I thought the reason for trashing trade agreements and taking a wrecking ball to the Canadian economy with extreme tariffs was because of fentanyl coming from Canada at the border?
Apparently not, says Trump, from his speech at Congress tonight: “… Tariffs are about making America rich again and making America great again”.
By his own words, he has just shown his big lie.
It’s about making America Reich.
Fuck Donald Trump.
So they’re illegal then?
Trump was only able to enact these tariffs without sign off from Congress (which he would absolutely not get) because they were enacted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The act allows the president to apply certain controls over the economy so long as they’re in response to a national emergency. At some point a while back either Trump or Biden, I forget which, declared a state of emergency over fentanyl. Trump is now using the tiny trickle of fentanyl coming from Canada as his justification for these tariffs because has to connect them to a state of emergency to enforce them.
If they’re actually about making America richer (no matter how wrong he is about how that works) then they need approval by congress to go into force. Every single affected business in America should have standing to sue over that.
Oh no, their convicted felon president who faced zero repercussions is committing another crime! I’m sure the US legal system will provide justice.
I agree that people should be made aware, but replace “sue” with “riot”.
Trust me bro. One more lawsuit and it’s over trust me bro. Just one more.
Okay, so it absolutely was market manipulation. A dump and pump. Cue the tariffs to be rescinded this afternoon.
More like creating the conditions of a fire sale to allow the oligarchs to buy up large swaths of whatever they fancy.
In america the rich eat the poor
In Mother Russia, the rich eat the poor.
FTFY
That’s what he said, america…
He’s missing an “e” there. It’s about making America Reich.
Everyone knows a Reichsbürger beats a regular burger.
Alright. I guess they’ll keep them for a while then. Let’s see if they manage to pop some asset market, stock, housing, etc.
Also @useyourvoice thanks for your first post!
Yay! Thank you. I’m motivated to get more people using this platform as well.
It’s as close as Buy Canadian Reddit as it gets!
Facebook in Canada is now getting hammered with Russian/MAGAt fake news hard. And it’s only going to get worse. Canadians NEED to get over here. We don’t need Facebook OR reddit.
As an American I feel like I need to apologize to the regular people of the world. I don’t support anything this moron is doing. Fuck Donald Trump, the ultra rich and our spineless representatives.
Are you doing something about it? Are you outside protesting?
If not, fuck your apologies. If you’re not doing something to stop this then you are a part of this and you are my enemy. Your so-called President pulled the biggest and most infamous betrayal in modern history. Your country has pulled a 180 and stabbed their allies in the back and soon they WILL attack us militarily.
I repeat, if you’re not doing something to stop this then you are a part of this. At this point, apologies are insulting. Pick your side.
This feels a bit extreme. I have been to the protests since he took office but they require that I take off work and I have a wife and 2 children to provide for so until war breaks out I can’t drop everything to fight these assholes. I understand your anger but it’s not fair to say I’m on his side just because I’m not protesting in the streets 24/7. The problem isn’t just this president or the backstabbing of our allies because despite all of that the billionaires and mega corps are doing just fine while we fight amongst ourselves. The world as a whole has allowed this concentration of power that is the driving force behind all of this.
Dude, this guy is calling Trudeau “governor” and blatantly rejecting Canada’s independence. He’s openly declaring that he WILL take European territory. He’s openly taking the side of a dictator and ripping of your own constitution and international law not to mention calling for a genocide. He WILL start WW3 with Putin holding his leash and you WILL fight for him!
And here you are acting like he just raised your taxes or took an opposing political choice. Protesting? You should be burning the house down. But, ok…you have other priorities. I understand that. But by doing nothing you are taking his side. You are making a choice even if you don’t like that choice. But that choice makes you our enemy.
Remember, back in the 30s and 40s many Germans talked just like you. Many had nothing against Jews and Poles. But ALL of them contributed to the genocide one way or another. But they, at least, had the shame to not apologize like they had just spilled a glass of milk.
I’m sure at every chance you have “burned the house down”. You know where I would be if I tried to burn the house down? Jail or dead while my family remains to see my story not even make the news. You talk real tough but that’s the easy part. Maybe if a war breaks out you can show everyone how it’s done. Also you’re crazy if you think anyone on my side is going to fight for Donald or Vlad. Like I said I understand your anger and trust me when I say I feel it too.
I hear you. You are in a difficult position, yes. You prefer to live comfortably in a dictatorship rather than risking your future. It doesn’t make you a bad person. Most of us are afraid and I’m not arrogant enough to affirm without any doubt that I’d do differently. But you must realize the fact that you make that choice allows you to be part of the wrong side. If (or when) the US invades Canada, your work will make it possible. Your taxes will finance it. Your work may even directly contribute to the logistics of an invasion. And, as unfair as it may be, it does make you the enemy. After you digested that fact you will probably realize how utterly insulting it is for you to just apologize.
Unlike you (or maybe even me) there were thousands, even millions of people who were put in that same position and made the other choice. In my own country we fought against a dictatorship. My own grandfather was in jail for being part of the opposition. These people had everything to lose. They were fired, arrested, tortured and even killed. They had jobs, family and dreams and risked it all for what is right. But they were exceptional men. Most of us are just normal and we don’t have it in us to fight so we become a clog in the machine. But, please, at least have the decency to not apologize and thinking it somewhat absolves you of being part of it.
Ok, now stop apologizing and do something about it.
Momentum is building but like I said our spineless reps are not helping and the same half can protest all we want but it’s much harder to educate the right or get them to see past the bullshit. It’s definitely not as simple as running them off. Maybe last time he was elected but this time he somehow won the popular vote. I could talk all day about why I think that is but at this point it doesn’t matter.
There needs to be protests in the streets EVERY WEEKEND. The people of North America have forgotten their power.
Protests don’t do shit.
Lol say that to Québec and France.
The words of a weak, pathetic man.
I listened to it with my dad. Horrible. This guy is mentally ill and doesn’t comprehend what tariffs do. It will crash America’s economy and squeeze even harder the middle class there. Unless that’s what he wants…
It would be underestimating Trump to think he doesn’t understand what tariffs do.
He’s backed by the richest men in the world, and he’s going scorched earth to make them richer.
He’s not stupid; he’s greedy, nefarious and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals of making America’s richest folks even richer at the expense of everything else.
Trump by himself is just a rambling old man. What is scary is the army of like-minded people worshipping him.
This. We cannot underestimate how sinister he is. He talks like he’s dumb but it’s a tactic to broaden his appeal. He’s a smart narcissist and he loves to be worshipped.
He is being played like a violin by Russia. I don’t know if he’s too dumb to realize it, or he thinks playing with Russia will get him his own Putin like stature. Which it might!
…trump’s an imbecile, but some clever folks are spoon-feeding their asset…
I didn’t watch it. I just can’t listen to him speak for more than about 30 seconds. The gibberish and gish-gallops are just too much for me to handle. I usually try to find a transcript after the fact.
Transcripts are a better use of one’s time.
