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[–] Lucidlethargy 60 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

On behalf of California, we accept this proposal, and we accept Canada as our new federal government.

I also propose we officially refer to the remainder of the US as "Dumbfuckistan".

[–] [email protected] 19 points 16 hours ago

Solving the problem is dissolving all borders so the working class isn't divided into easily managed nation states.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

WI and MI want in on that, for sure

Well, MI at least

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

As somebody from Wisconsin I will say that I don't approve of us being excluded, but I also can't blame them.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 17 hours ago

Milwaukee and Madison at least..

[–] [email protected] 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

MI voted for the orange bad man so... no...

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[–] [email protected] 101 points 23 hours ago (10 children)

You move that gods damned line to include Michigan. Right fucking now.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Nope. Move to a real blue state if you wanna come. MI has betrayed us too many times. We don't need that in New Canada.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 20 hours ago (6 children)

You guys decided to vote for the fascist.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 22 hours ago

As a Michigander myself I fucking demand this also

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Can someone ask r/askconservatives how they feel about this plan?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 16 hours ago

Poor Colorado

[–] [email protected] 36 points 20 hours ago (9 children)

Seriously, why isn't the Canadian government offering US states to join them? It would be the perfect response to Trumps bullshit.

You want Canada to submit to the US? Hey Oregon, California, and the others, wanna join us instead?

If California leaves the US it would fucking bankrupt the US.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago

Because Canadians don't want it so they wouldn't be representing our best interests

[–] pelespirit 15 points 19 hours ago

Washington State: "Come on! We're right there. Are we a joke to you and just here for you to shop?"

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[–] [email protected] 94 points 23 hours ago (8 children)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 15 hours ago

Hell yeah! Minnesota is in.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 15 hours ago

Ah, the united states of poor america.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 17 hours ago

I'd love this to happen just so the USA can steamroll Canada into their backyard.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 22 hours ago (15 children)

ITT: People pretending that Oregon, Michigan, and probably Washington don't have a huge population of total fuckos.

Carve a line down the coasts. You don't want the whole state. And while you're at it, take the lakes and Chicago

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[–] [email protected] 105 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also: why not give Texas back to Mexico? It'd solve their obsession with "the border problem."

[–] [email protected] 83 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

Because Mexico already has enough problems without having to deal with Texans?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 15 hours ago

Maine is basically Canada anyway

[–] [email protected] 6 points 15 hours ago

Give Texas, Arizona and new Mexico to Mexico, and push all the white trash to Florida.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 17 hours ago

Hey don't leave New Mexico out, we're cool!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (10 children)

If you go by recent province/state wide election results:

Alberta, Saskatchewan and probably Manitoba go to Jesusland.

... And Colorado and New Mexico, and Illinois become exclaves like Kaliningrad.

CO+NM is exceptionally fucked because its landlocked, and almost in a Lesotho situation (being wholly surrounded by a single other country) were it not for Mexico...

Though I guess Illinois would not be much better off as Jesusland would likely claim it owns all of Lake Michigan beyond 50 miles of Illinois' shore.

And Virginia actually went for Harris, so that's also part the United States of Canada.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I mean... Yeah, at this point, any government other than the one running CA is better for CA.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 18 hours ago (7 children)

The question is, would Canada want that? I get the feeling that most of us living north of the border just want to be left alone and we would send you all the thoughts and prayers we could spare and wish you all the best so long as you let us be.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, they absolutely want it - minus the dumb fuck part of Canada (is that Alberta?) - west coast and north east USA are highly educated, powerhouses in industry, and basically pay for the welfare queen red states. It's so fucking crazy how the east coast and west coast are held hostage by all that land in the red states

[–] [email protected] 7 points 13 hours ago

OK, Alberta becomes part of America.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago

Almost nobody would want this. Canada has the same size population as California and it already feels full lol

[–] [email protected] 6 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Canada cannot accept US rule because of US debt burden which is unsustainable, in addition to pensions, healthcare, and a demonic ruler under extreme corruption permitted by SCC. The US is a genuine shithole that is bound to collapse and, while that collapse will hurt Canadian economy, it is worse to be inside it.

Canadians like American people. Certainly, it is both an economic boom without sacrificing Canadian sustainability to absorb US states. A guide to secession written last time Trump won: https://www.naturalfinance.net/2016/11/opposition-to-new-us-republican-control.html

The big issue is US debt and the fair share of "leaving states". There is a fair number, but also an asshole version of the number.

A "future fiction history" of Canada assimilating the US one state at a time.: https://www.naturalfinance.net/2018/02/fictional-future-history-reclaiming.html

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Thing is Canada shouldn't have its politics influenced by the US from absorbing it either. As a Texan, I can say both our politicians and voters suck. But there could be an easy solution around this problem. Canada could just absorb the US as a newly created Southwest Territories. Territories are directly under the federal government and have no government of their own. Canadians would get new land and resources. Americans would get better healthcare and to be ruled by a less shitty government. Everyone would win.

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