So stop discussing it. Dumb mfers take the bait every time.
He never actually meant it. Why does nobody get it? It’s a distraction. Stop fuelling it. This headline is exactly what Trump wants.
Anchoring is legitimately a negotiation technique where you start with an absurd demand to set the framing of the haggling.
Ie now the idea of expanded sea port security integration doesn’t seem like a crazy thing to exchange for elimination of tariffs.
But guess what, expanded sea port security integration would drastically reduce our ability to economically pivot in the face of future tariff threats. Ie if expanded sea port security integration means the USA can prevent us from using our sea ports.
You don’t know that, and Project 2025 states that foreign affairs must be subject to national interests. The GOP is prioritizing access to strategic minerals as a long term goal. DT has stated the annex desire repeatedly and consistently.
At the least, the economic assault is not a distraction, and it is obviously the initial stage in an escalation. People are already affected, and pissed.
I vote for a trial where we test Canada taking the Western states.
…and the Northeast too, please.
That would be cool, especially California, then we’d have somewhere warm to visit. LOL
Um… you can’t take California without also taking us in Oregon and Washington with you!
It’s all about perspective…Live in Manitoba or Saskatchewan for awhile and virtually everywhere is warm to visit.
(Ok maybe I’m still a little salty about the -40 temps and my pipes freezing three times this winter.)
Hey even us ‘soft’ Torontonians had windchill at that temp several times this season. And snow, helluva lot this year too, almost like Buffalo. 😂
The bonus is that kind of weather makes us appreciate the warmers days that much more.
It’s why we can walk around in shorts when it’s 8C (46F) outside.
Don’t give a reason, they’ll just say it’s not a problem. Just say no
The most disturbing part is that everyone is still discussing it.
You give him power by taking his mouth diarrhea as something more than just that.
You feed his mouth diarrhea back to him. Waterboard his face with it.
My opinion is that Trump negotiates this way - Ask for something outlandish and breathe a sigh of relief when he settles for something less. Gets press — but you’re right about power. However the news being the way it is on a continuous cycle, content is needed. He understands that.
What about going the other way, we take up the metric system and coins for our 1 and 2 dollars instead of paper bills?
The U.S. already uses the metric system in strategic areas like the military, space exploration and scientific research.
It would be quite cost prohibitive to replace all the road signs so we’re keeping the imperial system for day to day stuff.
We’ve tried dollar coins a couple times.
But never with taking away the bills. Get rid if the bills and force the coins and voilà.
That seems like a losing move for not a lot of benefit.
Yeah, no idea on the pros and cons of dollar coins, just that they’ll never take off while there are still bills circulating.
Aren’t dollar coins used in the US? Because I’ve used them in dollarized economies (e.g. Ecuador) and I assumed they were fairly standard everywhere.
We have them but they’re somewhat uncommon. I needed three for a project recently and had to go well out of my way to find them
In terms of the metric system, just tell Americans that they’re still using the occupier’s system (British redcoats). 😉
Ugh, we’re not even. We’re using the US customary system, which uses the British words but aren’t the same values as British Imperial values. They’re actually pegged to the metric system, so if the definition of a kilometer changed, so would the definition of a mile.
We’re using metric with extra steps. Not to mention certain products are already in metric, and everything else has the metric on it already.
