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The us military is also too professional to consider following orders to attack Canada. They would not accept the risk and reputational damage that would come with breaking the NATO treaties and undermining the general security of the west.

Directly support as the commenter I was replying to was implying. Europe is not barely holding back Russia. Ukraine is. Article 5 would be invoked and the NATO states would decide what support to send. Greece and Turkey fighting over some islands isn't the same as the strongest nation in the world annexing its neighbours. There would be broad public support in Europe to oppose the U.S. simply on principle, let alone the security concerns.

Thats the question. How much does Trump actually understand the context and how far will he go?

I do realize that. The war in Ukraine is not being supported by Nato. They are sending supplies but the alliance is not entering Ukraine against Russia so as to not create a wider conflict. Note that Ukraine is not a NATO signatory while Canada is. In the case of the US annexing Canada,the strategic analysis would give two options. Either immediately oppose US aggression and form a bloc independent of them, or tacitly approve of it and leave yourself open to the same thing happening to you and your neighbours.

Yeah I kinda left that out. The Quiet revolution was about secularism and Franco rights in their own province.

Yes, an American invasion of Canada would immeidately set the stage for a worldwide rationale for opposing US interests.

It actually does help, in fact it helps MORE if you cant afford a house, or are homeless, to have a strong social net. Not arguing that the US isn't richer or can offer more financial resources to its citizens.

Securing your own position is contingent on having a proper deterrence to US invasion or belligerence. Unless you are thinking of appeasing them, but I doubt that European defense minds would consider that.

Trump is just throwing out every threat he can. There's simply no realistic way to unilaterally take Canada, or the canal, or Greenland.

This is my analysis too. Trump is all about brinkmanship. Scare everyone else and bring them to the edge of the precipice that you know they dont want to go over. Then extract concessions. Its desperation, not sustainable, but it works as long as you have the upper hand.

Brexit wasnt a joke, it was the culmination of decades of anti-EU sentiment in the UK.

Who in their right mind would not? If im the leader of a European country, and I see the US go rogue and annex their closest neighbour and longest ally, thats a clear message that the US can not be trusted.

shoo-in*

The social services are better in Canada though. The big downside is the lack of quickly available treatment for serious-but-not-life-threatening illness.

A protest which isn't allowed to do anything other than raise voices is a powerless and toothless protest.

yeah what people dont always understand (not saying you dont) is that FLQ supporters see themselves as basically being occupied by Anglo Canadians. Until the 60's there was entrenched discrimination in Montreal against catholics and french-speakers. The city even used to have two hockey teams, one for Anglos and one for Francos.

Thanks, and you can make money with this? Sorry I'm a total noob in this area.

what is a bot motel and how do you run one?

Yup. Hasn't been cool in Canada since legalization, but a lot of milennials still cling to it

Roma and Romanians are two different things.

true but a lot of people understandably assume those are part of Central America

Im sure the Scots would have fought to the last Scotsman, but I think they would lose in the end.

as is Greenland

England annexed Wales and Ireland and would have annexed Scotland if it didn't use marriage instead.

I always wondered why arcade cabinets were covered in plastic. Till now i thought it was for spills or something.

They're still somebody's ancestors!

My score was 3, which isn't indicative of a overly rough life. But I was a gifted kid, reading at 3, straight A's all the way through University. Always had bad emotional problems though. Turned into a really bad porn/sex addiction. It's currently ruining my life and health and Im going to SMART meetings because SAA wasnt helpful for me. 35 and not very much to my name. Mental health issues have haunted me my whole life, and the same goes for my parents.

I've been diagnosed with a few things, but none very concretely other than dysthymia and general anxiety disorder. My mom has adhd, and her sisters have schizophrenia. Also my niece was diagnosed with autism. She thinks I have Adhd but I can't really tell whats what until my sex issues are through.

Reminds me of my cat who, after his first experience with winter (hated it), gave me a look of complete and utter shock and disgust upon seeing that it was happening AGAIN, the following year.

Desireable. Not beautiful, or at least not more beautiful than women of average or slim build. It wasn't attractive to be heroin chic or rail-thin like a 90's supermodel, but it also wasn't attractive to be obese or heavily overweight.

Noble and wealthy, yes. Beautiful, no.