In some ways he already is. I will give a few examples:
The Conservative party in Canada was set to win a historic landslide majority victory in the upcoming elections. Their embracing of US-styled politics combined with Canadians feeling more united than ever has lead to them absolutely cratering in the polls so badly that the incumbent party is polling ahead in some polls. It is now being considered as potentially one of the worst election blunders in Canadian history. Canadians are cheering on local brands and production and are very warm to the idea of closer ties with Europe and the UK.
President Zelenskyy is being heralded as a leader and hero of Ukrainian and European freedom and is seen as a model of just and honest leadership. Despite what Trump's supporters think, many Americans still support Ukraine and Zelenskyy.
Prime Minister Starmer of the UK has united parliament, including their opposition, for increased support of Ukraine and European security and sovereignty. It is a huge shift from where they stood during the Brexit days.
The EU is currently working on rearmament plans to promote domestic production of arms and security measures. Canada appears to be interested in this and I imagine other countries will eventually be too. The era of everyone buying American arms is coming to an end.
Expanding on the last point more broadly: The US has shown to the world it is an unreliable partner and ally and the boycotts of American goods and services are spreading fast across its former allies. For example, there is a full on nation-wide boycott of American products in Canada right now and it is costing the Americans billions of dollars.
The days of tip-toeing around Russia for the sake of political niceties is over. Major nation leaders are now calling out Russia for being a bloodthirsty dictatorship and accusing Trump of being a Russian plant. We need more than this, but this is a good start. Such open challenges to fascism would never have flown 5+ years ago. The first step to fighting fascism is to recognise it exists and identifying it as a threat.
This will flop so hard. AI is largely an investor-bait thing; actual consumers are lukewarm to it at best. Especially if they have to actually pay (hundreds) for it.
This is actually a bigger deal than you think. This is Canada solidifying its position as a reliable defence partner in the newly-forming European power structure left by America's exit. We need to do more, and we need to bolster our own forces and start producing our own arms and arms for Europe, but this is a start. Helping Europe secure peace will keep Canada on the table as a serious ally.
For those that think this is leaving us vulnerable to the US: We already are. If the US wanted to invade then they could do it easily even with our full fighting force present. It would be ruinous for the US economy and cause extreme civil unrest (potentially open revolt) so they're not likely to do it, though. Economic pressure is the name of their game right now.
Firstly, I'd imagine China is pleased to see the US becoming weaker on the world stage. At least, in the long term.
But, secondly, China has its own problems at home right now and the US, which is about to have a lot less spending power, is a huge customer of China's. Xi is likely going to take a "wait and see" approach and assess the shifting situation. Any amount of China and Russia getting close would likely be purely from an "enemy of my enemy is my friend" perspective and I doubt it would last. None of the major powers mingle for very long before stepping on each other's feet.
Xi isn't stupid. I'm sure he's well aware that Putin would betray him in an instant for power and that Trump is both a Russian asset and a moron.
We really don't know right now. The US essentially broadcast to the world that they are both diplomatically weak and compromised by the Russians and cannot be trusted or relied on. The meeting with Zelenskyy and the recent trade spats has indicated that the US can and will turn on its historic allies if Putin tells them to.
Beyond that point, everything is pure speculation. My guess? The US will continue to erode from within due to further economic and social disintegration. They are looking at a historic economic collapse which will severely impact the lives of US citizens. I can see them beginning to put increased pressure, possibly militarily, on Mexico and Canada as Trump uses the resources in said countries as a bargaining chip to placate US businesses that will start putting pressure on Trump. Once reality of the situation starts to hit the average US citizen then I think there is a very real possibility of civil revolt.
As for the EU, my guess is they will see a burst of increased unity and solidarity much like how Canada is now. Whether that lasts or will be acted upon remains to be seen, but I think it has become obvious to the EU leaders that Russia is a hostile power on their doorstep and they are on their own; the US will not help them. They will now have to contend with meddling and interference from both Russia and the US as both seek to disrupt and cause unrest in Europe. If the EU plays its cards right they could emerge from this stronger and more prosperous than ever. de Gaulle was absolutely right about the USA.
They have a tendency to be cocky, headstrong, and ignorant of the greater world and people around them.
I have lost count of the amount of Americans I have met and spoken to that think them and their country are the centre of the universe. And I don't mean that in a mocking or mean way - many of them were amazingly nice people but they legitimately did not know any better.
A big one is getting people to stop shopping at Loblaw-owned businesses. There is a daily barrage of complaints, rants, and vents about how awful Loblaw is and yet people keep shopping there. I worked for them for 4 years - and I experienced firsthand how many customers expressed disgust at the company and yet returned literally the next day. And the day after. And the week after. And the month after. I live in an area with a LARGE amount of alternative grocery stores and yet they kept returning.
I understand that not everybody lives with alternative grocery stores nearby, but there are still other options. Local butchers, dairy producers, bakeries, produce markets, etc. Many of which will even do delivery or advanced ordering for quick pickup. And they might even be cheaper and certainly better quality!
The parasitic scum that are sucking us dry are not just American. They are Canadian too and people need to start taking that seriously.
I signed the petition fully expecting and knowing it would be denied.
The point, for me, wasn't to revoke his citizenship but to get more Canadians talking about Musk. He is a very real threat to our democracy and quality of life and we need to be talking about how we can counteract him.
Don't have it although I am loosely interested in it, but not enough to spend the nearly $100 (after tax) asking price. Maybe when it's $10 on sale or something.
If the US pulls defence from Taiwain and Taiwan falls to Chinese rule, the US still doesn't get TSMC. In fact, they would be handing an essential resource to an enemy nation.
The US has absolutely nothing to bargain with in that situation.
AMD seriously needs to start taking driver support seriously.
Both my dad and myself have (begrudgingly) moved to Nvidia because we both got hit with constant driver timeout crashes. My dad also got rapidly flashing black and green screens countless times. I use my PC for work purposes so that kind of crap is unacceptable; I need absolute reliability that I can depend on.
Myself and so many other customers would love to see better bang-for-buck options in the GPU space like the good old days, but AMD really needs to sort this shit out. Intel has the excuse of being a brand new player that is working entirely from scratch, but AMD has been in the GPU game for decades and should know better. I mean, christ, their CPU division is basically printing money right now so they absolutely have the resources to fix this.
In some ways he already is. I will give a few examples: