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My guess is the actual answer is something like

"Because we all do it a little, we just pretend nobody knows and we're not stupid enough to get caught like these guys lmao."

Yeah about that, we're kinda stuck with them.

Alberta wouldn't ever be "independent." At best they would basically get annexed by the US, same way Russia took Crimea, claiming that the presence of separatists justified their actions.

I feel like it's a safe assumption more Americans in border states want to join Canada than the other way around.

I think even Cali would told it came to a vote and they'd already gained terrority adjacent to Cali thru the Pacific Northwest

That would be a true death low to the American Empire, without Cali we'd be fucked.

It would never happen, but it'd be worth Canada to hype it up just because if trump has to play defense, he just stops playing the game and starts a new one. That's whY the whole TACO thing is, but because someone on social media made up a buzzword, no one really understands what's happening

100% treason right there

Yup, needs to be shut down and them charged, and then you'll see a US temper tantrum, which just proves what they were up to.

If Canada takes a page out of America's book then there could be an actual violent insurrection and masked federal agents executing Canadians and they still won't view it as treason.

I live in the treasonous province and I'll tell you most people in Edmonton at least are real Canadians and not fascists.

From your lips to God's ears, gentle Albertan. I'm out in Ontario and get wildly different takes on how "serious" the Separatist movement is. Some people report is as you say, some say it's "gaining traction". Highly suspect sources go further, claiming the idea is popular. Even screening out Post Media, there are journalists reporting it as a "very real threat due to institutional support in the Premier's office".

Thats what we thought back in 2015 when Trump first ran for president in the U.S.. Now look at us.

Do they honestly think they can smash and grab an entire country?

Like Venezuela?

Yes, they (MAGA) do think they can do that. Their sense of entitlement and lack of empathy are boundless. The U.S. is going rogue, we are in the run up to WWIII, and I am not being hyperbolic. The rest (non-MAGA) aren't paying attention, can't see what they don't want to believe, or, like me, are horrified, terrified, and making plans to get out of dodge before the shit hits the fan.

On the positive side, the U.S. is strongly teeing up financial collapse, which will likely hit towards the end of this year (maybe mid to late October?) Look at what gold is doing. It's the biggest gold bull market of all time, already eclipsing the 1981 peak that came from the stagflation era following Nixon's removal of the gold standard, and that's even adjusted for inflation. The U.S. is running a ~6% budget deficit, consumer confidence is crashing, a leading indicator of a recession, ~1/3 of the U.S.' $38 trillion in debt comes due and will have to be rolled over in a higher interest rate environment and at a time where the world is divesting of U.S. debt, and Trump gets to appoint a lackey as Chair of the Fed in May. You can 100% bet on the fact that the Fed is going to have to buy treasuries (i.e., print money) to cover the debt, which will devalue the currency boost inflation, and destroy the dollar. The Fed will also juice rates. We'll have a boom in stocks with a blow-off top that will make the 1929 crash look quaint. There will be massive business failures, bank runs, and complete chaos, with a good chance of civil war (we're already in a "cold" civil war, somewhat analogous to The Troubles.) Accordingly, I don't see the conquest of Canada as likely before the situation collapses in on itself. However, if MAGA emerges from the chaos with its grip on power intact, god help us all (and I'm an atheist.)

I bet that if California had universal healthcare, the GDP would skyrocket. Healthy people are productive people. Ditto for doing free education, genuine anti-corruption, and...(goes on)

Thank you, I just daydreamed this for a moment. That was nice.

An asshole who was taught his whole life that he can buy whatever he wants and do whatever he wants without consequence was shat into office.

It's just a continuation

"I'm joining the war against Canada on the side of Canada."

I remember watching brexit thinking "damn they really are that stupid?" only to see Trump elected here shortly after. The fascist slide didn't start here and when it takes over the rest of Europe we'll all be sitting here watching yall "handle it" with all that empty bravado

ETA: Americans are showing up in public in the tens of millions knowing our government and our next door neighbors are well-armed lunatics who would love to exercise their power over us at the drop of a hat. I, too, believed that since 99% of the people I talk to aren't fascists that we'd have the numbers and the resolve to do something, but we're still missing a key ingredient in getting everyone on the same page at the same time