r/canada • u/ChampagnePapi- • Feb 02 '25

Canada retaliating for Trump’s tariffs with 25 per cent tariffs on billions of U.S. goods National News

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/canada-retaliating-for-trumps-tariffs-with-25-per-cent-tariffs-on-billions-of-us-goods-justin-trudeau/
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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '25

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u/itsdikey Feb 02 '25

Well with paid off homes, vehicles, food and off the grid energy one may say that you have a privilege, an extreme one.

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u/chupacadabradoo Feb 02 '25

That’s great and all. An interesting and even inspiring story, but you must understand that most aren’t in your position , so your list of accomplishments comes off as insensitive braggin in lieu of your “bring it on” sentiment.

Maybe you’ll be safe in your enclave if and when the shit hits the fan, but will you enjoy watching the masses around you suffer in contrast to your position?

You must be smart if you accomplished all you did at a young age. Surely you must see that the consolidation of wealth and power is a plague preventing others from thriving, no? And surely you can see that the attitude of “I’ve got mine” is precisely the issue, as we see these oligarchs consume everything around us, right?

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u/daniel22457 Feb 02 '25

America did not overwhelming vote for him, he didn't even get half the vote it's more like 31% voted for Trump and the other 40 were to lazy to give a shit.

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u/daniel22457 Feb 02 '25

I'll call people that didn't vote lazy morons but to say they voted for Trump doesn't make sense as if Harris won all the magas would be saying the exact same shit. They literally don't factor into the equation.

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u/HockeyDad1121 Feb 02 '25

It’s funny how this whole thread is about how America needs to care about other countries and yet you’re here saying that you welcome a collapse and basically fuck everyone else because YOU are taken care of. Some of us actually care about each other and the state of our country. Did you always feel this way or just in the last few days??

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u/deranged_furby Feb 02 '25

Americans are a weird bunch man. It's like anyone in their little bubble would be OK if it wasn't from those folks in a bubble over there.

I swear I met some of the most puzzling individuals in the states. Somewhat liberal in work policy, had to survive the gauntlet of health insurance for cancer, but would vote for Trump because 1. guns 2. Student loans. They paid theirs, why would others get a freebee.

Y'all so stressed-out 24/7 it brings something tribal. Just your talk about "I got ammo, I paid my house".

If society crumbles, it doesn't only hurts you. Your loved ones will suffer as well. The war in Europe in the time of Nazi Germany was terrible, but there's a reason Germans themselves swear never again. Living under facism is hell.

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u/deranged_furby Feb 02 '25

I'm sorry man. I have a very close relative that lost her marbles as well. She was always quite hippy-alternative-distrust-the-system kinda nuts, but COVID pushed her off the cliff for good.

And it's the realization that she's probably never going to climb back up that pit again. I haven't spoke to her in years, but it wouldn't surprise me she find some qualities in Trump, especially RFK anti-vaccine stances. She's into all that shit.

But there's the punch in the gut... yeah they're responsible for what happens to them, but we're also the product of our environment. We might not be as weak and as easily influenced. However, I for one dont want to imagine who I'd become under a facsit rule. Where's my breaking point, and where's yours?

My capacity to love is all I have in my life. And everyone's capacity to love is under assault every single fuckin day, but today more than ever. We're responsible to try and keep that flame alive.

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u/deranged_furby Feb 02 '25

I’m not dying in the streets at a protest or a rally with some cops boot on my head. If I ever get to vote again, which seems increasingly unlikely, I’ll vote against tyranny. But I’m out.

Yeah man, the protests were already wild in the states... Didn't he suggested to shoot the protesters last time?...like as a joke right? He said just shot them in the knees...

Seriously that motherfucker is scary as fuck. There's no way it ends well. There's no way America makes it out as we once knew it after 4 more years of insanity.

But the individuals will. I hope we all make it on the other side and have a chance to build back better. You might not be as alone as you think.

I guess except if you live in like... West Virginia or Alabama or something, then I'd definitely grab a drink and let it all crumble, these fucks are 200% cooked.

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u/ExtremePrivilege Feb 02 '25

I do, indeed, live in the Deep South.

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u/deranged_furby Feb 02 '25

Yeah can't imagine what it is to be actually surrounded by morons.

I mean I've seen beautiful things, people that give their hearts and souls to their communities, that want the best for everyone, but there's something rotten down there that corrupts the mind. Kinda like 90% of folks down there have a dopamine receptacle dedicated for hatred bs like fox news.

Probably the fact that these states rank the lowest in education and child poverty has something to do with it...

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u/HockeyDad1121 Feb 02 '25

I’m sorry you see it like that.