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goldfish21
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02 Apr 2020, 9:34 pm
jimmy m wrote:
goldfish21 wrote:
No. trump has F all to do with other countries’ governments’ responses.
trump is responsible for the lies that came out of his mouth to his citizens and the harm that has caused. The delayed reaction to mitigating this pandemic in the USA as well as many Americans’ belief, to this day, that C-19 is a politically motivated hoax perpetuated by the democrats to ruin trump’s economy & re-election campaign. He lied, repeatedly, and because of that the infection & death toll in America are far higher than they needed to be. Period.
trump is responsible for the lies that came out of his mouth to his citizens and the harm that has caused. The delayed reaction to mitigating this pandemic in the USA as well as many Americans’ belief, to this day, that C-19 is a politically motivated hoax perpetuated by the democrats to ruin trump’s economy & re-election campaign. He lied, repeatedly, and because of that the infection & death toll in America are far higher than they needed to be. Period.
goldfish21, it seems that you have a strong desire to discuss POLITICS. If so, go right ahead but not in this thread. Start your own in the PPR forum where it belongs and have at it there. Just not here.
And the other thing that I scratch my head is why is a Canadian so hell bent on discussing U.S. politics.
It’s pandemic response discussion, not my fault America’s leadership politicized it.
Because everything they do South of the border spills over into Canada and affects our economy & daily lives. We have more of a vested interest in the USA’s normal functioning than any other country besides the USA. Although, their influence is global and thus everyone’s entitled to an opinion on what the USA does. I’ll rescind that as soon as they stop affecting literally everyone else.
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for supporting trump. Because doing so is deplorable.
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Some people will get it.
goldfish21
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02 Apr 2020, 10:25 pm
Magna wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
Magna wrote:
goldfish21 wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
jimmy m wrote:
And the other thing that I scratch my head is why is a Canadian so hell bent on discussing U.S. politics.
Erm, it's Canada's other national sport. It ranks behind hockey but ahead of lacrosse.
It’s because our economies and politics are so intertwined that almost all the stupid s**t they do down their affects our country. Imagine having Tiger King for a next door neighbour & business partner and you’ll understand why Canadians have something to say about the s**tshow south of the border.
I know people who live in Canada and not a single one of them is transfixed and obsessed by the U.S. or its politics. None of them believe that Canada is an unwilling conjoined lesser twin to the U.S, unable to function effectively because of U.S. politics/economy. In fact I know an expat couple who moved to Canada more than twenty years ago and have since become Canadian citizens. Save for a few relatives still back in the U.S., Canada is everything to them. The U.S. doesn't factor into their daily lives at all and in no way occupies their thoughts.
How many of them? You've had multiple Canadians you know tell you the exact opposite of your claims in this thread.
I refuse to believe that most Canadians are obsessed with the U.S. or have an inferiority complex about their own country in comparison. I have traveled in Canada including going to Folklarama in Winnipeg multiple times, for example and talking with people while there about many different topics. I also worked at a casino just south of the Canadian border in which my job was interacting with what amounted to thousands of Canadians over the course of working there. Not once do I recall in my conversations with them that any were fixated on the U.S. or talked about the U.S. being an overwhelming negative force keeping the good Canadians down. These conversations also took place after work hours in the bar where surely the topic would have come up if it was a commonly shared trait of Canadians in general to hate on the U.S.
In present day Canada, American politics is discussed Far More Often than Canadian politics because everything is bar s**t crazy South of the border rn and it’s just ho-hum boring business as usual up here. The trump circus s**tshow is like a never ending train wreck we just can’t look away from.
Pretty much every Canadian has an opinion about America right now, but we’re also smart enough not to discuss politics with Americans. Everyone I know that spends any time across the line has an opinion on trump but they say NOTHING down there because they know damn well how “passionate,” some trump supporters can be. The only reason you don’t hear Canadians talk about American politics or Americans in person is because we are both polite and smart enough to zip it for the purposes of self preservation.
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for supporting trump. Because doing so is deplorable.goldfish21
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02 Apr 2020, 10:28 pm
Magna wrote:
^I'm sorry that the U.S. seems to affect you so completely to the point of affecting how you experience your life on a daily basis. I feel bad for you in that regard. I hope you're able to detach from that at some point and enjoy life day to day.
Any Canadian who claims the USA has no affect on their daily life must be a subsistence farmer and/or can’t do math.America is our largest trading partner. Something like 70% of our trade is with the USA. We are, unfortunately, dependent on the USA.
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for supporting trump. Because doing so is deplorable.goldfish21
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02 Apr 2020, 10:29 pm
EzraS wrote:
jimmy m wrote:
goldfish21 wrote:
No. trump has F all to do with other countries’ governments’ responses.
trump is responsible for the lies that came out of his mouth to his citizens and the harm that has caused. The delayed reaction to mitigating this pandemic in the USA as well as many Americans’ belief, to this day, that C-19 is a politically motivated hoax perpetuated by the democrats to ruin trump’s economy & re-election campaign. He lied, repeatedly, and because of that the infection & death toll in America are far higher than they needed to be. Period.
trump is responsible for the lies that came out of his mouth to his citizens and the harm that has caused. The delayed reaction to mitigating this pandemic in the USA as well as many Americans’ belief, to this day, that C-19 is a politically motivated hoax perpetuated by the democrats to ruin trump’s economy & re-election campaign. He lied, repeatedly, and because of that the infection & death toll in America are far higher than they needed to be. Period.
goldfish21, it seems that you have a strong desire to discuss POLITICS. If so, go right ahead but not in this thread. Start your own in the PPR forum where it belongs and have at it there. Just not here.
And the other thing that I scratch my head is why is a Canadian so hell bent on discussing U.S. politics.
Both he and Cyberdad the Australian obsessively go at it hammer and tongs throughout News and Current Events. Many find it perplexing and irritating.
nah mostly just you
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for supporting trump. Because doing so is deplorable.02 Apr 2020, 10:30 pm
02 Apr 2020, 10:30 pm
Darmok wrote:
Some people will get it.
02 Apr 2020, 10:38 pm
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02 Apr 2020, 10:39 pm
02 Apr 2020, 10:41 pm
blooiejagwa wrote:
How can anyone eat a snake? How can it even be easy to bite, it's all muscle.
Is it just done for showing off?
Maybe gangsters do it before making deals / threats, for macho points
(eg the creepy bald one in Rush Hour 2.. He actually looked more like Voldemort than what the film showed)...
Is it just done for showing off?
Maybe gangsters do it before making deals / threats, for macho points
(eg the creepy bald one in Rush Hour 2.. He actually looked more like Voldemort than what the film showed)...
Chinese Snake Soup
02 Apr 2020, 10:41 pm
goldfish21 wrote:
Magna wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
Magna wrote:
goldfish21 wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
jimmy m wrote:
And the other thing that I scratch my head is why is a Canadian so hell bent on discussing U.S. politics.
Erm, it's Canada's other national sport. It ranks behind hockey but ahead of lacrosse.
It’s because our economies and politics are so intertwined that almost all the stupid s**t they do down their affects our country. Imagine having Tiger King for a next door neighbour & business partner and you’ll understand why Canadians have something to say about the s**tshow south of the border.
I know people who live in Canada and not a single one of them is transfixed and obsessed by the U.S. or its politics. None of them believe that Canada is an unwilling conjoined lesser twin to the U.S, unable to function effectively because of U.S. politics/economy. In fact I know an expat couple who moved to Canada more than twenty years ago and have since become Canadian citizens. Save for a few relatives still back in the U.S., Canada is everything to them. The U.S. doesn't factor into their daily lives at all and in no way occupies their thoughts.
How many of them? You've had multiple Canadians you know tell you the exact opposite of your claims in this thread.
I refuse to believe that most Canadians are obsessed with the U.S. or have an inferiority complex about their own country in comparison. I have traveled in Canada including going to Folklarama in Winnipeg multiple times, for example and talking with people while there about many different topics. I also worked at a casino just south of the Canadian border in which my job was interacting with what amounted to thousands of Canadians over the course of working there. Not once do I recall in my conversations with them that any were fixated on the U.S. or talked about the U.S. being an overwhelming negative force keeping the good Canadians down. These conversations also took place after work hours in the bar where surely the topic would have come up if it was a commonly shared trait of Canadians in general to hate on the U.S.
In present day Canada, American politics is discussed Far More Often than Canadian politics because everything is bar s**t crazy South of the border rn and it’s just ho-hum boring business as usual up here. The trump circus s**tshow is like a never ending train wreck we just can’t look away from.
Pretty much every Canadian has an opinion about America right now, but we’re also smart enough not to discuss politics with Americans. Everyone I know that spends any time across the line has an opinion on trump but they say NOTHING down there because they know damn well how “passionate,” some trump supporters can be. The only reason you don’t hear Canadians talk about American politics or Americans in person is because we are both polite and smart enough to zip it for the purposes of self preservation.
Got it.
So...all Canadians feel that the U.S. and Trump even more so rule and ruin their lives but they refrain from sharing this with Americans (except on autism related forums?) for fear of violence or death but commiserate freely and often with each other on the subject because there's nothing interesting or worthwhile for Canadians to talk about specific to their own country. By nature of their proximity to the U.S., Canadian's lives are unfulfilling and in effect they've been robbed of the ability to live the kinds of lives they'd like to live and it's the fault of the U.S. and more specifically, Trump. In certain respects, their lives have been ruined; ruined by the U.S. and ruined by Trump.
Fish, you don't think my WP name has an association with MAGA, do you? That's funny if you do. It has no affiliation or intended affiliation with MAGA.
I'm sorry, Jimmy for being part of derailing this thread. I simply couldn't sit idle without commenting.
02 Apr 2020, 10:49 pm
