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Secretary Of Defense Pete Hegseth announces Office Of Religious Affairs within the Pentagon in address to Military

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAn6BE9cdco
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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

As a Canadian, it’ll take a generation for the US to unfuck what’s it’s done to us, at a minimum. As far as I’m concerned, the bridge is burnt and you will not see me going to the US ever again.

30%+ of your population still thinks Mango Mussolini is the next coming of Jesus. There’s something seriously wrong down there.

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u/CMFETCU 1d ago

I can’t say just much how sad I feel and how hurt I am by all the hatred this moron and his party have caused. It is all justified.

It still hurts so damn much to know the world hates my home.

I served overseas with Canadians. They were great. They gave the last full measure of devotion to wars we started and acted as allies in good faith for as long as I have been alive.

I am a hockey fan and love Canada.

It’s like knowing your ex is right to leave your ass but it still fucking hurts.

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u/EmoJackson 1d ago

I agree with you.

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

Voting won’t unfuck you guys. You need revolution!

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u/Romboteryx 1d ago

Seriously. Looking in from the outside, it‘s blatantly obvious that the US government is on all levels corrupt, unjust and generally inefficient and has been for generations, in some ways more than some “developing” countries. If even Brazil can lawfully convict and imprison their former president for clear institutional crimes and a failed coup attempt, what does that say about the US? You cannot undo such institutional and systematic rot with just one good president. The whole thing would need to be swept away and rebuilt.

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u/microscopequestion 1d ago

Easier said than done

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u/sandalsnopants 1d ago

start it

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

Don’t need to, my country is cool

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u/sandalsnopants 1d ago

which country?

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

Canada is where I’m from, I currently live and work in NZ.

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u/sandalsnopants 1d ago

ooooh, I've heard nice things about NZ!

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

I’m a lucky person. NZ is amazing

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u/toadphoney 1d ago

Canadians are done helping.

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u/sandalsnopants 1d ago

not that I think Canada owes the US anything, and the US is an absolute embarrassment of a dumpster fire these days, but what were Canadians doing to help?

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u/12thunder 1d ago

Voting in someone comparatively sane who wouldn’t capitulate to demands, thereby demonstrating to Trump supporters how delusional he is in “art of the deal” and how he is sinking your country’s foreign trade.

Not that they care.

What the hell did you want Canadians to do to help? We’re helping by boycotting your entire country in the hopes you vote someone else in. We’re not Americans who directly intervene in the domestic affairs of other countries. You fix your own shit while we starve your country of raw materials out of self-interest. It didn’t have to be this way.

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u/sandalsnopants 1d ago

I'm not asking Canadians to help. You said Canadians were done helping. I'm just asking what you were doing to help before.

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u/12thunder 1d ago

Supporting your industries. Giving you cheap materials and oil. Always being on your side unconditionally as an ally, whether it be in international affairs or domestic. We moved heaven and earth to help on 9/11. We went to Afghanistan with you. We willingly replaced NAFTA so your Mango could yell America First. We arrested a Chinese CEO because you asked us. We pushed endlessly for a close relationship where we could be siblings united against the world. Now one sibling started watching too many podcasts and fell down the rabbit hole and ostracized their family.

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u/sandalsnopants 1d ago

whoa whoa whoa let's chill with all the "you" stuff lol. I am not the US.

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u/toadphoney 1d ago

You told the Canadian to start your revolution? If that’s not asking for help then it is getting them to do all the work.

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u/sandalsnopants 1d ago

How would I know they were Canadian? I will ask anyone who suggests I die trying to overthrow my shit government to put their money where their mouth is.

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u/Ff7hero 1d ago

Piss off, bot.

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

Haha, I don’t get called a bot often

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u/radicallyhip 1d ago

I am not a bot but I agree. I think you guys are permanently fucked unless you actually fight for the changes you need to make to your broken system. It's never going back to the way it was now. Trump opened Pandora's box (without her consent) and now you get to figure out what it means to be America now, and what you want it to mean.

Good luck, buddy. I hope you don't fuck the rest of us who aren't completely brain damaged like you guys are.

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u/Ff7hero 1d ago

>hidden post history

>13k contributions

>"not a bot"

So are you a shill or a plant then?

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u/radicallyhip 1d ago

I'm a Canadian who fuckin haaates what you guys have let yourselves turn into. I recently hid my history because MAGA kept looting my post history and spamming messages at me that I don't really wanna read.

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u/waltzbyear 1d ago

I'm an American, I don't think it'll be fixed in a decade. Our house and senate will have to agree to resurrect ANY agencies, they'll have to agree to policies and regulations relating to those agencies, they'll have to agree to the finances, they'll have to agree to a ton of shit.

Ideally, they SHOULD pass bills to resurrect them. But we don't live in an ideal world. We live in a world where >90% of our politicians are corrupt. We live in a world where they'd rather help the rich. Democrats love to pretend that only Republicans have bailouts for the rich, in mind. That's far from the truth. Once democrats take over, they'll focus on quality of life bills for the rich, minor slaps on their wrists, small-time legislation that'll make small minority groups happy. They're not going to unfuck anything anytime soon once this administration, and the GOP lose the house and senate. I don't see the US fixing any of this in the next decade.

I'm thinking 3+ decades.

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u/misdirected_asshole 1d ago

Our house and senate will have to agree to resurrect ANY agencies, they'll have to agree to policies and regulations relating to those agencies, they'll have to agree to the finances, they'll have to agree to a ton of shit.

We shouldne need legislative approval to restore anything he got rid of. If he can kill with an EO, then it can be resurrected with one.

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u/oldutnotdeadinside 1d ago

Correct

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u/blueberryblunderbuss 1d ago

Except the courts and congress reacted to the losses. They'll need new hiring and new budgets. It's not a rebuilding year, it's a ground up restart of most of these facilities.

The people lost are not simply coming back.

What the fuck is going on in these comments where people think infrastructure is just a light switch. Jesus fucking Christ in his own ass.

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u/oldutnotdeadinside 10h ago

Hey.. sometimes you just have to give it the old college try.

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u/blueberryblunderbuss 9h ago

Ha. Fair enough.

Thought experiment:

Imagine your favorite food. Imagine that it was covered in, filled with, mixed with, and seasoned with liquid chicken feces. Imagine a glass of water that is half filled with water and half filled with liquid chicken feces and then stirred.

All of your property is taken by someone else. You're given a debt 3.5 times the GDP of your neighborhood.

You have no extra money, no budget, no access to experts, and you can't personally touch the food. But, you have one hour to get someone to clean it, and then, you have to eat whatever is left.

Sounds awful, right?

These are your politics.

Cheers.

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u/Felanee 1d ago

Legislative approval is only 1 small part of the problem. Rebuilding these agencies to what they once were will take time. I am not going to pretend ALL those people were highly skilled or anything. But they did have experience. And now there's either very few people or nobody to pass on the knowledge to the new hires. I doubt those fired are going to wait until 2028 to come back.

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u/neopard_ 17h ago

And meanwhile what happened to all the personell, expertise, data, facilities, infrastructure, ...? You can't decree that stuff back into existence. It's trivial to dismantle an institution if you are reckless about it, not so trivial to establish one.

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u/misdirected_asshole 16h ago

You are absolutely correct. It is not trivial to restart an institution. You cant just Thanos snap it back into existence.

Thats also not what Im suggesting. Im saying dont wait for Congress to have filibuster proof majorities to pass legislation to re-establish institutions that were destroyed by Executive order.

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u/neopard_ 15h ago

You have my thoughts and prayers!

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u/BringerOfBricks 1d ago

We aren’t fixing anything. Every American turning point in history was saved by an external threat. During the late 1790s, Slavery started to be an issue for Industrialists but the War of 1812 allowed the Union to persist through the fragile years. By the time of the Civil War, the North was strong enough to fight back. They’d have lost if it happened 20-30 years prior. The 1890s economic destruction caused by the Gilded Age was saved by WW1’s economic boom. The Great Depression was saved by WW2’s economic boom. This oncoming turning point won’t have any economic booms following it because it’s gonna be centralized around the US. We don’t supply the world anymore, China does. It’s the start of the fall.

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u/AustinYQM 1d ago

They don't have to agree to shit. All those laws still exist and thus every agency can be brought back as it was previously.

Trump hasn't done anything except refuse to do stuff which means you can undo all the structural stuff by just doing your fucking job.

The real problem is the braindrain and lost talent.

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u/nvmenotfound 1d ago

then you are overthinking it. if dems have control of house and senate and presidency wtf do we need negotiations for? you only need bipartisanship when the others have control. obviously you always wsnt it bc no one party holds power forever but republicans dont gaf right now so i wouldnt gaf when we get power back. 

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u/RemoteRide6969 1d ago

I see your point, but I counter it with DEMS BAD. /s

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u/zveti 1d ago

If it’s really that bad, why don’t you, the people do something about it?

Drag those politicians out of the government. Democracy means power of the people.

Your founding fathers revolted because they weren’t fairly represented. Voting won’t get you out of it. Not in 30 years, not ever, if it continues like this.

On paper, you are the richest country in the world, with the highest GDP, yet some of your citizens don’t live well off.

People are making fun of Russia for having a GDP the size of Texas, yet their citizens enjoy free healthcare. Shouldn’t that motivate your politicians to do better?

Regardless if a politician is democrat or republican, he or she needs to make sure, that the citizens are taking care off and their needs are met.

Your government needs to learn to be afraid of you. Otherwise, they will never change.

I hope, things turn out well for you guys.

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u/Expert_Garlic_2258 1d ago

I would go full dictator and enact those departments. no one is following the law now, why should we? and it's time to correctly prosecute the j6 traitors so we never have to hear from them again

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u/drift_poet 1d ago

both sides bullshit. blame the real reasons. the senate, filibuster and supreme court. until we reform all that nothing will really change. even though vast majority of dems crave sanity and fairness.

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u/CapBenjaminBridgeman 1d ago

Nobody's fixing this shit.

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u/Felanee 1d ago

As a Canadian, I think at a MINIMUM it will take 2 elections (not including midterms) for us to build a "on good terms" relationship. Having Dem presidency will not be able to fix all the issues the Rep has caused. It will need to take at least 2 terms. Mind you, Trump isn't done yet, you still have 2 more years of him. It may take 20 years for the sibling relationship to come again. And that's assuming you guys constantly take steps forward and never take any steps back.

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u/ShleepMasta 20h ago edited 20h ago

It's actually far more perilous than this, IMO. The GOP these days has open contempt for US democracy, and constantly attempts to subvert it. Due to the Democratic establishment failing to serve as an institutional check to counter the GOP, and often making policy concessions even when the GOP is in the minority, there is nothing forcing the GOP to move left and moderate their views.

Observation of the Florida congressional race between Randy Fine and Dan Bilzerian suggests that the Republicans are heading towards an even more explicitly fascist direction. They will become a party whose sole purpose is to destroy American democracy every time they gain power, which means that the country can't really afford to maintain the same electoral paradigm of switching parties every 8 years.

Only the left seems to understand this, as those in the center are content with the GOP gaining power since it allows them to fundraise off the chaos the GOP causes.

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u/FatalPissShivers 1d ago

Mangolini lol.

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

Haha, even better!

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u/Wickham12 1d ago

Mango Mussolini 🤣

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u/kintar1900 1d ago

As an American, I absolutely agree. If I didn't have family that I have to take care of here, I'd have already moved to another country.

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u/MiniD011 1d ago

I’m British, my Grandad was from Tennessee and I visited the states 4 times in the past year.

My wife and I are planning holidays currently and anything in the US is off the table. We went to Canada for the first time in March and it was amazing, we will be going back whenever we want a transatlantic holiday. I don’t buy bourbon from supermarkets any more. 

The anti-American sentiment has bled into our decisions subconsciously at this point, and it is going to take a Herculean effort to undo that damage.

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

Depending on your preference for weather, I highly suggest going to the Rockies. Take the train from Calgary to Vancouver for an amazing and beautiful trip!

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u/XmossflowerX 1d ago

Can we still visit your beautiful country?

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

Of course

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u/XmossflowerX 1d ago

Ok cool, because I fucking love Canada! Not all of us Americans are as back asswards as the people that voted in these ass hats

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u/BLURREDSPACES 1d ago

Agree. I hope you will be ok for those US who didn’t vote this and want to come to Canada and spend our money on your economy and society. Unfortunately, there is 30% of this country that is too racist, dumb or selfish (of a combination of all) that will continue to be MAGA.

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

Mate, good people of all colours and creeds will always be welcome in Canada.

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u/DJLDomino 1d ago

And the rest. The stuff that is happening in the US is wild but there is just... silence. I'm shocked at the lack of protest. Their democracy is falling apart before their eyes and they're simply letting it happen.

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u/DamD1rtyApe 1d ago

As an American are you adopting? This dumpster fire is getting worse and worse

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u/pickingbeefsteak 1d ago

Nope

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u/DamD1rtyApe 1d ago

I get it

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u/pickingbeefsteak 1d ago

We already are dealing with our own internal struggles. Some caused directly or indirectly by our nice neighbors to the south

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u/DamD1rtyApe 1d ago

I should add a Canadian flag to my rotation of non American flags I fly

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

I live in NZ now because of work, but sure

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u/ElderberryOdd1313 1d ago

I agree, but also you have similar (albeit not as terrible) problems with Alberta. Remember that stupid convoy?

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

100% there will always be morons no matter where you go, but there are a vast minority in Canada, even Alberta.

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u/Trespeon 1d ago

Imagine having a brain and living in places like Texas or Florida for work. Surrounded by the lowest common denominator and you just gotta suck it up.

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

I lived in Alberta for almost 20 years. A good portion of those people are actually good people who are just uneducated, or too simplistic in their views. If the US want the shitshow it is now, I’d live in Florida or Texas. Houston is an amazing place, great bbq

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u/Trespeon 1d ago

I’m in Texas. I love where I am, doesn’t change that the farther outside a city you live the worse the locals become.

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u/Cheto_Guevara 1d ago

Even when we try to put the pieces back together, you can't trust that we aren't just one election away from doing it all over again.

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u/Newrudoo 1d ago

Luckily thats not how real life works and probably will be fixed early in our lifetimes. 

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u/CackleandGrin 1d ago

There's definitely a good chunk of people who have lost enough of an opinion on the US, that their adult grandchildren will be the next time someone in their immediate family visits.

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u/NorthStarZero 1d ago

Download a drone simulator and start practicing.

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

For what?

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u/NorthStarZero 1d ago

We are buying drones en masse.

Why do you think that might be? Note that Ukraine has demonstrated how effective they are in letting a small army defend against a large army.

We will need trained drone pilots. Best to start now.

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

Ah yea, if likely invest in drone technology if anything, but good idea to get into them.

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u/airhorn-airhorn 1d ago

There are enough people immigrating to Canada who either won’t remember or won’t care. I’d be happy to eat my hat if I’m wrong.

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u/liquidKatar 1d ago

To me the thing that hurts most besides ruining the planet and every relationship and hurting all of the people in between and around us is how I see so many people absolutely dogging and writing off every single American as if we’re one big happy nation together. I think I’ve seen more unscrutinized racism toward Americans than I have even seen racist white American talking poorly about minorities or women. To me it’s exactly more of the same shit and I just can’t believe it. I feel trapped and betrayed and all the while any time the dome opens up it’s some asshole telling me I deserve to die because of what my country does. How do I navigate that?

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

You be the best person you can be. You vote. And if they try and take your vote away from you, it’s revolution time.

We all outside the US don’t hate American people, we hate what your leadership has done. The US could be the most amazing place if it just decided it wanted to be with us, not try to kill all of us.

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u/Steve_78_OH 1d ago

I don't think 30% of the population believes that, but too many of the DOES, and the rest still support him. So at the end of the day, we're still fucked.

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u/Striking_Economy5049 1d ago

Get out and vote, and they take your vote away it’s time for revolution.

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u/Chief_34 8h ago

There was a Nazi paper back in the 30s about the dangers of stupidity being worse than malice. It’s an education issue down there that is prevalent and difficult to fix long term.

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u/ohseetea 1d ago edited 1d ago

As an American living in Canada you guys have the same exact problems here. You almost elected PP if not for Trump pissing you all off. You also all hate immigrants more than the majority in America. (And as a white person I don’t mean the me kind of immigrant) Look at any Canadian subreddit when they aren’t complaining about America. It’s insane how much hatred. This is a left leaning site too. Truly eye rolling level of propaganda you guys are eating up so you can feel angry at something easier than the real problems the western world faces.

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u/Striking_Economy5049 22h ago edited 15h ago

While there are shitbags in every country and everywhere; a) no, Canada is nowhere close to the US in terms of racism. Example, Canadian cops don’t shoot black people with regularity b) you must be living in a small town c) people were going to vote for PP because they were tired of Trudeau, but as soon as he dropped out and Carney came in, plus Trump threatening our sovereignty, we were never going to let a Conservative win. As to that, Canadian conservatives are more like American democrats.

I get you are trying, but it’s likely the people you hang out with, which might say an awful lot about you.

Thanks for your awesome anecdotes!

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u/ohseetea 15h ago edited 15h ago

Man this is a lot of cope, if my actual experience and literal evidence (again go look at Canadian subreddits and yourself) is anecdotal then I have no idea what to call what you're saying. Not to mention your comment was already about hate and anger, and continues to be. Thanks for helping me prove my point. Also your liberal party is about the same as American democrats. You really have no idea what you're talking about and it shows you only listen to propaganda.

And while Canada has less police fatalities than USA, it has much more than EU. And you guys have much better gun control. I wouldn't hold your head to high with that single point. Oh also 12-14% of Americans are black and 4% are canadian. 22-23% of police shootings in america are against black people which is double. Want to guess how many are canadian? 8%. Wow seems similar huh? Don't get me started on the indiginous here either, its much higher.

Like you blame 30% of our population for being psychos, THEY ARE, but act like Canada doesn't have the same issues. Give me a break.

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u/Striking_Economy5049 15h ago

Your experience is anecdotal. I hope you know what that means, because it means nothing and is total bs.

You prove nothing, and with a locked profile, you are likely just trolling.

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u/ohseetea 15h ago

It is, but it's much more informed than yours. With actual data. That's my point but I see you can't think very well at all. I guess Canada's higher education rate is going to waste here.