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6 in 10 Canadians say they can never trust Americans the same way again

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  • sparky@lemmy.federate.ccS sparky@lemmy.federate.cc

    Ah, Threads and some other lower quality social media are full of people making snarky comments to users from the States, saying something to the effect of “we are also in the Americas, so we’re Americans, you’re a US-ian”.

    It all basically stems from the fact that in Spanish, the demonym for people from the US is “estadounidense” (United-Statesian) whereas “America” is used to refer to all of North and South America as a regions. People are too dumb to realise “America” has a different connotation in the two languages and it devolves into flame wars.

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    iegod
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    This is almost 100% a latin american thing. They’re taught that the americas are a single continent. For some reason they’re really stuck on this point as if it’s some kind of gotcha (it isn’t). Everyone (including them) are aware of what nation is being discussed when we say america/americans. They should just get over it.

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      rumba@lemmy.zip
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      6 in 10 Canadians had too much trust in US citizens

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      • A arankays@lemmy.ca

        Canada needs a nuke now more than ever. Build it. And any time the orange fuckhead threatens annexation load it up in the silo.

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        savethetuahawk@lemmy.ca
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        #145

        Sure…the US will let a country park nukes next door. See what happened the last time someone tried that.

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        • J jhex@lemmy.world

          precisely, I don’t hate Americans, I just can’t trust them blindly

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          savethetuahawk@lemmy.ca
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          I trust that their only interest and motivation is money.

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          • merc@sh.itjust.worksM merc@sh.itjust.works

            Americans always tell themselves these lies. Yes, only 65% voted, but the ones who didn’t vote weren’t all non-voting democrats. About half would have voted Trump if they’d voted. It’s not some small minority that supported Trump, it was a majority.

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            savethetuahawk@lemmy.ca
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            Not voting was a vote for anti democracy. So they got what they didn’t vote for.

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            • B billwashere

              Right now, they are a danger for more than just Canadians.

              I’m not trying to be an apologist. I’m just saying most of us aren’t that stupid, xenophobic, and racist. But some of us definitely are.

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              savethetuahawk@lemmy.ca
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              I disagree. Drive out to rural Ontario, read the literal Trump and PPC signs, we’re no better than any Red State.

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              • S savethetuahawk@lemmy.ca

                I disagree. Drive out to rural Ontario, read the literal Trump and PPC signs, we’re no better than any Red State.

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                billwashere
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                Oof… sorry.

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                • R rakonat@lemmy.world

                  As an American, the other 4 out of 10 must be idiots. GOP is on a mission to destroy everything that makes America a superpower.

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                  pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
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                  Canada has their own far-right wing. I bet around 30% are MAGA types. If you look at any election, 30% usually vote insane.

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                    indridcold@lemmy.ca
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                    #151

                    This Canadian has been avoiding all US products I can and has zero plans to ever cross into the US border.

                    Americans are fucking stupid can’t be trusted.

                    Canada should fortify it’s southern border and get nukes.

                    I would even be into an American style vetting on Americans wanting into Canada. Lets check their phones. Sorry, MAGAt. You support Nazi’s and Trump. Fuck off!

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                    • S savethetuahawk@lemmy.ca

                      Not voting was a vote for anti democracy. So they got what they didn’t vote for.

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                      merc@sh.itjust.works
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                      The ones who preferred Harris, sure. The ones who preferred Trump got what they wanted without having to vote.

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                      • S savethetuahawk@lemmy.ca

                        Sure…the US will let a country park nukes next door. See what happened the last time someone tried that.

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                        dmcmnfibfff@lemmy.world
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                        The Kim dynasty is still in power.

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                        • S savethetuahawk@lemmy.ca

                          I disagree. Drive out to rural Ontario, read the literal Trump and PPC signs, we’re no better than any Red State.

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                          dmcmnfibfff@lemmy.world
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                          “Impeach Trudeau”

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                          • B burntwits@sh.itjust.works

                            I never understood this stereotype (aboot vs about). I’m Canadian, lived here all my life, my family is all Canadian and all have lived here all their lives. I’ve got family all across the country, from the western coast of BC to the eastern coast of Newfoundland, from the northern stretches of Nunavut to the most southern tip of Ontario, and very rarely have I ever heard it pronounced that way. It’s actually really funny as a Canadian to look up “how to speak like a Canadian” and watch how awful most of the “tips” are. I’d recommend it.

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                            robocall@lemmy.world
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                            One time I was having a conversation with a woman that I had never met before. About 5 minutes into the conversation, she used a word with the “ou” vowel sound and I asked her if she was Canadian. She was caught off guard and didn’t understand how I correctly assumed she was Canadian.

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                            • I indridcold@lemmy.ca

                              This Canadian has been avoiding all US products I can and has zero plans to ever cross into the US border.

                              Americans are fucking stupid can’t be trusted.

                              Canada should fortify it’s southern border and get nukes.

                              I would even be into an American style vetting on Americans wanting into Canada. Lets check their phones. Sorry, MAGAt. You support Nazi’s and Trump. Fuck off!

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                              Carl
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                              #156

                              You sound like Kim Jung Un, or that orange guy, when talking about nukes, and securing the southern border.

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                                greenbird@lemmy.world
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                                I get it, but like, this isn’t something the American people did. This has been orchestrated over decades by the wealthiest evilest mfers on earth. Definitely dont trust our government and dont trust the red-hatted folks, but do realize that if this plays out how they want, all of the regular peiple of the world are going to need to set aside that distrust. It has spread to England and Germany. Canada wont be immune.

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                                • C Carl

                                  You sound like Kim Jung Un, or that orange guy, when talking about nukes, and securing the southern border.

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                                  indridcold@lemmy.ca
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                                  Canada has a serious problem with a long term ally attacking our trade and saying we’re going to become their 51st state. Trump mocks and attacks our leaders and makes threats against us.

                                  You can try to belittle my comments, but we have a valid reason to feel threatened.

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                                  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksP pelespirit@sh.itjust.works

                                    Canada has their own far-right wing. I bet around 30% are MAGA types. If you look at any election, 30% usually vote insane.

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                                    gammelfisch@lemmy.world
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                                    Those 30% morons should move to the middle of bum fucking Mississippi.

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                                    • G greenbird@lemmy.world

                                      I get it, but like, this isn’t something the American people did. This has been orchestrated over decades by the wealthiest evilest mfers on earth. Definitely dont trust our government and dont trust the red-hatted folks, but do realize that if this plays out how they want, all of the regular peiple of the world are going to need to set aside that distrust. It has spread to England and Germany. Canada wont be immune.

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                                      pika@rekabu.ru
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                                      Absolutely. Americans, Israeli, Russians are all regular people caught in the crossfire. There are some shitheads in support of their governments, and there are plenty more of those who reject it and will happily join the opposing forces, uniting internationally over the same goal.

                                      And outside of political lens, people are still the same as they were a year or two or three ago. It’s just that different political circumstances highlight particular kinds of people.

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                                      • S savethetuahawk@lemmy.ca

                                        Sure…the US will let a country park nukes next door. See what happened the last time someone tried that.

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                                        m0op0o@mander.xyz
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                                        They will fail to invade? Maybe this bay can be called Canadian bacon.

                                        And Canada has nukes already, they are just labelled “usa”

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                                        • tonytonychopper@mander.xyzT tonytonychopper@mander.xyz

                                          Over half of the voters support what the government is doing. The US is cooked

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                                          barneypiccolo@lemmy.today
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                                          No, they don’t. Every poll for the last decade puts the total MAGA support in the mid- to high 30s. MAGA is a very small minority of the world, but the difference is that they are sociopaths, so they have no problems violating legal and social norms to get what they want, while everybody else wants to play by the rules. Bad Faith players always get a big lead near the beginning, but eventually the treason, corruption, and incompetence that is inherent in EVERY authoritarian regime, destroys them from within.

                                          If we give them enough rope, they will eventually hang themselves with their own virtuosic incompetence. The problem is the massive damage they will do to America and the word before they get there.

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