• phx@lemmy.ca
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    3 hours ago

    That 18% number is based on polls that may be kinda susp, but even if it were true a lot of what I’ve heard from the dumbass gallery has been:

    “Cool, then our dollar would finally be equal to USD” and “It’ll be easier to get flights to the US and Disneyland” or “Then we can vote in a proper government they’re and fix things”

    I doubt the appetite for such goes much past a lack of critical thinking into what the realities would be

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      As an American, if Canadians themselves could be convinced (unlikely), I’ll support an annexation. I’ll give Trump what he wants…monkey’s paw style.

      I will support Canadian annexation under one single condition.

      Every Canadian province and territory becomes a full US state.

      If that’s not an option, would Canada just be up for a few extra provinces?

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      This may be so but as we’ve seen in other contexts - e.g., Brexit and the last US election - these are exactly the people that can do incredible damage that can last generations.

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        Absolutely. I’d also hazard that a certain portion of these “ideas” actually come from agents working social media etc to promote them .

        They’re not just throwing out “DEI bad” but also “and wouldn’t you like…”