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> Palantir is elbow-deep in the Trump administration, the same one that has repeatedly threatened to annex Canada. That is not a threat to be taken lightly, and the Canadian public agrees

Are they making any preparations for war, at all, that they weren't also doing in 2021?

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Did the US make any preparations for war before abducting Maduro from Venezuela or before getting into a war with Iran that cost them freedom of passage in the Strait of Hormuz?

Right up until Russia invaded Ukraine, Russia maintained that, no, that troop buildup wasn't meant as an invasion force, and a good chunk of the world believed Russia because it was a moronic idea to invade Ukraine. Trump is far more moronic and power drunk than Putin, and would perhaps not even organize troops befre invading Canada, all because somebody in the inner circle goaded Trump into it.

What do you think your comment has to do with mine?

You were asking if the US was actually preparing to invade Canada, were you not?

No, obviously not. Check out every other response I got.

You asked whether they were preparing for war, in response to a comment about the US threatening to annex Canada. How would people not think you were?

Just reading the comment would be a good start.

> in response to a comment about the US threatening to annex Canada

Work on your ability to determine what a sentence has in focus and what it doesn't.

You are being rude and condescending to a third party, when I think you meant to be rude and condescending to me.

You comment was ambiguous, using pronouns with multiple referents. I chose the referring that was the most charitable possible interpretation of your ambiguous comment. Your intended point is even more obviously wrong.

I'd say yes. Things like increased military spending (2% of gdp, largest since the end of the cold war), buying more non-US weapon systems (like Saab's GlobalEye, instead of US AWACS), exploring other alliances (with Europe and China), and lessoning dependencies on US companies (like Palantir).

Are you thinking that the Candian public doesn't care about Trump's annexation threats?

I'm thinking that they care in only the most minor ways imaginable, yes. They find the threats offensive, but not threatening.

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