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Comments like this are why I know a whole lot of self-identified “progressives” are full of shit and aren’t taking things seriously.

Trump is imposing a 25% tariff tax and is threatening to annex Canada, and the response here is “I’ll miss Coffee Crisp”?

GTFO. This is just a game to you.

RE: https://kolektiva.social/users/grumble209/statuses/113899546406560566

kolektiva.socialGrumble (@grumble209@kolektiva.social)@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org Bummer. I'll miss Coffee Crisp.
Josué X. (foo/vato)

@atomicpoet do you expect people to be all doom and gloom 24/7? I know shit sucks right now. My people are being arrested and deported. That angers me to no end, but I'm not going to let that ruin my day. I'm going to crack jokes and continue to live my life. That doesn't make me any less serious about what's going on. I know you're not necessarily talking to me, I'm just using myself as an example.

@josuex If I’m not talking to you, move on.

I’m specifically addressing a so-called “progressive” who dismissed Trump’s threats to annex Canada with an “I’ll miss Coffee Crisp” joke.

I don’t find that funny.

@atomicpoet the USA couldn't even control Iraq, what makes you think it could successfully invade Canada?

@josuex Canada is right next door, has 10% of the USA’s population, not much of a military, and most of our trade is with the USA.

Now some of these problems are our own doing. We should have diversified trade long ago.

But if Trump does anything that he says he’s going to do, we’re screwed.

@atomicpoet I'm not being dismissive of your words, I understand your fears. The USA invaded my ancestral homeland and "annexed" a good chunk of it. We didn't cross the border, the border crossed us.

That was then and this is now. Trump talks a lot of shit, I don't believe the international community would allow the USA to go on a land grab spree.

@josuex I absolutely believe the international community would allow the USA to do a land grab. Maybe the EU might make a nominal fuss. But everyone else? Nope.

The thing is, if the USA invades Canada—and that possibility should be taken very seriously—then that means everyone would be foolish for allying themselves with the USA in any sense.

Because hey, Canada is the USA’s closest trading partner. And all that means is that we’re suckers.

@atomicpoet I certainly hope you're wrong.

@atomicpoet
The Nordic prime ministers apparently had some kind of emergency meeting yesterday about the threat of a US invasion of Denmark.
@josuex

@violanders @atomicpoet do you think the United States military has a bunch of mindless robots running the show, or do you think they are regular people who think for themselves?

@josuex
That depends on how far the purge will go.
@atomicpoet

@violanders @atomicpoet You can believe Trump's nonsense and media hype if you like, I don't.