This is not going to stop my boycott.

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[–] 96 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Absolutely important to keep boycotting, even if things go back to "normal" if only to show that this stupidity has real world costs.

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  • [+] 46 points 6 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 38 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Even if things go back to normal the US has shown us that they are unstable economic partners *

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I could've told you that years ago, since I've lived in this cess pool all my life ..

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  • [–] 21 points 6 months ago

    For me, surreal currently. Live in a somewhat more rural area. But surrounded by racist hateful zombies.

    Every time I hear somebody having a conversation in a foreign language, I get a wave of fear in my heart. For their safety. The violence hasn't reached my hometown yet, but I know it's coming.

    My father and I were estranged by the rest of my brothers; but now I must turn my back on him for the safety of my own family. He's lost. A whole life eagerly internalizing the hateful rhetoric of the Republicans. I've done my best, let him be a part of my life for as long as I can. But he is a danger to my children.

    I've seen through the charade to the festering evil underneath all my life. But have never found the means nor opportunity to act against it, as I definitely was not born into wealth. So I do my best to focus on the small things, to find the good where I can.

    In short, it fucking sucks.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago

    Also American. Being a minority (specifically trans) is fucking scary here right now, and it's depressing knowing how many people see us so negatively now. Rightfully so, but as someone who lives closer to Canada than the next closest state, it's saddening how much we've hurt our friends and neighbors.

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  • [–] 18 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Trump will veto this if it gets through congress.Β 

    There’s zero chance this does anything. But it’s a nice reminder the Republicans are morons.Β 

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  • [–] 13 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Wait, can he veto a bill that doesn't pass? Isn't that literally just an EO with extra steps?

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  • [–] 49 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Won't stop me from boycotting. It's going take the US decades to recover from all the shit the cheeto stained pedophile felon has done.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago

    I'm not Canadian, however I am also boycotting anything american. However when the VP couch fucker dies I'll have rethink, but I'll most probably be dead myself by then.

    I'm also 'poisoning the well' by telling everyone who'll listen what the Nazied States of america is doing. Most are horrified and don't know the extent of the orange paedo's corruption and depravities. This bullshit is going to be generational for some people.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    That is the neat part, it won't recover.

    Never recovered from the civil war, still a divided country along racism to this day.

    Never recovered from WWI, it caused WWII.

    Never recovered from WWII, it caused the Cold War.

    Never recovered from Vietnam, still murdering civilians even though we realized it was wrong.

    Never recovered from the war on drugs, millions of families destroyed and minorities oppressed.

    Never recovered from 9/11, tortured people for fun no consequences.

    Never recovered from the first Trump presidency, it set the stage for round two authoritarian bogaloo.

    And please boycott forever. Also start examining corporations from your country closely as well. This wealthy corporate takeover is not limited to the US.

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  • [–] 24 points 6 months ago

    219-211. That spread makes this vote meaningless, because almost HALF of our former ally's Congress wants this to continue.

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  • [–] 16 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Trump has previously threatened to endorse the political rivals of Republican lawmakers who have refused to back his administration's policies

    Is that actually a threat anymore?

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

    CONGRESS has the "power of the purse". I don't care what Republicans ignore, or what the Supreme Court lets him get away with, that's literally in the Constitution.Β PRESIDENT TRUMP CAN'T UNILATERALLY DECIDE TARIFFS!

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  • [–] 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    So who is going to stop him from enacting them anyway?

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago

    It’s a good gesture but they need 2/3 of the Senate to overturn the EO. Not holding my breath.

    Only solace is that a lot of red state Senators will be putting party over constituents and hopefully ruining their reelection chances.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago

    Vance's political capital will last about 5 minutes and then he'll have his feet chopped out from under him. He is not a power in that party, no matter how many times he grabs Erika Kirks leather clad ass.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Unfortunately - we don't really do "no confidence" votes for the president here. Unless he's impeached and removed for something truly awful and illegal (not sure what else he can do that's worse than what he's already done, but maybe I lack imagination), we've got years more to go of this shit.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    As a Canadian, I appreciate the gesture, fuck no I'm not stopping my boycott and I'm not going to travel to your fucked up country.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Stop the boycott only if they stand up and impeach him!

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago

    Doesn’t matter - the syphilitic dementia patient has veto power.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago

    This should have happened 5 minutes after the pedophile announced the tariffs. The damage has already been done you fucking GOP morons.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    Dear Canada, please boycott us harder.

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  • This is just virtue signaling. Trump will just veto it as it's not anywhere near 2/3.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    this is step 1 of 100+

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