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Donald Trump said he'd lob more tariffs on Canada, on Saturday. Hours later, Ontario's ad featuring former President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs aired during game two of the World Series.

The ad was expected. The campaign was released by Ontario's Premier, Doug Ford, and it has been the latest flash point in trade tensions between the US and its neighbor to the north.

The advertisement initially drew Trump's ire on Thursday night, and he posted to Truth Social to say that he was terminating all trade negotiations with Canada. Ontario subsequently announced on Friday that the ad would be pulled by Monday, but only after it had been aired during Friday and Saturday's World Series games.

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 140 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I will keep shooting myself in the foot until people stop making fun of me.
-Trump the antichrist.

[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 73 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm not religious, but this orange fucker really does check a lot of antichrist boxes.

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 weeks ago

This is the most convincing argument I've seen for Christianity to date

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Trump is the exact opposite of everything Jesus Christ stands for in the Bible.

Jesus: Feed the hungry. Trump: Takes away food stamps.
Jesus: Heal the sick. Trump: takes away medicare and medicaid and is undermining affordable healthcare.
Jesus: Fought authoritarianism in the temples, Trump: Acting like a fascist and having ICE use Gestapo methods, and attempted a coup once and is planning a new one.
Jesus: Be humble. Trump is a flaming narcissist, always putting himself first.
Jesus: Help the poor. Trump: Undermining everything that helps the poor and even middle class.
Jesus: Be merciful and forgive. Trump: Extremely vengeful firing people he don't like so they don't get their pension, constantly threatening people who oppose him even the slightest.
Jesus: Respect the law. Trump: No respect for the law, a criminal and a traitor, and disrespecting even the constitution.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Seems more like he's shooting other people until they comply. None of the consequences of his actions have actually hurt him yet.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They don't hurt Trump personally, but they definitely hurt USA.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

And until Americans stop hurting him, he'll keep shooting America. This is the danger of Trump's psychology. He's destroying America to protect his ego and the more he tries, the more there is to hurt his ego with. His administration is a runaway train, headed for political violence and tyrannical rule all to serve his extreme narcissism. He's not capable of stopping.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 5 points 2 weeks ago

I would like him to aim at eye level.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 90 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

You know you're a hot mess when DOUG FORD is repeatedly dunking on you!

For those not in the know: Doug Ford is the brother of Rob "the crack addicted mayor of Toronto" Ford, and Doug's the black sheep of the family by far.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago

Rob "the crack addicted mayor of Toronto" Ford

Rob Ford, picture for reference....

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

More of a heroin than a crack guy?

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Coke, Crack meth and booze. Doug was just the local hash dealer.

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] TownhouseGloryHole@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Frig off, that song immediately started playing in my head.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 88 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Cory Doctorow is right. Canada shouldn't enact retaliatory tariffs against us. That's just stooping to our level, hurting both Americans and Canadians even more. What Canada should do is repeal any and all laws that were passed merely due to the pressure of potential tariffs from the US if they didn't.

Like international any-piracy laws. Like anti-right to repair laws. DMCA clone laws around the world were passed at the threat of US tariffs, and now our load is blown. Let Canadians copy and pirate US-owned media without the US media companies being able to do fuckall about it. Let Canadians create companies that export repair guides and kits for locked-up systems like John Deere tractors.

[–] Pogbom@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago

The problem is the guy at the helm (Carney) is basically a Conservative in a Liberal hat. Years ago his policies would have fit squarely into the Conservative agenda, but the latter swung so far right with their anti-immigrant, anti-trans, tough on crime bullshit that the Liberals nominated a moderate conservative to lead the party. Carney is perfectly happy with all the things you listed sadly.

[–] emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 weeks ago

Bring back the days when there were modchip stores where you could bring your console! Start manufacturing android tv boxes and handhelds loaded with emulators and games like China. Manufacture domestic versions of shit thats patented in the US for way cheaper and if people happen to come over here to buy it, oops. Meanwhile our citizens wont ha e to pay the insane markup on the american versions.

The real target is patents.. suddenly who gives a fuck about american IP laws?

[–] garth@sh.itjust.works 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Its old footage, anyone can likely use it. I think its really funny because sports commercials end up on tv in bars etc. So a bunch of people will see this.

Somebody should set up a poster version though.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Apparently Trump and Co have never heard of the Streisand Effect. No one would have heard about this commercial had he not thrown a hissy fit about it.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 weeks ago

I certainly didn't.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

lol, what a baby.

Shits himself, whines, cries foul.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

No no, he threatens his neighbor and when it doesn't work and the neighbor reveals him to be a bully, then he cries foul.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 weeks ago

They announced ahead of time, that even though they wouldn't be showing more of the ad, they'd still air it during the world series

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago

The correct reaction against a bully (especially one who, again and again, uses the very same threats that got him compliance before and only ever those) is exactly to double down on the thing the bully does not want.

[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is utterly stupid but I think the average Trumpist won't even know any of this is happening unless they make more ads that are basically the same thing but with a card saying "Trump has increased tariffs on Canada to prevent you from seeing the following ad." Fox News has just about everything else you can imagine on their front page but no mention whatsoever about increasing trade tensions with our biggest trading partner. Canada should just lean into this. There is no benefit to cooperation, and this is stupid even by Trump standards but of course half the country won't even know it's happening because of their news ecosystem even if they do see the actual ads.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 5 points 2 weeks ago

the average Trumpist won’t even know any of this is happening

Those ads ran during the "World Series" this weekend. Pretty sure Donny popped a few veins.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you, Canada. People need to see this shit.

[–] rauls5@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

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– HAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Aw, poor lil dawnie.