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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Canadians should operate based on the following assumptions.
1. Trump is not leaving office until he dies. After death, power will transfer to Vance or his kids, or whoever the Republican establishment wants at that time.
2. Democracy in the US is just about done.
3. He’s going to try and annex Canada, 100%
4. Nobody- inclusive of NATO, is coming to help us in an armed conflict or takeover
5. Our country’s survival depends on very quickly establishing the sale of our resources to global partners.
Number 5 needs to be treated with the highest urgency possible and as a matter of economic and physical security for Canada. Because number 4 above has literally no hope if you aren’t going to trade resources for protection but if you are willing to, maybe you have a small slight hope of help (but probably not and therefore that’s why it should be our base assumption).
I’d say there’s actually a higher likelihood we get annexed than not as it stands today, but I don’t think that automatically means we are moved into concentration camps or anything like that. Prob depends on how we react, if we fight them that’s prob bad news if we don’t we may be able to live under their country peacefully.
I think Canadians justifications over time for killing our industries, economic competitiveness, and reduced productivity will ultimately be what does us in. Amazingly you actually still see people on this website still caring more about emissions than Canada’s survival. I think that’s still sadly the thought process of many Canadians but it’s going to cost us everything.
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Don't disagree with your points but I also think this is worst case scenario thinking (but it's good to be mentally prepared for anything)
But I think it doesn't account enough for the potential pushback from the American people before it got to that point. Half of their population if not more would be against their nutjob administration encroaching on the sovereignty of a neighbouring nation that never provoked them.
I think Trump is overthrown or eliminated by his own people before it would reach that point, and all because of the hardship he's going to inflict on his own citizens and the blatant disregard for a constitution that so many Americans on both sides staunchly stand by.
There are a lot of hurdles between where we are and a successful Canada take over, and so much that can happen in between this point and that outcome that would prevent it.
I find people who immerse themselves in news and current events with all the sensationalizing and fear mongering in the media have a penchant for fear-based thinking that assumes the worst.
There are many outcomes that are possible that aren't that. And that's probably more realistically where we land.
I think Canada will reconfigure its trading and build new partnerships and it will achieve more self reliance economically over the coming years. This could be a blessing in disguise, and protect us from orher potential future threats that would spring up in the US in the future.
I see that as Canada confronting underlying issues that have been brushed under the rug for years. Trump is providing the incentive to finally address them. Sure, no one wants to face the growing pains of such an overhaul especially right now, but we as a country need this nudge.