Canadians will need to do the right thing and hurt America in the spot they like most: their pocketbook.

This will hurt us too, no doubt. Monetarily, probably more. But I don’t think the average American are prepared for what kind of hurt we can put them through.

So now we’re treating every tantrum as a declaration of war?

Your entire method of argument is to gaslight, throw red herrings, and make shit up.

Nobody mentioned “declarations of war”.

What we have mentioned are threats. And threats should be perceived as threats. It is foolish to not take them seriously.

Guns don’t make fantasies real—they just make them louder.

Hate to tell you this, buddy, but the guns are real.

Ah, the classic slippery slope fallacy. Tariffs are economic tools, not invasion prep.

Right, because the USA never used economics as a weapon prior to an invasion. Oh wait. They have. That’s pretty much the textbook for how they operate.

Now I never said the USA will invade Canada, but you would be foolish to not consider the possibility and plan accordingly.

So it’s time to stop dismissing these annexation threats as “fantasy” and get real about how Trump might try to make this happen.

Cute deflection. Economic force is force, but it’s not annexation.

When Trump says he wants to annex Canada, and will use economic force to do this—following it up with tariffs—what will happen once that economic force doesn’t work?

Taking threats seriously doesn’t mean blowing them out of proportion.

Thing is, you’re not taking these threats seriously at all. You’re simply saying they won’t happen.

I literally asked you the simple question of how any of this addresses Trump’s annexation threats and you called them a “fantasy”.

Then I’d tell you to stop watching propaganda and start engaging with reality.

Right, “reality”. 🙄

And mine is based on understanding how power works beyond soundbites. Public statements are theater; policy is where the real game happens. But sure, keep quoting Trump like he’s Nostradamus.

Nostradamus is dead and buried. Trump is alive and has guns.

Projection much?

Fools are always certain of themselves.

Trump saying he wants to annex Canada is about as real as a toddler declaring they’re the king of the playground

Anything Trump says should be taken seriously because even if he’s a toddler, he’s a toddler with guns.

Words don’t equal action, and tariffs are not tanks.

Words are the precursors to action. What starts with tariffs can later become tanks.

You’re conflating economic pressure with literal invasion because it’s easier than understanding how these systems work.

No, you are conflating economic pressure with literal invasion.

I, on the other hand, am saying these threats should be taken seriously, economic force is still force, and things can get worse. For that reason, we should take the threat seriously.

People are losing jobs and food prices are rising because of global capitalism, not some cartoonish annexation plot

What if I told you it’s because of global capitalism and a cartoonish annexation plot?

Your entire argument is built on fear-mongering and bad takes.

My argument is based on things said very publicly by the President of the United States in a very official capacity.

Maybe try reading a book instead of parroting propaganda.

You are what Trump and his ilk see as a “useful fool”.

Okay, so none of what you said addresses that problem. And instead you’re burying your head in the sand and calling that threat a “fantasy”.

What’s not a fantasy is that Trump says he wants to annex Canada, will use economic force to accomplish this, and is following that up with tariffs. Clearly not a fantasy—very real.

People are already losing their jobs. Price of food is increasing. And folks like Danielle Smith’s answer is to just take it lying down.

Your basic response to all this is to do some finger wagging.

Cool. So how does any of this specifically address potential annexation of Canada by the USA?

At this point, why not just get a PC?

Just put Bazzite on one, hook it up to your TV, and it becomes a console anyway.

It’s funny: runaway console game prices are what lead me to GOG.

Are you angry because you can’t karma farm?

Yeah, I’m not so interested in making a community like that. It is fun to watch people to do dumb things with their money, though.

A few people said that last year’s Prince of Persia game was pretty good. But I didn’t play it.

The 90s and 00s version of Ubisoft was phenomenal. Remember the original Far Cry, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, and Rayman? Everyone loved those games, and they were actually innovative.

But now Ubisoft is formulaic and seems hostile towards the people who buy their games.

It’s sad because this company used to make good games.

Perhaps I should start an investing community. I’m not much of a WSB, but investing can be worthwhile.

I get that, but it also seems like there’s a lot of hand-wringing—almost the sense that dudes are entitled to dates.

But getting a date takes work, going in a good date takes work, and keeping the relationship going after that takes work too.

All this takes an investment. And if you aren’t willing to put in the work, nothing will happen for you.

The implication of the article is that men fear a woman will have second thoughts and cry rape after the consensual sex is done.

But while this is a risk—albeit unlikely—it’s a smaller risk when compared to actual rape.

What a lot of people are not acknowledging is that men have a social expectation of expressing interest first, and in many ways, that is a privilege.

What the hell did I just read?

If you’re all so concerned about dudes not getting dates, then do something that results in dudes getting dates. And yes, I speak as a man myself—albeit one who has not been single for a long time.

Has to be a typo.

The format never made it big in Canada so I was oblivious.

But I still have many Walkman models, and I love them.