posted December 09, 2024 01:53 PM            

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Originally posted by teasel:
I wonder how the red states would survive, without money from the blue states. Maybe we should find out!

Also, way to remind people that you’re a fascist by threatening to invade Canada.

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posted February 03, 2025 12:42 AM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
No one threatened to invade Canada. Get a sense of humor.

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I have a sense of humour. It just isn't a ****** one.

But now he wants to invade Canada. These tariffs will go away, if Canada becomes our 51st State.

You guys say that he tells it like it is, and then when it comes to things like this, you say he's just kidding. You can't take him seriously. Well, here we are.

posted February 03, 2025 12:23 PM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
President Trump told Trudeau that if Canada can’t survive without ripping the U.S. off to the tune of $100 billion a year, then maybe Canada should become our 51st state, and him the Governor.

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Is a trade surplus “ripping off”? Trump needs to update his economic knowledge, “mercantilism” is a very outdated strategy. Why does Trump start trade wars instead of investing in education and innovation? OECD PISA 2022 rankings: math = U.S. (34) & Canada (9), science = U.S. (16) & Canada (8), reading = U.S. (9) & Canada (8).

posted February 03, 2025 04:12 PM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
it's not a trade war. It's a drug war. All we want is for Canada to stop allowing fentanyl to flow through from Canada.

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That’s not what CNN says.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/03/politics/us-canada-trade-fentanyl-fact-check

Mexico and China are the primary sources of fentanyl in the U.S., but the U.S. opioid crisis has its roots in the overprescribing of these highly addictive painkillers in the 1990s. It was making pharmaceutical companies a lot of money. Now it’s produced more cheaply elsewhere.