cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/34858378
Surprised no one has commented on the juxtaposition with the Alberta license plate yet
this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2026
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What about it?
I'm not Canadian, but my understanding is Alberta is basically the Texas of Canada. Maybe even worse, more like the Wyoming or Idaho of Canada.
The rural areas sure. Edmonton and Calgary are not. They’re the stronghold for the provincial NDP. Wasn’t too long ago that Alberta had an NDP government on the strength of their support in those two cities.
Not even in the rural areas really. We have our idiots true, but even bull riders around these parts are not all super out of touch.
Shhhh...last federal election 92% of Alberta seats were PC.
Two university ridings won't balance out Berta boneheads.
The Toyota Highlander is assembled in the US no?
For many of us an accurate line would be "I don't buy American products anymore." Yes we used to spend money on American products and still have them. But many of us are now going without if we can't find a Canadian version (or any other country) that makes the product we want. After Trump's repulsive tantrum at Davos, it will be a long time until I willingly spend money that benefits the US.
Indiana, from parts made in US, Mexico and Canada.
Lol, that highlander is most likely built in Indiana.
Built: Maybe
Designed: Maybe. Maybe somewhere else in the world
Corporate: Not US.
Driver is from Alberta, the short bus of Canada.
I'm gonna take a wild stab in the dark judging by the rust around the badge that this car was made before this person made the choice to boycott the US.
Stand by your choice and sell, but it has nothing to do with that. It's identity politics. Also, there are plenty of toyotas made in Canada if that person was actually that true to it and not looking for clout.
Yup. all Highlanders in NA are made in Princeton, IN from 2009-now.
I'm American. I rarely buy American. Almost everything is Chinese, Japanese, European, or something else.
Why buy from the US anyways? Anything quality is expensive as hell, and the rest is either trash consumer grade (read: shitty) products designed by a capitalist more than an engineer, or imported.
Something of quality is made in US or Canada?
Lots of things. They're just 3-20x as expensive as something 80% as good.
We do have exports that people wanted prior. Bourbon, corn, guitars, etc. We have major brands, agricultural products, and other categories that are purchased abroad.
Take a look at the export list. Stuff is there.
No, we don't want your GMO corn :p
Oh, I didn't say we had no exports. I said other places make better stuff. (at least for anything that's not ridiculously expensive in order to pay proper American craftsmen a skilled job's wage)
So the corn exports are... Worse?
Where else can you get Bourbon whisky?
I was trying to demonstrate that your point is sort of juvenile. American products being expensive? Sure. Are there things you can't get elsewhere? Yes. Is everything produced domestically probably worse? That one is just remarkably stupid.
Like I said, shitty OR expensive. Learn to read before you take the asshole's position.
A bottle of four roses bourbon yellow label is neither shitty or expensive.
You sound like an angry 15 year old.
And that's just because of the manufacturer outsourcing.
Fuck USA
ZOOM IN ON THE MARITIMES!
Currently trying to get my friends to leave messenger, text message groups do pretty much anything messenger does without putting money in that assholes pocket.
Fuck if it isn't an uphill battle though
My other alternative is discord just because they all have accounts there.
But they still won't let go of messenger.
I don't want to rain on your parade, but Discord is just another closed system that you will not be able to escape when (not "if") it turns into shit.
I know, but at least the transition is easier, given a lot of my contacts have accounts already. I already gave up on trying to get people on decentralized platforms.
Just the lesser of the evils right now
You know you can just stop using it. I'm stuck with having a fb because of my job but I never answer messenger more quickly than a week later and I always include that I don't use messenger in my response. You don't have to control your friends' actions.
Oh I plan on not using it, just trying to get the best alternatives before I jump off the ship
So they import everything from overseas!?
Many things already are, but it's not an environmental choice but a boycott so it's not about being overseas or not anyways. Why support a country that's actively hostile to you, ya know?
In practical terms it tends to be buying the strawberries from Mexico instead of California for example. The grocery stores literally have little maple leaf symbols on the prices to help, and little tariff symbols as well. Plus people aren't traveling to the US as that's a way of not "buying" from there too, often opting to travel within that country or overseas.
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