• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    Resource based economies sound really nice right now as all these dictators position themselves for the resource wars.

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      exactly! this just shows that how we are responding is just perfect. he only talks like this about people he doesn’t like, or when he isn’t getting things precisely the way HE wants it to be done. this guy never learned to manage his emotions beyond six years of age.

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        He’s a narcissist. He is incapable of realizing that he is in the wrong. He thinks he is the main character of the universe and that he is entitled to anything he wants. If he doesn’t get what he wants it is absolutely unfair and therefore anything is justifiable to change that.

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        He bragged about it.

        “When I look at myself in the first grade and I look at myself now, I’m basically the same. The temperament is not that different.”

        • Donald Trump
  • My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world
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    Sometimes when you’re having a tough time with other people, it might not be them that’s causing the difficulty…

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      “If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you’re the asshole.”

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      Russia has long threatened Canada from the north, but Canada’s alliance with the USA deterred it from attacking. Now the USA is considering stealing Canada’s resources and gaining access to strategic Arctic waters, Russia will also know that Canada is vulnerable because the USA will no longer defend it. So now these two predators are circling Canada and may even be coordinating plans with one another.

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        While it sounds feasible, I wouldn’t think Russia has the leeway to flush more men into another losing invasion.

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        I extremely doubt that Trump would give any of Canada to Russia. Just because he wants Canada doesn’t mean he wouldn’t interfere with a Russian invasion, to the contrary. He would probably use it as a pretext to anex Canada, but either way that’s never gonna happen. Russia doesn’t have the strength to invade Canada and it would be immensely stupid to do so.

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      11 hours ago

      Someone accidentally left the TV on Canadian Bacon and he caught a few minutes of it before he went to speak with reporters.

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      Many theories:

      • Trudeau has criticized Trump in the past so it’s just a revenge quest
      • Trump wants to be emperor and trying to rule over neighbors is just what emperors do
      • Just some delusionial Trump bullshit that demonstrates his mental decline
      • (highly speculative) Influence from Elon, whose grandfather wanted to turn Canada into an NRx-style white supremacist corprate-fascist state 80 years ago and failed, hence the move to south africa. Conceivably Elon wants Trump to make him governor of Canada so he can finish the job. Generally I’m not in favor of wild intruguing speculation like this but it’s just too fun/horrifying to pass up.
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        I think he’s just obsessed with controlling the arctic, since it’s going to be ice-free soon (and thus incredibly important for global shipping)

        It’s why his 3 main “targets” are Canada, Greenland, and Panama (for the canal)

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    What gives him the idea that a landmass larger than the Untied States should be a state?

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      The land area of Canada is 3, 855, 103 square miles compared to America’s 3, 794, 083. The maps skewer the perspective by quite a bit, and you also have to take into account that a lot of Canada’s land mass is tundra and not easily usable.

      Not that it has any bearing though. Trump is absolutely acting like a lunatic.

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    The real question is will we still have legalized recreational cannabis in Colorado when tmurp loses and we become a province?

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      Yes! But still belligerent Range Rovering tourists making a mess of your resorts and swanning about.

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      It’s a catchy phrase for his legion of ignorant sycophants to chant while it taps out their final remaining lead-damaged brain cell.

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      It’s distraction from all the other garbage he is doing. There is zero chance of it happening without a war that very few Americans would support.

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        You all seem apathetic at the moment… if he tried to start a war now, he’d probably succeed due to lack of internal resistance.

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      Didn’t you know Canada is part of North America? And we are the united States of America… Therefore Canada must be a state …and unite with us

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      Because you’re the Austria to our Germany. Historically independent but allied with a long shared history. And seeing as he wishes he could grow a toothbrush mustache…

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      Elon is a Canadian citizen by birth. So if Canada becomes a state, he would qualify to be president (and theres precedent for this)

      That’s the only explanation that makes sense to me - like yeah, Trump wants to push for territorial expansion, and Canada does have a lot of natural resources, but Canada isn’t an easy nut to crack

      The other theory I buy into is the northern passage. Climate change is going to open up new shipping lanes in the artic, so Canada and Greenland both would be strategically located to control it - add in Panama, the hooties (sp?) and he’s consistently pushing control of key shipping lanes

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        I never actually thought of it that way, but yeah it makes sense in a way. Still crazy as all get out though. Thank you for the insight!

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          Those reasons you responded to are ancillary and for another day. A brass-ring for the fascists for sure if they can pull it off.

          The basic reasons are more immediate: sowing instability with (US and NATO) allies in order to tear down the fabric between nations aligned against Russia. Thus removing impediments for Russian expansion of power or territory. The resulting and effective distraction is for instituting fascism and the ransacking of our coffers mentioned by someone else and is also very real. The primary goals are Russian goals. The secondary goals are the prizes for the oligarchs and any that help with the primary goals.

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        Oh that’s horrible. I’ve been assuming it’s “just” to sew instability for Putin, but if that’s an Elon thing that’s way more horrifying and a way bigger WWIII risk.

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      Trump does everything based on the last thing he heard from someone who stated it confidently.

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      I really don’t think it’s any deeper than “me good king, make kingdom bigger.”

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        Yup, same shit as Putin. The only measure of the Tsar is how much land they can add to the kingdom during their reign, and Trump is OBSESSED with this idea that he’s a master negotiator. Negotiating the purchase of an entire sovereign nation would be the masterstroke.