shawn1122 @ shawn1122 @lemm.ee

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What are the two most important characteristics in a partnership?

1. Loyalty 2) Reliability.

The US is showing that it is neither loyal nor reliable. This is going to hurt American business for generations to come. Even of the Republicans get ousted with the next election, it is very difficult to rebuild a sense of loyalty and reliability.

The only option is the divest in the US now. Any investment in the US will not be conducive to a stable economy.

Americans are some of the most politically divided people on the planet in a country that's basically a few corporations in a trenchcoat with limited to no social safety nets and crumbling infrastructure.

Why on earth would Canada want that? America may be the richest nation on earth but you don't see that when you drive down an ordinary American street. All that money is sitting in the coffers of a handful of billionaires and corporations.

Hard pass.

If it did happen, private insurance would decimate Canadian universal Healthcare almost instantly. That alone would lead to significant political unrest. American healthcare is by far the most dystopian among high income nations.

He's actually more coherent than during his first presidency. They must be coaching the shit out of him.

54% of Americans read at below a 6th grade level and half do not have a passport. They are fed propaganda from a young age to believe that their nation is the absolute best and with such poor literacy it's doubtful that they ever question it.

Teaching Americans that they're part of a global community is an uphill battle. The populace has been in a state of being dumbed down to the point of accepting someone like Trump for several decades now.

He says the US doesn't need Canada but also wants to annex it.

The US absolutely does need Canada's natural resources. The Canadian people and its sovereignty stand between him / America and that golden goose.

If you recall the colonial era, when a stronger nation wants the resources of a weaker nation, it generally does not go well for the weaker nation.

Canada needs to accelerate the process of partnering with other nations now. It is never going to win a trade war against the US alone. Reciprocal tariffs are not going to cut it. Time to diversify the customer base and then tell the Americans to pound sand when they inevitably come knocking.

Canada is already the only G7 nation that has a free trade agreement with all other G7 nations.

On one hand, more than 50% of Americans read below a 6th grade level so it wouldn't be surprising if they misattributed the blame. I doubt many would be able to tell you what a tariff is or how it works.

But on the other, greater than 50% are not pleased with how Trump has handled the economy thus far and the consequences haven't even hit their wallets yet.

Americans are extremely disconnected politically but if there's one thing they care about its the price of gas. If that goes up substantially then they will blame the president.

The entire Western world benefits from a strong America.

By the time this is done, there very well may not be a concept of a unified Western world any longer.

We're on track for this to be China's century and Trump is accelerating the process. If the US turns its back on Taiwan as it has with Ukraine we will have a new world order.

China already controls the supply chain for a majority of critical minerals through strategic partnerships with resource rich nations. If the US continues to turn its back on its allies it will be the end of its golden age as the preeminent world superpower.

McDonalds app already does this. Their shit food is absolutely terrible value if you don't use their app. You're basically trading your personal info to get a few dollars off a Big Mac.

Most civilized countries would respond to this situation by denying entry. Not throwing a person into your for profit detention system to make a quick buck.

At long last the world gets to see America's true colors.

The vast majority of people either voted for Trump or didn't vote at all. Americans chose this madness either through action or inaction. They should feel accountable for the forthcoming consequences. Democracy in action.

Glad to hear that. Any resources you'd recommend? It sounds like a very level headed way to see things.

An American with self awareness. So glad I left corporate shithole Reddit for this place.

Hopefully it gets to that point. More than half of the guns that enter Mexico and Canada are from the US. It's about time America got called out for its cultural shortcoming of valuing gun rights more than its children.

He also used the conflict with the US to quietly get re-elected a few weeks ago. So he's playing his political cards well even if he's a dumbass.

New York is Trumps home state. Fuck em.

They meant Don Jr.

Donald will be in the hyperbaric chamber attaining immortality, returning in 2032 as the Undertrump.

Yeah, no. Even if Kamala just continued whatever Biden was doing it would have been better than this.

I was hoping this would be the Turkish equivalent of two paper thin patties, three buns, some lettuce and thousand island dressing for $7 USD but yeah I can see how haggling the price of soap can be frustrating too.

I mean this is just a cultural difference. Of course as an American, where haggling is uncommon and not a part of societal norms, you will find it annoying.

In other countries, where retail sectors are not as standardized, haggling is seen as a form of social interaction and networking. It is, by all means, less efficient. But not every culture romanticizes productivity to the point of working / chasing a bag until you're frail, incontinent and need to be put in a 'home'.

The lack of efficiency is also antithetical to consumerism which is a cultural norm in many parts of the world where haggling is uncommon. You can buy 15 pieces of junk on Amazon in the amount of time it takes to haggle one peice of junk at a market. Which is more 'normal' depends on which part of the world you're from.

Haggling in person is a completely different experience from online. You can fake your identity online, disappear randomly, and spam for the sake of spamming. It's much harder to do that when you show up with your real face in a relatively close knit community.

Not in any way trying to dismiss your experience. I find it very uncomfortable as well but having South asian parents means that I've seen my fair share of such transactions and how they can have the interesting effect of bringing people together.