BenjaminGoodings
Hi Ben,
"Tarrifs are an act of war"
No, it's not an act of war, that's silly. This kind of exaggeration only devalues those words. (Same as "Trump is a nazi" and "Right wingers are racists"... etc)
On your point about downplaying seriousness... if you read my post again, "not serious" was in regards to the 51st state idea, not the tariffs themselves. I don't think theres a serious plan to annex Canada.
On blaming our government: I'm not blaming our gov't for the tariffs (though someone competent in charge certainly would have helped).. I'm blaming them for destroying Canada so much that the tariffs pale in comparison. Im also suggesging that anyone who wasnt mad at our government for that, but is mad now at the US, is being hypocritical. We all just took a 50% pay cut to inflation, Carbon taxes and high energy bills as icing on the cake, and Trudeau is rolling around laughing that everyone will blame Trump. (Fun Fact... If we did become a state right now we'd literally be the poorest one... thanks Justin.)
Ontario is projected to lose 450k jobs because of the tariffs.
Damn. Maybe Ontario should become a state! (Or at least stop talking tough... it sounds like they need the US more than the US needs them.) Having left Ontario 5 years ago and watching it get worse every time I visit... I certainly hope they figure it out .. but am not optimistic.
Nice to meet you, and I don't take it personally that you call me far right. I've always been towards the center - but I'll stand as far from this current nonsense as I can.
.. one last note... I had assumed we were going to let this thread die. its not healthy to obsess over politics.... but I'm off work for a couple more weeks... let's go i guess.