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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 5 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months 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 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months 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 5 months ago

I would like him to aim at eye level.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 90 points 5 months 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 5 months ago

Rob "the crack addicted mayor of Toronto" Ford

Rob Ford, picture for reference....

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

More of a heroin than a crack guy?

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

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

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

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 88 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months ago

I certainly didn't.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

lol, what a baby.

Shits himself, whines, cries foul.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] rauls5@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 months ago

AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHHHHAHAHAA –

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– HAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Aw, poor lil dawnie.