my truck is bigger than your truck" vibes. Contrary to some beliefs, running a country is actually more than making money. I know it can be hard for some people to see past a single policy though.
The funniest thing to me is that even my MOST right leaning relatives on Facebook etc have started posting anti Trump stuff.
Trump unified Canada in our dislike of him.
I wish this meant they weren't going to vote for a party that would happily offer Canada up for auction in exchange for the opportunity to kiss Trump's feet
The prevailing opinion among conservatives seems to be that the Liberals suck at negotiating with Trump, and the Conservatives would put him in his place. It's unfortunate that idiots vote so reliably
The U.S. has always been a threat to democracies all over the planet. Look up the number of countries they have supported right-wing dictators in and coups against democratically elected left-leaning leaders. tRump has just bought the totalitarianism home, and dropped the mask for all the world to see.
People need to remember history and not get fooled if the mask ever goes back on.
As an American, I agree that more places should see America as a threat instead of an ally. Since the unhinged masses managed to elect a narcissist as president who will do "insert whatever baffling or dangerous thing" for payment/tribute.
Well, Europeans are physically closer to Russia than to America. It isn't unreasonable to prioritize the more immediate threat, and some people's brains seem to only have room for one.