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[–] sistarena@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

I haven’t seen anyone talk about this and I think it needs to be considered. When considering this clip, consider how trumps supporters will see it.

What we know about Trump supporters:

  • trumps supporters have turned off their critical thinking skills
  • Many of them have below an 8th grade reading level
  • They always have Fox News or another right wing news source turned on - they are addicted to it
  • They already like and trust Trump, and believe him to be some kind of mastermind
  • They are not a majority, but there is a concerning amount of them

That means what they will get from this clip is:

  • Canada should have already belonged to the US
  • The US has a right to Canada
  • Because trump called Canadians “nasty”, there is a reason to invade Canada, and Canadians deserve it
  • Canada has a lot of resources that the US can use.

To most people, Trump sounds like an imbecile, but to his supporters, he sounds like he knows what he’s talking about, I personally think he feeds them reasons to be upset without actually making any logical arguments. We all can see that but his supporters can’t. What I’m trying to get at is MAGA’s public opinions about Canada will change because of this interview. This isn’t just bumbling Trump giving a bizarre interview, it’s intentional propaganda to change his viewers’ allegiances.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

What a complete fucking shit human being this man is...

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What up with his dumbasses 3rd grade adjectives bro

Is nasty the only one he knows?

His speech patterns and vocabulary were analyzed during his first term, and it was basically determined that he only has the reading comprehension and vocabulary of a third grader. The man is stupid.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

He really does have a stunted vocabulary. There's nothing in his head but vanity, greed and pig-ignorance, and a compulsion to be subby to Putin.

[–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wonder why he doesn't want Mexico as the 51st state?

Or puerto Rico?

Or anything else South or across an ocean?

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Greenland has entered the chat

[–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Hes going north because he understands climate change.

[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

America has been subsidizing Canada

2024: Canada imports ~$480 billion total from the USA. Divided by 40 million Canadian population, that's $12,000 for every man, woman, and child spent on American shit.

USA imports ~$586 billion from Canada. Divided by 400 million population, that's only $1,465 per capita, and that's only 1/8th of the amount that Canadians bought from the USA in return.

##BUY CANADIAN, BE FAIR!

You can't compare apples to apples when one side of the equation has 10 times the population. If we're trying to be fair, Trumpistan needs to buy 8 times more Canadian shit!

Tariffs on the Canadian side will be reciprocal and will only serve to make us stop buying Murcan shit, leading to an even bigger Trumped-up deficit and the loss of their biggest, best customer. Likely long-term.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Yep. I'm Murcan myself and I completely agree with you.

Hey UK and Australia and New Zealand and other commonwealth nations: you should sign a mutual defense pact, if that’s not already a thing, and it specifically should not include the US. Invite some other euros too, if you can get them.

[–] ATDA@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean if it happened it'll destroy the GOP and conservatives electorally so silver linings.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

No it won't. Why would they ever allow that?

[–] Sabin10@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

As a Canadian that is the one thing I would love about it. Millions of new citizens, almost all voting straight blue for at least a generation.

[–] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ok. It’s an estimated solid 45 blue electoral votes so let’s go ahead and make Canada a state!

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

That's cute that you think he'd allow that.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Like Puerto Rico?