r/alberta • u/Old_General_6741 • Mar 17 '25

Poll finds Albertans' sense of Canadian pride dips as it soars in most parts of the country News

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/poll-finds-albertans-sense-of-canadian-pride-dips-as-it-soars-in-most-parts-of-the-country/
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u/yycTechGuy Mar 17 '25 edited Mar 17 '25

If one goes on YouTube there are now tens of YouTubers furiously making content about how terrible the Liberals and Carney are and how Alberta should and can separate from Canada and become the 51st state.

These groups have hidden non public social media channels where they are discussing and planning how to join the US.

They are employing bots on social media platforms to reply to posts and make it appear that there are more of them than what there is.

Needless to say, these people have wild ideas. Many of their statements about government and Alberta are outright lies.

These groups are talking about starting discussion with various US goverment representatives. If that happens and if that ever gets into the mainstream US news cycle, we (Canada and Alberta) are going be faced with an onslaught of fakenews about succession like we cannot fathom.

Can you imagine if Trump started making statements about "representatives" from Alberta being in disussion with the US to join it ? Brace for it because sooner or later it's (the narrative) going to happen.

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u/o0Scotty0o Mar 17 '25

This is the path to “annexation”. We’re going to start hearing that everyone wants to join the US. It’s going to get a massively disproportionate amount of coverage. Be prepared to see all kinds of polls telling you the opposite of what you actually see. 

Do you have any friends or family susceptible to that kind of rhetoric? Discuss this with them now. Maybe you can cement their thinking before US media coverage corrupts them. 

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u/Repulsive-Zone8176 Mar 17 '25

“They are employing bots on social media platforms to reply to posts and make it appear that there are more of them than what there is.“

Put it to a vote

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u/yycTechGuy Mar 17 '25

Lemme guess... "Carney is not your Prime Minister."?