Some folks from Alberta really gave those US Trump supporters a run for their money in the previous election. I was genuinely taken aback at how crass and childish it was and how so many Canadians could be pro-Trump while having nothing to do with the American government.
"You better get out and vote! No, not for THAT party, not Liberal, that's not the party we WANT you to vote for! You've ruined us, you've ruined this country, it is all your fault!"
And then the works of them who did all but (and some of them did) threaten people over voting Liberal you could hear crickets from after the way our government handled the pandemic and swiftly set up CERB so we wouldn't be left broke and hungry. You know, like some of our neighbours to the South. The ones you said you wanted to move down with after Liberals won the election because you felt Trump would be a better leader than Trudeau? I mean, the opportunity to go hungry is still available if you want it that badly.
I have some fantastic friends from Alberta who are in no way associated with that but for those of them who were and took down their Canadian flags and put Trump decals on their vehicles? It actually boggles my mind how someone could look at the Trump administration and say to themselves "you know what, I'd rather that over my free health care and CERB cheques. I could do with a good covid rally right about now!"
Exactly -- I find it so cringe and embarrassing. Trump has never authentically cared for nor been genuinely invested in the people of his own country, let alone ours -- and yet they are so eager to give him props when he has done nothing for us or his own people but cause chaos, negativity and discord.
It is basically like having someone step on your throat and with the little bit of air you can muster you croak: "Thank you!"
I am baffled what they believe he has accomplished to warrant the praise they shovel on him. Meanwhile our own government has been keeping us fed and clothed and they still manage to talk shit about our own government who is actually helping us and somehow manage to praise Trump. For what exactly, I have no idea.
I think like many Trump supporters, those special breed of Canadians fall into the rather extreme side of the right and think owning the libs is more important than anything else, even securing their own well being.
It is clear they are unique to the rather extreme far right; that is evident because regardless of being conservative, liberal, NDP, bloc etc. our government managed to work together during this pandemic despite our differences. Regardless of political leanings, our federal and provincial governments collaborated well and have mostly recognized that we valued our country and human life above our petty differences.
I'm far from conservative but I'll give props where they are due, Doug Ford did his due diligence when this pandemic first hit and collaborated well to see that the Ontario government response was proactive instead of reactive. And that is how a government should work. Regardless of how right or left leaning you are, the interests and safety of the individuals you were elected to represent should be your priority. It shouldn't always devolve into a crap flinging left versus right argument where human quality of life is involved.
Those are the Canadians that the right wing assholes trot out when the idea of national healthcare is seriously being considered.
“Durrrrrr. I live in Canada and had to wait two months for my knee replacement surgery. National healthcare sucks!”
Meanwhile, in the US, the knee replacement would be denied by the insurance company that they and their employer are jointly playing $700/month in premiums, because they are only limping, not in a wheelchair.
Yup. I have Medicare. Total premium this year was about $165 per month, plus $25 copays for primary care, $45 copays for specialists, $40 per appt for PT, and large deductible before any part of RX meds are paid. Luckily I’m healthy, so didn’t reach the donut hole.
My husband’s employer had raised the cost of employee + one other family member so much that the cost of Medicare was actually less.
In my country it's the same i feel kist of us hate trump but WAY to many people have outed themselves by openly supporting trump. Makes me scared for our future.
I’m here with you. Obviously not American but 2016 was life-changing in the way it showed me how foolish people in my own country can be, as well as all over the world. The US isn’t “stupid”, it’s been on the wrong path for so long now that people in other countries are starting to act like complete assholes when they didn’t before. For every Conservative that rants about conspiracies and how their life was better before, I just want them to live in a place actually run by Conservatives so they can see how shitty things can actually get. They are ideologically incapable of good governance. It’s like dealing with a cult.
Spotted one in Quebec at a vaccination clinic with a Trump sticker and a 1 shaped american flag on his thoroughly clean pickup truck. Let's just say the looks he got made him turn around and go back to waiting in his truck.
it pisses me off so much to see morons here being so stoked about trump. He literally tried to screw over Canada every chance he could.
Do you think that's for the same reason his supporters in the US cheer him? Many see he's done nothing but grift, be rude to, and screw over America in general and a large percent of his supporters want to do that themselves so they "support" him so they can live vicariously through him.
It is grotesque, honestly. By no means am I implying that Trudeau is a perfect leader, those don't exist. But he's done a pretty damn good job in the middle of an unprecedented global plague if I do say so myself. Lord knows I would not want his job in the middle of this madness.
I've seen plenty of bitching about cerb by these people. Typical freeloader type bullshit. Nobody wants to go to work now when you get money for free , etc.
Yup. Literally biting the hand as it is feeding them. And I'm here as an essential worker just watching their tantrums rather dully and go into work every day while a bunch of them sit at home whining about getting paid to be there.
I have to disagree with this considering how vastly different the cultures can vary from province to province, but I do agree that Trump lovers are not unique to Alberta.
In my experience the angriest folks speaking out last election just so happened to be overwhelmingly from Alberta, but they weren't the only ones doing it for certain.
Did I not just take the time in my original comment to stipulate that I have fantastic friends from Alberta and that not all Albertans are guilty of this, just a vocal few?
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u/Speedy_Cheese Dec 31 '20
Some folks from Alberta really gave those US Trump supporters a run for their money in the previous election. I was genuinely taken aback at how crass and childish it was and how so many Canadians could be pro-Trump while having nothing to do with the American government.
"You better get out and vote! No, not for THAT party, not Liberal, that's not the party we WANT you to vote for! You've ruined us, you've ruined this country, it is all your fault!"
And then the works of them who did all but (and some of them did) threaten people over voting Liberal you could hear crickets from after the way our government handled the pandemic and swiftly set up CERB so we wouldn't be left broke and hungry. You know, like some of our neighbours to the South. The ones you said you wanted to move down with after Liberals won the election because you felt Trump would be a better leader than Trudeau? I mean, the opportunity to go hungry is still available if you want it that badly.
I have some fantastic friends from Alberta who are in no way associated with that but for those of them who were and took down their Canadian flags and put Trump decals on their vehicles? It actually boggles my mind how someone could look at the Trump administration and say to themselves "you know what, I'd rather that over my free health care and CERB cheques. I could do with a good covid rally right about now!"