The Untied States is literally becoming like nazi Germany and I don’t know if people understand that I’m not exaggerating. I legitimately can’t tell if people realize that America is now a fascist dictatorship, likely to soon go full on nazi Germany and make it explicitly illegal to be part of certain minority groups, at which point it may be too late for people to leave. I don’t know if people around me understand that that’s not an exaggeration.

People just keep on going to Disneyland as if it’s perfectly safe. It’s like watching people go to a store that’s literally on fire and nobody is even trying to put it out. It’s like people think if the fire department isn’t reacting then it isn’t happening

and my grandmother thinks it’s funny to tell me canada is going to be the 51st state. Yes, so hilarious the fire might soon consume our house too

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    People dont know what to do about it. Its as simple as that. They dont see any available action that they see any chance of being fruitful… plus they are too busy thinking about how theyre going to pay their next bills.

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      Yes but, if you live in Canada, it is very easy to NOT GO to the Untied States. One of my complaints is people in my country continuing to walk into the burning states as if they see nothing wrong or dangerous about it. It stresses me out.

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        Ah i see. Well i know im not going to the us anytime soon either. Simply having my phone searched and messed with at the border is already a big turn off. I have family members there that are still a valid reason to visit, but i agree that going to something like disneyland would be support for this degenerate state.

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          I’m pretty sure I’d get arrested crossing the border because I’ve made a lot of anti-trump posts on Facebook

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            There have been Camadians who have accidentally crossed into the United States because they took a wrong turn on the road, and ended up in detention for weeks.

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        People not coming to the US is already having an effect. Hotel occupancy is starting to drop off and prices are starting to drop.

        I know it’s anecdotal, but my Canadian coworkers all canceled their trips to the US. They all switched to Europe or Mexico.

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          I live in one of the biggest tourist areas in America, and business is WAY down, and I’m all for it. Let the big corporate tourism jackals feel the pain.

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          A bit over a year ago, we were making holiday plans including a trip to the US. When the orange menace got re-elected I convinced my wife that we should just do a longer Canadian leg for the trip. Best decision ever.

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          Good but I still know people going there like nothing is out of the ordinary. I won’t be satisfied until nobody is going there. And these people I know don’t support Trump. They know Trump is bad but they don’t seem to think anything is out of the ordinary