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those things are nature's violent killing machines

Loveland, unironically, I don't think that would work

I've always been confused why people are scared of geese

the Canada geese that go to the US are mellow

Hahaha

the ones that stay in Canada all winter long are the violent ones

When I was a kid one ran up to me and I kicked it

And I learned to not fear

Uwaterloo was the worst for them, they'd stay year long, they were not scared of cars or people

Me and my brother used to go up to swans and geese at a nearby lake and they’d hiss at us and we’d laugh because they’re pussies and don’t actually do anything

We were like 7-10 at the time

https://x.com/XJosh/status/1907848440098210101 Oh so this was the US's plan

actually I understand it now

Its big brain tbh

“Oh no, how do I fight back against a long-necked bird with a smooth bill and tiny claws???”

WHAM

When I kicked it I'm pretty sure I broke something because it limped away

related only because we were talking about india

You have to periodically scare the geese at the park so they don’t get too cocky

Only 100 people?

They are related though

Chatgpt has fallen off

(see the axis)

Oh

That makes more sense

It's 100 families

I am suprised they found 80 US, 50 UK, 50 German, and 100 Indians who are all the same family

It's a small world

I like Tariffs, unirronically it directly benefits homegrown industry and those of our allies, and tells the rest of the world to fuck off I think the idea that it's going to stimulate all this magical growth is cope, but probably does disincentive more to offshore, though it's only a half-measure if you don't re-write the entire immigration/H1B visa program on top of it

What I actually like about Tarifs though, is that it's an ideal form of taxation in my mind

I think if you do Tariffs correctly, they make sense

and the only time that I *sort* of understand people not immensely hating taxes

i unironically also like the effect tariffs will have in the current context. self sufficiency is good in the long term if this nation survives the other consequences of its empire collapsing

shits gonna be fuck for now though

I think the impact to US soft power is also being overstated, and imo fuck soft power in general

it's this weird line, of I love America, but I want us to get our fingers out of the rest of the world

but, the reason we're on-top is because we reduced 80% of the world to a psuedo-slave population for the last 100 years

nah, im not just talking about soft power, im talking total loss of western liberal institutions

Yeah if the goal is to just become entirely isolationist, fuck it just tariff everyon at 50% or higher

I think thats the move

I mean, there are so many MASSIVE existential changes that will occur over that timefram Mint

ok 20 years

hell 10 years

and no offense to Trump, I think he's a blip on the radar for a lot of those

china will eclipse us, they will be able to create new institutions that either control the world or we get cold war two with two competing super powers

and Pika, I'm not going ot argue with you about Canada I promise, but I find that your personal position is wholly unique compared to every other Canadian I work with or talk to

Okay, but I find my position more in line with Canadians I talk to

not claiming everyone' secretly the bigget fan of America

so I think you just talk to weird Canadians

honestly

china v whats left of western order

but I think the mediun opinion is a lot more neutral, and there is a significant portion who would like closer ties with America

the detail there is that nations will have a choice

For clarification, other than he who I am not allowed to name, is it only Canadians who have moved to the US for higher pay who you talk to, or do you talk to a lot of Canadians who live in Canada?

China is bizzare rn

before it was either submit or be cuba

it's people under 40, we work with a couple Canadian companies and I know a handful personally that I've talked with more since the whole 51st state meme started

and their circles are 180 degrees what you say yours are

so you are the only one I talk to that has a negative opinion of America, yes

I'm not counting Canadian xpats

To be clear, I have a negative opinion of most countries

who idk if I'd even notice unless they specifically told me

including my own

Canada isn't even gonna be 51st

More like 2nd or 3rd territory

however many of those you have

a dozen

perfect

Greenland, DC or Puerto Rico is

as soon as we get to 51

the magic is broken

and we can keep adding them

Anyways, maybe I amp it up a bit more for the sake of debate since I am kind of in an american only echo chamber here, but wanting to join the US is a minority position

Canada will be like the 53 or 54 probably, and will be split in to substates of the former territory of canada

unirronically, I think a significant amount of US opposiiton to annexing Canada by force, is because 50 is an even number

so 53-57

no one gives a shit about your feelings otherwise