• Fingolfinz@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    As an American who hates 1/3 of the country and is really pissed off at another 1/3 who couldn’t be fucked to vote even when there was early voting like everywhere, this makes me really happy to hear

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    3 months ago

    Yeah no as an American please don’t spend your money here for a minute. It’s clearly the only fucking thing that gets heads to turn in this hellhole

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    3 months ago

    Why the fuck would I want to visit the United States?

    They’ve already kidnapped/ unlawfully held a Canadian citizen without anything resembling due process.

    So the proposition is:

    Please come back, put money into our local economy, but we have no control over ICE kidnapping you.

    Also, we want to annex you.

    Also, even if we somehow get rid of Trump, we will collectively do nothing to prevent the rise of another Facist movement.

    • ImADifferentBird@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 months ago

      As one of your southern neighbors, I agree with you. This is not a safe place for you or anyone from any other country right now.

      Hell, it’s not a safe place for me.

      • knightly the Sneptaur@pawb.social
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        I’m just counting the days 'til they declare trans people like me not just unpersons but actively illegal, and hoping the passport I requested actually shows up…

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          I hope your passport shows up too… but I have a friend of a friend who is post-transition, but had their passport reverted to their birth gender because DoS is apparently doing that now. If that happens to you: I think maybe you have a good case to drive up to the Canadian border and request asylum/refugee status or something like that.

          It’s fucking insane that I’m even suggesting that to another American, in America. And it’s even more insane that it’s a reasonable and feasible idea.

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            As a Canadian, I think Canada should start accepting trans refugees from the USA. I also think we must absolutely not elect the transphobic MAGA wannabe Pierre Poilievre. It’s crazy that some Canadians look at what’s happening in the USA and want the same here, or think of nothing but wanting to pay less tax even if it means destroying everything that makes Canada good.

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    3 months ago

    As a Canadian, why on earth would I visit an actively hostile nation whose Head of State has repeatedly threatened invasion and annexation?

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    3 months ago

    I wouldn’t feel safe going to the US right now. I have no guarantee that my rights would be respected. It’s just a matter of time where a tourist is sent to El Salvador to prison.

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      Yeah, we know. Unfortunately we have a guy up here (Poilievre) who wants to do the same thing in Canada. Canadians, please vote to prevent this man turning Canada into the same Nazi shitshow as the USA.

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          Unfortunately I think it also opened up alot of fascists’ eyes in how easy it is to gain power in this modern day and age

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        Poilievre is a socially conservative shithead, but he’s not anywhere close to Trump on the authoritarian scale. I’d like it if we could keep the hyperbole out of our politics, thanks.

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    3 months ago

    I suggest those working in tourism start voting for democrats then. Your customers aren’t going to return as long as the current weirdos are still in charge.