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Donald Trump says Canada becoming 51st U.S. state 'a great idea'
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Been awhile since the Canadians burnt down the white house. USA might need another spanking to remind them about how this went last time.
Canada did what? When? How? Why?
The version of the war of 1812 taught in the states is odd. Mostly focuses on the battle of New Orleans. The USA started the war as an attempt to invade and annex the Canadian British colonies in the east, and the war went so poorly they ended up (successfully, but still) defending Louisiana. Basically, if Napoleon hadn't started doing Napoleon things, the USA may well have become British again,
I mean, is it too late for us to rethink that whole independence thing? Well, considering the state of UK politics, I don't know if we want to join up with them. They're just as bad as we are.
How about Ireland? Can we just surrender to Ireland and let them annex us? I imagine, considering their history, that they would be pretty benevolent as far as colonial masters go.
We could even issue a Declaration of Dependence
"We are now your problem."
Man, I've been to all these places, one in particular for years at a time. They're nice, but everyone has to quit listening to the media and go outside. The states are straight up better off in all measures than Canada, Ireland, the UK, France, everywhere. All you gotta do is man up, figure out how to pay for health insurance yourselves, and take advantage of all the opportunity around you the other countries lack, and the much lighter tax bills. Or, yknow, just sit on here or reddit all day and bitch.
Not really. Sure, they're better - as long as things in your life go perfectly well. But you have to have a net worth of $10 million+ before you're immune to bankruptcy in the US healthcare system.
Also, you are drunk and don't know what site you're on.