It's important for citizens to understand the relative strengths and weaknesses of the Canadian and US economy before they decide that the country needs a 'deal'. I've brought together a bunch of background info that I haven't heard much of from the legacy media. I think it suggests Canada is doing a whole lot better than America right now. https://billhulet.substack.com/p/my-hot-take-on-the-current-trade

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

That is a strategy, just kick the ball forward until Trump loses the midterms, but the closer they get to the midterms, the more desperate Trump will get to avoid an election at all. A loss for him at this point will take everything he has stolen.

The reality is the USA will be in a state of national emergency by October, to result in a full Fascist regime. Trump has seen every politician he endorsed lose.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Yes, I do expect Trump will get more desparate and make more attempts at escalating, but I still think it is the best way forward. Time is our leverage, we can enact what happened with his China spat, without needing to levy ridiculous % of countertariffs. He will either back down, or even the more tariff-friendly Democrats and moderate Republicans will notice how messed up the state of trade policy is and be more inclined to fix it in Congress.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

The reality is the USA will be in a state of national emergency by October,

Trump has been declaring fake emergencies since he was sworn in.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Those Trump endorses have been losing a lot more lately, but it is not universal. Michael Alfonso is just one such example I found in a very quick search. I've also seen people on Lemmy speculating that some of those would have won regardless of his endorsement, but I can't say how valid that is.