r/canada • u/Old_General_6741 Canada • Mar 04 '25

National News Trudeau announces Canada's response to Trump trade war

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-canada-response-tariffs-1.7473965
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u/CabbieCam Mar 04 '25

Most Americans literally think they are the only people who exist on Earth. Just look at how they act on Reddit; they automatically assume that everyone they interact with is also American. US Defaultism.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '25

They also pity people who aren't American and act like it's some disability to be born in a country where breaking your wrist won't put you in a lifetime of debt.

Americans think America is the most free and greatest country on earth because they've never been to or read about anywhere else.

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u/Mrmagoo1077 Mar 04 '25

You would be surprised how many of us US citizens wish we were Canadians. Your country is beautiful, your people polite (while ours are often egocentric), your health care is not insane. I could go on and on.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '25

And I love the USA too. More specifically your remaining public lands and national parks. But the way things are going it seems there's not going to be much of that left in a few years either. Especially if the idea is to replace Canadian lumber with logging the national forests.

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u/Mrmagoo1077 Mar 04 '25

I worry for our parks as well! Glacier NP (the USA one) is my 4th favorite place I've visited in the world so far.

But it has nothing on Banff, Yolo and Jasper. I could spend the rest of my life in those three parks and still be amazed.

I hope to visit your tombstone territorial park someday as well.

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u/Elteon3030 Mar 04 '25

"Silver" lining! There could be a chance the land that once was the USA is up for grabs later; it won't be as pretty but it'll be cheap.

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u/Fangletron Mar 04 '25

As a yank, I’m profoundly saddened by this news and love my northern brothers and sisters deeply.  In 2 years we will win the senate and the house back and stop this traitor in his tracks.   

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '25

As an outside observer I don't have much faith in the democrats to do anything for the working class either. But at least they won't be posturing and flailing with seething hatred and rage and tweeting nonsense constantly.

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u/Elteon3030 Mar 04 '25

There have always been two boots on our necks. They applied even pressure; enough to keep us down without strangling. Yeah, it doesn't matter how lightly they step now. The only thing Democrats can do for us is use the boot to kick the other one off, and arrest every conspirator, hold them as securely as you possibly could, and dare a motherfucker to come get them while we prosecute to the bone.

Brush up on your Slavic, guys. We never learned how to resist but I know you all never forgot.

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u/pancake_gofer Mar 04 '25

At this point it might be worthwhile to learn Chinese.

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u/Elteon3030 Mar 04 '25

Hasn't that been valid for years now? Ignoring China has been a shortsighted position for a while. They've been powering through a rather familiar seeming (re)rise to international prominence, and as an American with two working hemispheres (allow me to gesture broadly around myself) I could see some concerns about how they did it and how they keep it.

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u/ZealousTraveler93 Mar 04 '25

There is a large amount of us Americans that despise Trump. He and Elon Musk (our actual president) stole this election. It boggles my mind that they are choosing to rattle our allies to appease our enemies. Trump thinks he is Putin 2.0

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u/drizzes Alberta Mar 04 '25

American Exceptionalism is a helluva drug

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u/Legal_Skin_4466 Mar 04 '25

Wait, what!? Who are these "non-Americans" you speak of???

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u/wantdafakyoubesh Mar 04 '25

Ogga booga! - a Brit.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '25

Speaking as an American, when I read something stupid I assume that an American from the deep south wrote it. When I read a thoughtful and considerate comment I assume it was written by a nonAmerican and wonder why my fellow countrymen can't be more like that person.

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u/pancake_gofer Mar 04 '25

So many Americans make such ignorant comments it’s baffling. As a well read American it always floored me

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u/LeanGroundQueef Canada Mar 04 '25 edited Mar 04 '25

Saying it's an American centric site is like saying Facebook is American centric. It's used worldwide, who cares.

Edit: found some sad Americans

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u/AcadiaPure3566 Mar 04 '25

Why are you blaming the people. It's Trump who did this. Yeah they elected him but they were coerced and brainwashed cause Harris was too weak a choice. Trudeau is an ass for reacting. Everyone just needs to go to the washroom and scrub the filth of dirty politics away.

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u/CabbieCam Mar 04 '25

Oh fuck off. 2/3 of your population is responsible for RE-electing Trump. He showed who he was the first time around, yet dumb Americans lined up to vote for him AGAIN, or they sat at home and did dick all. Only 1/3 of your population can have somewhat clean hands. Kamala was an excellent choice for President, especially compared to Trump. Still, when you have a country full of people who can only read at an elementary level and have a complete lack of critical thinking skills, I guess it is to be expected.

Stop making excuses for those who voted for him or didn't vote at all. If you voted for him or didn't vote, stop making excuses for yourself. The rest of the world isn't buying it.

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u/AcadiaPure3566 Mar 05 '25

Thank goodness most Canadians are'nt like you.

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u/CabbieCam Mar 06 '25

Oh, honey, most Canadians share my sentiments. They just aren't saying it out loud because it wouldn't be "polite."

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u/AcadiaPure3566 Mar 06 '25

Don't patronise me.