• Riskable@programming.dev
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    So what they’re saying is that Canada can win this fight if they’ve got good aim and a minimal arsenal of tools at their disposal. Got it.

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      During Trump’s first term, Trudeau had to remind him that Canada has the deficit in trading with the US. This is probably retribution for embarrassing him. I wish I was kidding

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        I think it’s more an attempt to replace income tax since it acts like a sales tax like they’ve been drooling to do for years but now they don’t have to say the word tax

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          People should just start referring to Tariffs as “import taxes” (which exactly what Tariffs are) , as in " Trump raise the import taxes on Canadian goods".

          Then just let people reach the natural conclusion from the pain on their wallets.

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      Most in the US don’t see how Canada is being unfair. Maybe he is using “unfair” like he uses it when his assault victims sue him.

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    Also, remind me Jack, whose side was God on in that fight? Because if I remember correctly it might have not been Goliath’s…

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    Bitch, the “unfair treatment” you are going on about was the one proposed by Trump in 2018.

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    I stopped reading Reddit entirely save for deshittifying search results, but I braced myself and looked at the conservative subreddit today, and even they think this is quite dumb.

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      Hahaha I did the same, I was considering what rock I could turn to find them under and remembered Reddit.

      Can confirm, even they haven’t found a way of spinning this one. Their best shot was justifying this as an attempt of making Trudeau, who’s leaving, to look bad and ease up on the tariffs when the new guy comes in so he looks good and is more eager to work with Trump, but even then they see it as a shot in the foot.

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        They all seem pretty bewildered by this iteration of the orange rapist from the little bit I looked. I got the feeling that he doesn’t have a lot of support there anymore. Idk I’m not digging around but it’s just a sense I have.

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          I glanced around old Facebox and mostly saw them yammering about trans people today and pretty quiet on the tariffs. It’s interesting.

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            I made a post on there, first one I’m years, about how whoever voted for Trump can’t fuck right off. My sister texts me “oh dear brother. You’ve unleashed the Maga folks” which happen to be my brother and my other sisters ex-husband. I haven’t even checked my notifications to see what they said. I don’t need to read it. I know it will be ignorance. Anywho, take care of yourself

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          I’d have to create an account, too much of a hassle.

          Edit: sorry about your family bro, it’s a tragedy that they got the US to chew itself inside out. I’m sure deep down they’re decent, normal people, who just got picked up in a vicious web of misinformation, hate and mistrust. Stay strong!

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      It has been my observation that the people who claim to be Christians the loudest and most fervently tend to be the ones least likely to have read the bible.

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    That’s certainly the first word that comes to mind when you hear Canada; Unfair. How rude of us to bully America around like that.

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    You got right to the problematic issue: “read”. Reading is hard. Reading a long text is harder. Reading a very long text with complex meanings and referring to things outside the historical context of most readers, is very hard.

    I’ve read the Bible. Twice. I don’t think there is any action or concept by the current GOP where you won’t find a sentence in the Bible that is actually condemning this precise move. They don’t care, as they have never read it.

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    They can only read at a 5th grade level. If stop signs didn’t have a shape and color there would be mass casualties

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      Republicans for decades have targeted people with a 5th grade reading level. Trump’s main “innovation” was targeting a 3rd grade reading level.

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        4 words, one of them America, only leaves 3 words they need to know. I guess you’re right holy shit

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      Well, the antagonist of the story at least.

      The Israelites genocided the Philistines every chance they got… Whose name Palestine is descended from btw.