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Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned that Canada could cut electricity exports to the U.S. in retaliation for Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Canadian goods.

The U.S. imposed a 25% tariff on most Canadian imports, citing border security concerns. Ford emphasized that U.S. states like New York and Michigan rely on Canadian energy and should “feel the pain.”

Canadian officials also announced $155 billion in counter-tariffs.

If enacted, energy restrictions would likely raise prices in the U.S., escalating trade tensions between the two countries.

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 178 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

Good for them, maybe our economy will collapse too, and an angry mob will storm the white house and kick Trump out. He can emergency evacuate to Russia, and we can find an administration that isn't insane.

Heyy.. a guy can dream.

[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 61 points 1 day ago (2 children)

sort of the best case scenario

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Im still flabbergasted that so many people are just shrugging at what Trump is doing and saying, well, if only Kamala or the DNC did this or that instead. Maybe we wouldn't be in this mess.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago

In general, the more a person brags about something, the less true it is — and Americans love to brag about how tough and free they are...

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Best case Ontario.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'd prefer we do more than kick Trump out. Like...guillotine them all.

[–] major_briggs@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 5 points 1 day ago

This was just off by 50 years.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago

Yup.

It isn't just Trump that has to go. It's every traitorous Republican in Congress who have abdicated their responsibility to the Constitution and to every single U.S. citizen.

[–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Cept that is what the rich want. Shit to fall apart. Cuz then they get to buy shit up for cheap and consolidate even more wealth.

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

That works until their shit gets burned.

When the only things left to buy have to be built with hands and eyes, they will have to share the wealth with the rest of us.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The rich aren't going to be buying anything if the dollar is literally worthless. Hyperinflation is no joke.

[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

Also, they won't be buying anything if they become festive decorations on fences and lampposts across the country.

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Rich(TM) want to buy the dip and buy up property (see project 2025). They need the economy to break but not to completely collapse. And then it will "bounce back" enough that they can transfer their USD to other currencies.

Whether trump's fucking stupidity will accomplish that seems REAL questionable.

That said: Massive power outages (also, this is just the equivalent of a state governor with a crackhead brother saying it to appear strong to Canada's conservatives) might be what this country needs to get out en masse in places other than the blue states.

[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

With a dead crackhead brother you mean

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

I wish we weren't pinning our hopes on angry mobs. But you play the hand you are delt.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (4 children)

We won't do shit until we are literally starving. Look right here at Lemmy, non-stop memes and stories about how what horrible economic shape we're in. So how is everyone fat?! Meanwhile, I go to work and look at what's for sale, at what prices, and think, "Jesus, people pay for this?!"

Even the Great Depression didn't have us storming the White House. Think on that.

tl;dr: Americans aren't near broke enough to band together.

[–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

You say that but the other team went far into your capitol and they looked well nourished enough.

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

The great depression had the bonus march. They camped in front of the white house and were dispersed with tear gas and cavalry charge led by Douglas MacArthur.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

Very true.

But we're speedrunning the fall of America.

Give it another year or two. You'll start seeing widespread violence. We can only cross our fingers that it gets directed properly toward our traitorous government.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, thats why I said a total system collapses. And that's not out of the question.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

Feel free to get on with that angry mobbing.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Considering he won an undisputed election and at least a quarter of his base are gun nuts, plus police love to use excessive force & violence, that scenario would probably play out poorly for pretty much everyone. I would say try to show conservatives how terrible he really is, but that's not going to happen in Lemmy. I'm not even conservative, I'm anti-authoritarian centrist but even I find this place extremely hostile to conversation with anyone who doesn't embrace the group-think.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Nobody is going to support trump if the whole system collapses. We've seen it play out over and over across history.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

If you take a shot at the king, you best not miss.

In reality, it isn't shitty enough for people to revolt. 3 days of food scarcity and shit will happen that makes the French revolution look tame.

And that is when you stage a coup.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 1 points 1 day ago

Well, yeah. But if people try to forcibly remove him before that happens probably there will a lot of unnecessary beatings, incarceration and death. Honestly even leftists have been saying this system needs torn down for decades. So if he tears it down, build back better.