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Welcome back! Hoping your holiday season has been joyful–and that your joy continues through the new year no matter the circus that is American politics and entertainment. Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and Happy Kwanzaa to all who celebrate. To our Canadian friends, Happy Boxing Day… in honor of our friends to the north, we bring you Today’s American News, Canadian Edition!
O Canada! Trump spends Christmas taunting Canada, other allies… Imagine a father of five children having so little love for any of his offspring that he would rather spend Christmas Day picking petty fights on social media than spend time with his flesh and blood. Convicted felon Donald Trump is that father, who–and again, this was on Christmas Day–taunted Canada, Greenland, Denmark, and Panama. Trump referred to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as “governor” as if Canada is merely our 51st state. That’s a real thing Trump wants.
Trump really, really, really wants to make Canada our 51st state… When we first read about Trump’s comment on Canada becoming our 51st state, we rolled our eyes and thought it was a one-and-done silly statement. NOPE. This is an actual thing Trump wants and something Trump insiders say he will absolutely not stop talking about. Canadian officials responded to Trump by noting that Canada would be a liberal state, a sly way of noting how Canadians feel about him. Canadian annexation gained traction in Trump’s head after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had the audacity to tell Trump very factually accurate information: Those tariffs he wants to impose on Canada would wreck the U.S. economy.
Who is advising Trump on Canadian relations? South Park?? In a memorable scene from the South Park series, Kyle’s mother Sheila lists problems in American society and transitions to a chorus of “Blame Canada! Blame Canada!” with the crowd before her showing their wholehearted agreement.
It is this level of absolute jingoistic nonsense that seems to be informing Trump’s rhetoric toward our northern neighbor. How else could one explain Trump’s talk of a 25 percent tariff–costs that would be passed on to American families–with our biggest trading partner.
LOL. Sycophants say Trump’s threats to annex Canada, etc. are BRILLIANT… Donald Trump’s Republican apologists claim that when the convicted felon threatens to annex Canada or Greenland or the Panama Canal, it’s all part of a brilliant negotiating strategy–what the media referred to as “saber rattling”--with one saying “Crazy worked just fine the first time.” For Canadians, it’s Boxing Day, but in American news, it’s just another Thursday.
What to Watch
Instead of “buzz” we bring you a timely movie recommendation. Anyone who has seen Argo (2012) knows how good of a friend Canada is to the United States. (Watch it if you have not done so, it’s brilliant.) Does the MAGAverse know what Canadians did for fugitive American civilians hunted by Iranian revolutionaries in the late 1970s–how Canadians harbored our people after other allies turned us away? Does Trump? Jimmy Carter, who was president at the time, actually said the movie gave the Canadians too LITTLE credit for saving the life of every American who went to them for help.
That’s a wrap for now. Check back tomorrow for another edition of Today’s American News.
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