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The reality behind the whole 51st state thing.
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@georgetakei Which is why the UK is more likely to be swallowed up, at least in part.
England and Wales would likely vote for the 51st and 52nd Stars, while Scotland would go for independence within the EU, and Northern Ireland would likely re-unify with Ireland within the EU.
England, on its own, has a GDP that would make it the 2nd or 3rd biggest State, with a population to match.
And as that population has an unfortunate tendency to vote in autocrats and those who favour the rights of Big Biz over the rights of the peopleยน, that would be even more votes for President Musk's second term.
And just think of the kickbacks from the NRA and Big Pharma/BigMedicalInsurance for opening up a brand new, 60 million plus new market for their goods and services.
England and Wales would likely vote for the 51st and 52nd Stars, while Scotland would go for independence within the EU, and Northern Ireland would likely re-unify with Ireland within the EU.
England, on its own, has a GDP that would make it the 2nd or 3rd biggest State, with a population to match.
And as that population has an unfortunate tendency to vote in autocrats and those who favour the rights of Big Biz over the rights of the peopleยน, that would be even more votes for President Musk's second term.
And just think of the kickbacks from the NRA and Big Pharma/BigMedicalInsurance for opening up a brand new, 60 million plus new market for their goods and services.
ยนEven Labour, the UKs dominant Left-Wing party and current Government, is decidedly Thatcherite, even more so than your Dems.
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@georgetakei Yes, but will there be any elections with Trump again? I'm not so sure about that. He already "promised" before the elctions that Americans needn't vote again if he would be president."
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@georgetakei so true! But look at the political trend. Even in Europe, fascists show again and again their ugly greed for power and even succeed. It takes a lot of people in the streets and supporting boycotts of fascist leaning businesses to help them back under the rocks they crawled out of.
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@georgetakei comparatively leftist. our moderate conservatives (aka "red tories") aren't assholes like many american conservatives
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2 months ago
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@georgetakei I'm sure he has a relocation plan for the indigenous population.
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Well, if the Danes manage to buy California, then technically Canada would just replace us as the 5Oth state. But I'm okay with that. Organic smรธrrebrรธd on every street corner, more bike lanes, universal healthcare and fact-based politics sound terrific to me!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/denmark-california-greenland-california
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@georgetakei Wait...you do realize these people are about to vote for Poilievre right? Do Americans actually follow Canadian politics?
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@georgetakei We Canadians are polite but I will say I am loving the "politely, no, and politely, fuck off" vibes I'm seeing from so many of our most prominent.
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Trump's billionaires don't want Canada as an equal partner in its constitutional oligarchy.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russias-war-against-the-west-will-continue-until-putin-tastes-defeat/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassal_state
https://www.britannica.com/event/Nazism/Totalitarianism-and-expansionism
His billionaires want Canada, Mexico, & Greenland as vassal states, to be looted for their resources, just like Putin intends for Ukraine & Europe.
https://ecfr.eu/publication/the-art-of-vassalisation-how-russias-war-on-ukraine-has-transformed-transatlantic-relations/
Just as Xi intends for Taiwan.
Economic plunder.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/xi-says-no-one-can-stop-chinas-reunification-with-taiwan-2024-12-31/
Every imperial empire "solves its problems" with ...
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@georgetakei
"nobody like Trump would ever get elected again. And lastly you can fuck right off."
Now now, let's not be so hasty here. You bring something to the table we want, what can we do for you? We used to be under the Crown too, can we work out some deal with all three parties?
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@georgetakei I wonder if they'd consider the reverse. If New York put it up for a referendum, I'd sure vote to join Canada without any hesitation.
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@georgetakei He makes it sound tempting, though, in a way Trump couldn't. It's everything the Republicans have feared about making DC and Puerto Rico states, but whiter.
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@georgetakei I don't think he intends for the present inhabitants of Canada to be voters in that proposed 51st state, in fact see the Gaza proposal.
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That's assuming we (Canadians) would be allowed a vote.
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@georgetakei Yes, Trump can fuck right off. Iโm speaking for me as a Canadian and Iโm sure there are many others with that set.
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Wonderful. I wonder, what #TreyParker from #SouthPark would make out of it. They are great #Canada - #Fans. ๐
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@georgetakei yeah - i ran some napkin numbers: at least 8 "red" states with 2-8 congressional representatives (and thus, 4-10 EC votes), would all have to drop to being like Wyoming with just 1 seat and 3 votes. While California and NY would lose 3 seats each (5 EC votes), so would Texas and Florida.
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@georgetakei You should really help organize a violent resistance.
Trump and Musk needs to be taken out of the equation.
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@georgetakei Canada is part of NATO, FVEY, NORAD, USMCA. Arguably the USA's best or 2nd best friend. Our biggest argument is over a rock in the Atlantic that is smaller than a city block.
A peaceful mutually-agreed merger could make sense, but why show any hostility?
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@georgetakei Not to mention millions of french-speaking people. Shudder. Enfin, allez vous faire foutre.
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No, I obviously don't think it's in any way reasonable.
Which is why I go fwawking bonkers when reasonable people address his functional and so-far attainable madness with sensble answers, like they don't see the purge of employees happening hourly in a government that doesn't exist anymore.
If it got to that insane and bloody a point, yeah, Canada would be one state without anything but puppet representation, because it's what he told the Help to do.
Stop. Him. Then. Please.
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Haha...nice one...
Dear @georgetakei Would u send my anything back?
I'm one of these crazy Trekkies..so..r u out there Lt. Zulu? ;-)
Haha...nice one...
Dear @georgetakei Would u send my anything back?
I'm one of these crazy Trekkies..so..r u out there Lt. Zulu? ;-)
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@georgetakei Quaint. He thinks their vote would be relevant. The only votes that count anymore are the ones for Trump and friends.
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