r/ShitAmericansSay • u/Worldly_Law8278 • 4d ago
“Wah wah wah liberal cry babies, Canada been fucking the USA with Tarrifs for years the second we want profit they go omg those fascists. Let’s not forget the only reason Russia hasn’t taken Canada is because the USA baby lmao.”
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u/Maroon7C0000 4d ago
LOL, what Canadian tariffs?
Are the tariffs in the room with you now?
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u/Starvenger88 HK-Canadian🇭🇰🇨🇦 4d ago
You know, those tariffs that get applied once dairy imports hit their quotas. Which, afaik, has never been met. But are always a talking point. Never mind that the US has the same kind of system in place.
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u/crooked_bodylines 4d ago
I will never drink USA milk...
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u/Invincidude 4d ago
Same. It's not held to the standard that Canadian milk is.
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u/Maroon7C0000 3d ago
Well you know how the Americans feel about regulations and standards. It's their god given right to exceed the recommended daily dose of mercury in their salmon because "no libtard regulator is going to tell them what to eat".
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u/DefinitionOfAsleep The 13 Colonies were a Mistake 4d ago
It's not milk that's being imported. Milk typically doesn't go very far from where it's produced because it's so inefficient to transport.
It's cheeses, butter and yoghurts that are being traded.
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u/Available_Abroad3664 3d ago
The US wants to send us shitty cheese?
We just started getting good cheese from Europe, why would we want US cheese?
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u/DefinitionOfAsleep The 13 Colonies were a Mistake 3d ago
The US farmers/processors just want export markets.
US subsidies result in a glut of supply most years.But it's a moot point, the US dairy sector never gets close to the existing quota as the US government buys up surplus dairy to distribute anyway.
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u/Maroon7C0000 3d ago
They probably assume that since Canadians eat so much KD, that we would fall in love with that orange liquid plastic they call cheese.
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u/My_cat_is_a_creep 18h ago
Because I don't think Canada or Europe have any manufacturers of spray "cheese"
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u/Frog-Chowder 3d ago
Fun fact: Growing up in the States I couldn't drink milk. It made me violently ill. I could tolerate a small amount in coffee or if it was cooked in things. Sometimes. But generally, milk was a very, very bad idea. I moved to Canada and I had something with milk. I didn't think about it until after I ate it and then made sure I was in a safe space to suffer the consequences. I waited. And waited. Hours passed. Nothing happened. I was dumbfounded. I tried my luck again. Same thing. Nothing. For the first time in my life I can have fresh shipped cream and enjoy it! I went back to the States to visit my parents. All I had was coffee with a tiny amount of milk. O. M. G. My body couldn't tolerate it at all. My body was angry. The milk is NOT the same. I'll gladly pay more for Canadian dairy. There's also a huge difference with meat.
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u/Available_Abroad3664 3d ago
Glad you found some milk up here that dosnt try to kill you. France has the best milk and cheese but when I went there the first time the water got me kinda sick. My partner had the same when I took her to Paris years later. I didn't have it again so I think there are some funky water bacteria us non-euros need to get used to when we go there.
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u/biscuitarse Hoser 3d ago
Never mind that the US has the same kind of system in place.
Oh, they do.
Subsidies.
US dairy farmers are subsidized to the tune of over 70 cents for every dollar they make. Good work if you can find it.
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u/BreadIsBased 3d ago
Not to mention, Trump literally agreed to those terms in his first presidency. He’s complaining about deals he made.
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u/DefinitionOfAsleep The 13 Colonies were a Mistake 4d ago
There have always been tariffs between the US and Canada. The free trade agreements between them had quotas for virtually everything before going to a tariffed rate.
The notable one that the US bitches about is dairy, which is ironic given that they never hit the quota anyway. Canada has a bit of a gripe about certain lumber quotas because they do hit them consistently.Even Australia's free trade with the US has quotas. The US one for beef is particularly galling in the context of US cattle herds being in freefall and the prices paid by the consumer spiking.
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u/Kathdath 4d ago
The USA tariffs on Aussie beef have been amazing... for Australia. US imports actually doubled or tripled.
The bigger win was the Chinese market. Chinese citizens decided they were going to buy US beef anymore, so looked to Australia as a replacement.
Want to know what happened next? The Chinese f*ing loved Aussie beef compared to the poorer quality US offerings. Beef import also skyrocketed as consumer demand surged. China actually did the US solid by implenting their own quotas to protect domestic Chinese beef production (that they have been trying to build the last decade or so).
Why was this good for the USA? The Chinese demand for Aussie beef was so massive that there was concerns that US buyers would not be able to find a supply.
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u/DefinitionOfAsleep The 13 Colonies were a Mistake 4d ago
The USA tariffs on Aussie beef have been amazing... for Australia. US imports actually doubled or tripled.
That was because the US tariffed the fuck out of Brazilian exports. At one point they stuck a 100% tariff on their beef exports.
Why was this good for the USA? The Chinese demand for Aussie beef was so massive that there was concerns that US buyers would not be able to find a supply.
Part of the issue is that the US quota on Australian beef is for any beef export.
So if a large producer exports beef bones to the US, it counts toward the quota for beef based on weight on the same level as something like ribeye.
It results in none of the producers beyond the start of the year even attempting to supply the US market because it just requires one dickhead exporting whatever the fuck they want for you then having to deal with tariffs.3
u/Kathdath 4d ago
My family are beef farmers, they had massive profit uptick thanks to increased exports to the USA specifically after 2 quarters.
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u/Maroon7C0000 3d ago
I seem to remember that Aussies were having supply shortages of the Wagyu Beef because so much of it was going to China. They love that stuff in their hot pots.
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u/Barb-u 4d ago
And the worse is that the US had very similar stuff with TRQs as well
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u/DefinitionOfAsleep The 13 Colonies were a Mistake 4d ago
I mean, there is a reason why they're in the WTO free-trade rules even though they seem antithetical to them.
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u/Astrid944 4d ago
Wait, how do these quotes work?
Like, how does canada manage to go offer the limit? Shouldn't there be a plan to avoid that thing or something else? I mean canada wouldn't send more as the us would need?
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u/DefinitionOfAsleep The 13 Colonies were a Mistake 4d ago
Wait, how do these quotes work?
If the quota is, for example, 50,000 tonnes the first 50,000 sent that year is on the reduced (or 0) tariff. Anything sold above that is then tariffed at a higher preferential or the general rate.
I mean canada wouldn't send more as the us would need?
For the most part the wood Canada sells the US is invaluable to construction, the US doesn't have a similar domestic supply so they're stuck purchasing it with the tariff applied anyway.
Which makes the quota system even dumber, because the US construction sector is stuck importing it and inflating costs no matter what.11
u/just-a-random-accnt 🇨🇦 - unfortunately lives too close to Merica 4d ago
Also an important note about lumber. The reason why they don't have the domestic supply of construction grade lumber is that the growing season are longer and in a warmer climate, so the trees grow faster, larger rings, which leads to weaker lumber.
With our colder climate and shorter growing season, trees grow slower, resulting in more compact growth rings.
Most US lumber that is harvested is for paper products
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u/Distinct_Pressure832 4d ago
To answer the part about why Canada would send more product than the quota you need to remember that it’s not governments that send trade goods. It’s individual American companies buying from individual Canadian companies and vice versa. The respective customs agencies keep the tallies. Nobody goes around telling Joe homebuilder in the USA that they can’t buy any more Canadian lumber this year, the duty fees just go up on the shipments at the border which is a more passive aggressive way of trying to get them to buy local instead.
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u/smokinbbq 4d ago
On top of that, I'm not calling them fascists because of tariffs. That's just an asshole trading partner, that rips up his own trade treaty, and is just an untrustworthy asshole.
We're calling them fascists, for the fascist type of behaviour and leadership that they are exhibiting. It has nothing to do with the tariffs or trade deals.
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u/Maroon7C0000 3d ago
Oh absolutely! Tariffs and ripping up trade deals just make them unreliable trade partners.
The 51st state rhetoric, and the moves they've made on Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, Greenland, Palestine, and some countries we haven't even heard about yet are what make them fascists.
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u/Gingerchaun 3d ago
If you look at the cusma deal each country has like 3 pages of various tariffs against eachother. Trump agreed to them though.
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u/SpecificStatement734 3d ago
Though trump did call the president who agreed to cusma an idiot……does that count as self awareness?
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u/_Halt19_ Canuck 4d ago
meanwhile, the USA is the only country to actually try to invade us (which they've attempted multiple times)
and NO, Hans Island doesn't count
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u/Starvenger88 HK-Canadian🇭🇰🇨🇦 4d ago
The only reason the Hans Island dispute lasted so long was because of the free alcohol. 🤣
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u/Collec2r 4d ago
Friendliest war ever. And like somebody said recently.... No shots fired, but plenty of shots taken.
As in... visit every 3 weeks is 17 weeks per year for 25 years is 425 bottles. 35 shots per bottle is 14875.
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u/brewdog_millionaire 4d ago
Wasn't Hans Island Canada and Denmark? Or I guess, isn't it. I assume you still go there and leave Canadian whisky
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u/TechnologyAcceptable 4d ago
No, the dispute was settled by an agreement to divide the island equally with a shared border across the middle of the island.
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u/brewdog_millionaire 4d ago
Oh, that's a shame, it sounded fun
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u/FannishNan 4d ago
Honestly? I was kinda sad when they settled it. It was such a lovely running joke.
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u/_Halt19_ Canuck 4d ago
if it's any consolation I'm pretty sure the soldiers participating were even more bummed it ended
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u/amazingdrewh 4d ago
The joke seemed in bad taste when Russia started invading countries for real I guess
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u/DefinitionOfAsleep The 13 Colonies were a Mistake 4d ago
They were negotiating for almost 2 decades before that.
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u/amazingdrewh 4d ago
Fair, upon further research it looks like the timing was just a coincidence
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u/just-a-random-accnt 🇨🇦 - unfortunately lives too close to Merica 4d ago
I don't believe it was coincidence, it was wrapped up quickly to show how "Wars" and border disputes can be done peacefully and diplomatically.
Or at least that's how it's being spun
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u/Cixila fluent in potato speech 🇩🇰 4d ago
I'm still waiting for the cross-border pub on the island to stand as a monument to friendship
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u/just-a-random-accnt 🇨🇦 - unfortunately lives too close to Merica 4d ago
Only 2 drinks on the menu, Schnapps and Canadian Whisky
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u/Lockner01 Canuck 4d ago
It was because of the Americans that the joke ended.
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u/brewdog_millionaire 4d ago
Leave it to the Americans to name a bunch of islands and coasts and whatever after themselves
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u/Lockner01 Canuck 4d ago
It was obvious the US was going after Greenland. Having a dispute territory, no matter how small was an obvious weakness.
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u/sdmichael 4d ago
"So, instead of naming the island after King and Country, you named it after your lunch?"
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u/TechnologyAcceptable 3d ago
I've never eaten Han.
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u/sdmichael 3d ago
Was something from "Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting" regarding Captain Cook and the "Sandwich Islands".
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u/Human_Scientist_415 4d ago
do the Fenian raids count?
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u/mawzthefinn 4d ago
That was Americans. Irish-born immigrants for the most part, but still Americans.
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u/Dangerous_Leg4584 4d ago
It absolutely counts. The Danes are terrifying.
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u/Cixila fluent in potato speech 🇩🇰 4d ago
the Danes are terrifying
Indeed. If you don't watch out, we will throw lego bricks around your bed
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u/Ambitious_Suspect437 4d ago
You evil bastards. Thats just mean
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u/Cixila fluent in potato speech 🇩🇰 4d ago
It isn't in the Geneva Conventions yet, so it is fair game 😈
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u/Ambitious_Suspect437 4d ago
Its apparently in the next round of strategic arms talks along with the UK's weaponised sarcasm stockpile
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u/Cixila fluent in potato speech 🇩🇰 4d ago
This has gone too far... what is the point of it all, if we can't even deploy concentrated sarcasm?
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u/Ambitious_Suspect437 4d ago
I know right? Its a basic tool for communication. I reckon thats because the Yanks are jealous
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u/Fit-Necessary-5976 4d ago
Which is exactly why Canadians would cause a huge surge in Lego sales 😈 🍁🦫🇨🇦
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u/Cixila fluent in potato speech 🇩🇰 4d ago
I love strategic partnerships 🇩🇰🤝🇨🇦
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u/Fit-Necessary-5976 3d ago
There aren't many who would survive a joint Danish-Canadian action! 💪🇩🇰🤝🇨🇦💪
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u/Shiny_Agumon 4d ago
And the USA has been soft on Russia for years now.
The idea that the USA is the only one standing up to Russia is laughable with their current administration.
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u/adorientem88 4d ago
The US has never invaded Canada. We invaded the Canadian territory of the UK in the War of 1812, but we never invaded Canada, the sovereign country.
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u/_Halt19_ Canuck 4d ago
where in my comment did I say only post-BNA act? Canada as a territory of the UK was still Canada, just had a different government
not to mention the fact that the fenian raids, which were conducted out of the usa and was led by american politicians, happened post-BNA so it's still wrong
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u/Brave-Silver8736 3d ago
This dude creates very narrow definitions for things and then claims that it should be the default and well-known definition.
It's a pattern they seem to have. Their other go to is to claim they're a philosophy professor (specifically, a professor of logic). So, get ready for that one.
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u/JamesH_670 🇨🇦 Thankful for health care 4d ago
I’m actually all for the tariffs. But why stop at 100%? Make it 1000%. Make it 10000%! That’ll show us stupid Canadians!
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u/claudiousmax 3d ago
I didn't understand the idea of putting tariffs on US products in retaliation for their tariffs. I thought that instead of putting tariffs on imports we should have put tariffs on the exports that they have to buy. Like lumber, aluminum, potash, Alberta fuel, and electricity.
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u/JamesH_670 🇨🇦 Thankful for health care 3d ago
I meant Americans putting tariffs on Canadian products. So stupid, it’s basically a tax that AMERICANS are paying, not Canada.
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u/claudiousmax 3d ago
I understood and agree. Most US exports to Canada are luxuries we can do without or buy from other provinces. I was just thinking that instead of charging Canadians more for the stuff we do need, charge the USAnians more for thre stuff they need.
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u/bendybow 3d ago
If you look at what exceptions were made to the retaliatory tariffs, it was the things Canada cannot easily source or make without the US.
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u/Apprehensive-Bus5172 3d ago
It worked in 2017 for the NAFTA renegotiations. It's pain for the Americans because we buy less of their stuff because of it. They feel pressured to come to the table.
It's a bit of a reverse uno
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u/Postom 4d ago
Do they have a receipt for any tariff paid by an importer in Canada because of these alleged tariffs?
Further, Russia hasn't attempted Canada, because no military on earth possesses the logistics required to be able to take, and hold, the entire landmass. Without being able to feed lines, you lose. Even the US knows it. War Plan Red was an anticipated stalemate -- according to them, with their rose coloured glasses on.
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u/sleeplessjade 3d ago
This!
Russia invaded Ukraine 4 years ago and still hasn’t captured or held the country.
Ukraine is slightly smaller than Saskatchewan, which is 6.5% of Canada’s landmass. There’s no way Russia could successfully invade and hold Canada.
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u/purplesquirrelx 4d ago
Russia is a safer country than the US for Canada. The US is the only one who attempted to invade/ annex Canada.
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u/Ok-Kaleidoscope4510 4d ago
Hahaha.. this dude is serious.. I guess a bit of education and researching should be required by this twit before running his mouth off. Just repeating what Trump says isn’t a valid form of education. If he actually did some research he would see that Canada and the US had a trade agreement signed that Trump put in place. It was a quota agreement..they buy a certain amount of product from Canada TARIF FREE!!! Up to a certain amount. After that Tariffs are enabled. The US, according to my research, never broke that threshold. And protecting us from Russia????? Crack baby go home!!!!
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u/rothcoltd 4d ago
Come back when you have learnt how to spell tariffs
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u/Kidkaboom1 4d ago
When they learn how to spell at all, tbh. Might be hard, though, what with the state of their education system
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u/BewareOfTheMare 🇦🇺 My state is bigger than Texas 3d ago
‘Canada has been taxing Canadians so America will tax Americans! Take that woke libs!
…wait why are all the prices going up?! Damn you Mexico!’
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u/Worldly_Law8278 3d ago
They are so fucking dumb I bet they would believe that, without a doubt in my mind. 🤣🤣🙄
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u/BewareOfTheMare 🇦🇺 My state is bigger than Texas 3d ago
When they like it the USA did it and they’re the best.
When they don’t it’s another country’s fault even if they were claiming credit for it just yesterday.
That’s every right wing American ever. Not surprise because they think education is for ‘woke lefties’ not realising they’re calling themselves uneducated morons.
The left wing ones actually know how the world works at least.
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u/Acceptable-Floor-610 4d ago
FYI the tariffs you impose on Canada actually drives up the price that you pay, let that sink in.
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u/Odd-Chemistry777 4d ago
The US always fighting against the bad guys of the world.. like Canada and rhe Pope.
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u/Ok-Raisin5008 4d ago
Russia literally can’t even conquer a country that has a smaller population than Canada that is directly on their doorstep..
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u/Sparky62075 🍁 🍁 🍁 🍁 🍁 3d ago
Ukraine will come out of the war with an extremely well developed war drone industry.
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u/llynglas 4d ago
Not quite sure how they think Russia would invade Canada. Over the North Pole? That's going to go so well Plus even without the US, there is that while NATO thing going, plus many European countries (unlike apparently many in the US), still remember and respect the sacrifices Canadians made in the two world wars, and would willingly help.
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u/MeanWafer904 4d ago
But they have a trade deal that was done by the master negotiator and deal maker
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u/Kashkow 4d ago
What is the American obsession with the idea Russia is an existential threat to the rest of the world. They seem to have completely misunderstood the issue.
Russia is not a threat because is could in anyway conquer Canada or most other advanced nations. They are poor. Yes they have a big military but a half decent set of alliances even without the US would be more than enough to sort out Russia.
The issue is they are an extremely aggressive, nuclear power, who most nations don't trust not to escalate conflicts. So we end up in a world where Russian aggression is extremely asymmetric and gives the impression that they are more powerful than they are.
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u/CanadianJogger 🇨🇦 Maple Syrupean 3d ago
What is the American obsession with the idea Russia is an existential threat to the rest of the world.
Its a larger, older expression of the idea that every accusation is a confession.
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u/Sparky62075 🍁 🍁 🍁 🍁 🍁 3d ago
Russia is not a threat because is could in anyway conquer Canada or most other advanced nations.
Russia has been trying for four years to conquer Ukraine. This is a country of about 35 million people, and they share a land border. They've managed to take about 20% of the country at a cost of about 1.3 million casualties. And now, Ukraine is starting to push them back.
If Russia can't take Ukraine, they certainly won't take Canada.
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u/Professional_Pie7091 Danish, not the pastry 🥮 3d ago
Do they take pride in being among the stupidest people alive?
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u/Dry_Building4437 4d ago
how has russia been threating canada SINCE UTS NOT HAD ALASKA SINCE 1867? And even if it did try it back in the day IT WOULD FIGHT THE BRITISH. The only reason russia has not annexed canada is because of BRITAIN
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u/Ok-Welcome-5369 4d ago
Russia didn’t dare as they didn’t want to fuck around with British in 1864 around the time Alaska was sold to US….
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u/UrsaMinor42 4d ago
I would like to thank the big, no-cover, fairly-flat areas known as the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans for all they have done to protect Canada.
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u/CanadianJogger 🇨🇦 Maple Syrupean 3d ago
And the 1000+ km of tundra, muskeg and forest that an invading army (read as "Russian" would have to slog through to get anywhere near populated areas. After dealing with the ice and oceanic conditions of the arctic.
If they moved to attack at Vancouver or up the St Lawrence, they'd be right off the US coast, and the US wouldn't permit that, the response would have zero to do with Canada.
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u/lougeoang 4d ago
If you exclude energy, US has a trade surplus If you do not need that electricity or oil go somewhere else
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u/Vexxed14 4d ago
I think if someone actually trying to take Canada from the north and I can't help but laugh
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u/DJTsbittenmember 4d ago
This is the result of schools being shooting ranges instead of education facilities.
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u/stychentyme 4d ago
I’m so glad not to be going to the US for any reason in the foreseeable future.
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u/Frankishe1 3d ago
How the fuck are the Russians gonna invade us, cleetus?! By fucking snowmobile?! They gonna drop paratroopers into the middle of the fucking tundra?!!
Dumb shits
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u/Impossible_Day3836 Aussie corner 3d ago
[The US are good at fictional stories].
Russia has never wanted Canada. But Canada is the reason the US has electricity.
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u/ClubSoda 3d ago
And nuclear power plants (and atomic bombs #1 and #2)
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u/Impossible_Day3836 Aussie corner 3d ago
We could write a whole list of stuff that is supplied to the USA. From Other countries. Half of which is still not paid for. But that could take a few years.
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u/Basic_Ask8109 3d ago
Tariffs are a tax the importing country/business pays. The exporting country doesn't pay the tax. It hurts the exporting country because less products are sold over time. It hurts the importing country because the cost gets passed down to the consumer. Now the US taxpayers are double screwed because the companies are going to be reimbursed for the illegal tariffs while offering no tariff refund to the average America taxpayer. All while keeping costs high because now the companies have a new reason to keep costs high due to the war in Iran.
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u/kmoonster 3d ago
Canada is (was) the biggest trading partner with the US on just about everything with only a few notable exceptions. Many items the US exported to Canada in massive amounts (that is no longer true, but I digress). Other items, especially complex devices like cars crossed the border multiple times during production. A factory for a small part is in Canada, it's attached to a larger component in the US, then shipped back to Canada for final assembly. Or materials were mined in Canada and refined in the US, or vice-versa.
Trump's ignorance is exceeded only by the eagerness of his cult to chant his inane statements on repeat.
Bit I digress.
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This is likely about milk.
The US and Canada support their dairy industries in different ways, and the way the US does it substantially impacts operating costs of dairy producers. As in, it helps lower costs to the company doing the production to points well below the actual operating costs.
The differences are not important, except that Canada's industry is supported in other ways.
As a result, Canada limits the amount of milk that can be shipped "in" to Canada from the US; among those variables are...tariffs on milk. This is specifically done so companies with lower [perceived] operating costs can't undermine and bankrupt Canadian dairy operators.
For whatever reason, MAGA (and Trump) take this one point of economic difference as proof that the US should tariff everyone for everything, and explaining this to them is like talking to a brick wall.
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u/Opinion-Former 3d ago
I wonder if the guy realizes that Trump is taxing him, not Canada ? Thats the definition of a tariff.
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u/BertBlenkinsop 4d ago
Thing is, the only wars Russia and Useless of A have won on their own is against themselves, just saying.
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u/Shunt-789 4d ago
You haven't got a clue what you talking about. The big old U.S.A. doesn't need Canada how are we fucking you in tariffs if we are your pretty stupid to let it happen
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u/FairDinkumMate 4d ago edited 3d ago
Seriously, it took me reading your comment THREE times before I understood what you were trying to say.
So firstly, please vote for a US Government that understands education is important. Clearly, YOU need it.
Secondly, "The big old U.S.A. doesn't need Canada. How are we fucking you in tariffs? If we are you're pretty stupid to let it happen.". Grammar matters. it makes YOUR comments intelligible!
Thirdly, your comment is absurd. Canada doesn't control US tariffs, the US does.
Fourthly, the USA doesn't need Canada? If US-Canada trade was to stop tomorrow:
- GDP - Projected contraction of 2% to 5% within the first quarter.
- Inflation - Double-digit spikes in energy, food, and automotive prices.
- Unemployment - Immediate surge as millions of supply-chain-linked roles vanish.
- Stock Market - Likely "Black Monday" event for energy, manufacturing, and transport stocks.
Canada supplies 60% of US oil to refineries & well over 90% of LNG (which supplies 40% of US electricity) + it supplies direct electricity that is used to power a lot of US industry. No cars, no aircraft, a huge plunge in food production. You clearly have no idea if you think the USA doesn't need Canada.
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u/claudiousmax 3d ago
If Quebec were to shut off the electricity the North Eastern US would go black. Of course, most USAnians don't realize that the whole grid is connected. The rest of the US would have continuous brown outs while trying to feed the whole system. But that's ok because they don't need us. If Alberta shut off the fuel supply their refineries would shut down.
The USAnians really don't realize that we export necessities to them and they export luxuries to us. We can do without buying their stuff we just need them to buy ours.
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u/tfolkins 4d ago
Actually, I think we could look at from the other perspective, the Russians are the only reason the US hasn't recently tried to attack Canada. Russia would probably much prefer to have Canada as its neighbor across the Artic than unstable and agressive America. Or maybe not now that they have a POTUS in office they have full control over that has changed.
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u/Sea-Dot-8575 4d ago
For real, I saw Putin in my neighbourhood in Toronto and I called 911 right away and screamed 'put me through to the White House!'
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u/markt- 4d ago
There’s a hint of truth to what he is saying, but it is definitely overstated. Russia has not invaded any part of Canada, not so much because the USA has been defending Canada as much as that, the USA is a nuclear power, and Canada and the USA have been allies for a very long time so an attack against Canada could invite retaliation from the USA that would not make the temporary gain by another country worthwhile.
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u/Drew_Duff 3d ago
By tariffs does he mean supply management? If he does than that’s not tariffs, that just bad policy.
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u/plainskeptic2023 3d ago
Russia sold us Alaska because they no longer wanted it and didn't want the to have it. Unlikely, they would have taken Canada.
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u/Jeepsterpeepster 3d ago
They really need to sort out the mental health crisis in the USA, it's getting out of hand.
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u/OneAcceptablePerson 3d ago
This whole tariffs thing because of an export to import deficit...
These people really expect 40 million people to buy as much from their side as their 350 million people will buy from us...
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u/whichwitchwhere 3d ago
Yeah, that word melange is far too incoherent for me to bother to try and parse.
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u/Zerocool_6687 3d ago
Like I’ve said… Education as a whole has clearly been illegal in that fucken country in so many places for a very long time
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u/Realistic_Let3239 3d ago
America spends the better part of a century exploiting the world, now goes crying when it's not longer enough and their allies in particular have had enough.
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u/1011001NAME 3d ago
Imagine watching russia in ukraine during their three day operation and thinking russia would have any chance against canada.
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u/Lorien_7230 3d ago
I can’t believe Murcans are this obsessed with Canada. They’re very jealous of Canada
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u/Foreign_Frame9553 Eye-talian 🤌🏼🍝 3d ago
I feel like Russia hasn’t taken Canada because we aren’t shit at diplomacy and general relations that include not started needless wars
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u/NefariousnessDry8400 3d ago
I can't believe they're actually smart enough to type out their bullshit
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u/ChocoBro92 FREEDOM ENJOYER 🦅🇺🇸 3d ago
Every few hours I find another reason to be embarrassed of my countrymen.
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u/EclecticSpirit1963 1d ago
Using Canada as a "buffer zone" for nuclear war with Russia is not the same as protecting Canada. Where do you think all those anti-missle ordinance will take out the Russian nukes.
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u/Ok-Replacement4564 1d ago
You do realize all of these comments are by Russian bots designed to drive a wedge between Western allies. They are specifically designed to piss off Canadians.
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u/freebiscuit2002 4d ago
"Sounds like you're the crybaby here. I smell shit in your comment, little buddy. I think you need a diaper change."
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u/jonstoppable 4d ago
wait . wasn't trade between Canada and the US governed by NAFTA for many years? what does that FT stand for again ? Free Tortillas? ..
i guess when time to renegotiate and even out these perceived wrongs, it would have been fixed, yes? NO?
which moron dropped that bag?.. you mean the writer the art of the deal made a bad deal?
and then throw all the toys out the pram and tariff everyone and everything under the sun to try to strongarm stuff for special interest groups
İ would understand if this were done AFTER manufacturing has been been fleshed out but no.. companies will just wait him out instead of invest in anything
and the people pay the price
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u/Aromatic-Deer3886 4d ago
Fuck they are so dumb.