Well, for that you’d have to talk to a certain English colonist named “George Washington”.

During a time when the English and French were technically at peace, this “Washington” fellow, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Virginia Regiment, ambushed a French detachment of 50 men, killing them all, including their commander who had been carrying a diplomatic message for the British.

This “Washington” fellow was a real fuck-up. Not only did he kick off the French and Indian war (also known as the 7 years war) by ambushing and killing a diplomatic courier during a time of peace, he then holed up in a fort which the French attacked and then he surrendered. When he surrendered, he signed a surrender document in which he took responsibility for assassinating Jumonville, the diplomatic courier.

This dude continued to fuck up too. He resigned his commission after this because as a colonial, he wasn’t allowed to have the rank he thought he deserved. A year later, he signed on as an aide to General Edward Braddock, who was planning to expel the French from Fort Duquesne. Washington came up with the master plan of splitting the army into a main column and a second smaller “flying column”. The French and their native allies ambushed the divided army and killed 2/3 of them, including General Braddock.

After a series of mistakes like that, I can only assume this guy faded into obscurity, forgotten as yet another failed son of a rich aristocrat. History is full of rich children like that who think they can play at “army” but who just keep screwing up.

Do Canadians say “left-tenent” like Brits?

Also, asking someone to spell that word is a pretty tall order lol

It’s not ending any time soon. The US supreme court will remain a theocratic conservative majority for most of our lives. Regardless of how old you are. You will be quite old by the time that changes.

After this nightmare is over, the Untied States need a complete overhaul

Every American is the enemy. Unless they deal.with their leader.

I hate that I’m lumped in with these people but I also understand.

And the British crown did not hang the British officer?

You know Canadians burn down the white house, right? And the first nation people were the one that led the atk? Right?

No matter how good a person could be, I wouldn’t trust them if they are easily manipulated in believing BS. I won’t hate them, but I won’t trust them.

Anyone with an bit of judgement could see what Trump was. And yet he was elected. Twice!

So all these “good people” have cpntributed to elect a fascist twice already. You want me to trust they won’t elect another one after him? That this is a two times mistake and Canadians can rely on the US after that?

Nope.

Maybe they were lied to about Trump. They will be lied to again by others about other fascists.

You can blame education, oligarchs propaganda, whatever. Point is: Canada can’t rely on the USA, even if Trump goes away.

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.

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

I’ve noticed a lot of stupid people say a lot of stupid stuff in my life, yes

This might put some of it into a better perspective…

You would be amazed at how easily you can be manipulated…

You will probably sit there and say not me never, but you probably have been manipulated and tricked into thinking differently and didn’t even realize it…

Like Ah-bout… “bout” pronounced like a fight between two people.

We Minnesotans are hoping to be annexed by Canada

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.