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This is not going to stop my boycott.

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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As a Canadian, I appreciate the gesture, fuck no I'm not stopping my boycott and I'm not going to travel to your fucked up country.

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

Stop the boycott only if they stand up and impeach him!

[–] Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

How are they to impeach without a working government or judiciary? Impeachment is not the answer to fascism.

[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

How’s about never stop the boycott.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

This should have happened 5 minutes after the pedophile announced the tariffs. The damage has already been done you fucking GOP morons.

This is just virtue signaling. Trump will just veto it as it's not anywhere near 2/3.

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

Dear Canada, please boycott us harder.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Trump has previously threatened to endorse the political rivals of Republican lawmakers who have refused to back his administration's policies

Is that actually a threat anymore?

[–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Trump might think it is but it's becoming clear he's not doing to well anymore.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

this is step 1 of 100+

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 92 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Absolutely important to keep boycotting, even if things go back to "normal" if only to show that this stupidity has real world costs.

[–] ageedizzle@piefed.ca 46 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We also need to keep trying to diversify our trade. Even if things go back to normal the US has shown us that they are unstable economic partners

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 36 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Even if things go back to normal the US has shown us that they are unstable ~~economic partners~~ *

[–] forrgott@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I could've told you that years ago, since I've lived in this cess pool all my life ..

[–] ageedizzle@piefed.ca 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What's it like living there right now?

[–] forrgott@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 2 days ago

For me, surreal currently. Live in a somewhat more rural area. But surrounded by racist hateful zombies.

Every time I hear somebody having a conversation in a foreign language, I get a wave of fear in my heart. For their safety. The violence hasn't reached my hometown yet, but I know it's coming.

My father and I were estranged by the rest of my brothers; but now I must turn my back on him for the safety of my own family. He's lost. A whole life eagerly internalizing the hateful rhetoric of the Republicans. I've done my best, let him be a part of my life for as long as I can. But he is a danger to my children.

I've seen through the charade to the festering evil underneath all my life. But have never found the means nor opportunity to act against it, as I definitely was not born into wealth. So I do my best to focus on the small things, to find the good where I can.

In short, it fucking sucks.

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 days ago

Also American. Being a minority (specifically trans) is fucking scary here right now, and it's depressing knowing how many people see us so negatively now. Rightfully so, but as someone who lives closer to Canada than the next closest state, it's saddening how much we've hurt our friends and neighbors.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Trump will veto this if it gets through congress.Β 

There’s zero chance this does anything. But it’s a nice reminder the Republicans are morons.Β 

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Wait, can he veto a bill that doesn't pass? Isn't that literally just an EO with extra steps?

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

If it passes then he can veto it.Β 

[–] feddylemmy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Vetos can be overturned if 2/3 of each chamber votes to overturn it. So there is a way to overturn vetos, but I don't think those numbers are achievable right now.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There are no checks and balances in the US.

There's lots of checks happening. They're not balanced though.

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Oh, absolutely, I'm thinking in terms of future administrations and such. (Assuming free and fair elections actually happen.)

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

Anyone who is smart enough to be part of the boycott isn't dumb enough to stop it over this.

[–] HonoredMule@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn't worry about that. Getting by presidential veto requires a two-thirds vote.

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Oh, absolutely. I'm thinking in terms of future administrations and such. (Assuming free and fair elections actually happen.)

[–] SirMaple__@lemmy.ca 49 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Won't stop me from boycotting. It's going take the US decades to recover from all the shit the cheeto stained pedophile felon has done.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

That is the neat part, it won't recover.

Never recovered from the civil war, still a divided country along racism to this day.

Never recovered from WWI, it caused WWII.

Never recovered from WWII, it caused the Cold War.

Never recovered from Vietnam, still murdering civilians even though we realized it was wrong.

Never recovered from the war on drugs, millions of families destroyed and minorities oppressed.

Never recovered from 9/11, tortured people for fun no consequences.

Never recovered from the first Trump presidency, it set the stage for round two authoritarian bogaloo.

And please boycott forever. Also start examining corporations from your country closely as well. This wealthy corporate takeover is not limited to the US.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

I'm not Canadian, however I am also boycotting anything american. However when the VP couch fucker dies I'll have rethink, but I'll most probably be dead myself by then.

I'm also 'poisoning the well' by telling everyone who'll listen what the Nazied States of america is doing. Most are horrified and don't know the extent of the orange paedo's corruption and depravities. This bullshit is going to be generational for some people.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Still want this on a hoodie. Like....so sooooo badly.

[–] DarylInCanada@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Mid-term elections in nine months. This was a 'non-confidence' vote against Trump, American style. Seems there are Republicans that are afraid their constituents do not like the tariffs. If Canadians double down on the boycotts, this could swing the House. But if Trump goes, Vance will be ten times worse.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Vance's political capital will last about 5 minutes and then he'll have his feet chopped out from under him. He is not a power in that party, no matter how many times he grabs Erika Kirks leather clad ass.

[–] PodPerson@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Unfortunately - we don't really do "no confidence" votes for the president here. Unless he's impeached and removed for something truly awful and illegal (not sure what else he can do that's worse than what he's already done, but maybe I lack imagination), we've got years more to go of this shit.

[–] DarylInCanada@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If the mid-terms drastically go against Trump, this 'no confidence' could be easily reformulated as a means for impeachment.

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

you still think you'll have midterm elections?

[–] DarylInCanada@lemmy.ca 1 points 23 hours ago

In Canada? Of course we will still have elections and by-elections. Wait - you mean the Americans? They still have a few years before they cancel their elections. I think Vance wants to be formally elected. Looks good in the history books.

[–] puppinstuff@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago

It’s a good gesture but they need 2/3 of the Senate to overturn the EO. Not holding my breath.

Only solace is that a lot of red state Senators will be putting party over constituents and hopefully ruining their reelection chances.

[–] Gyangrene@piefed.ca 24 points 2 days ago

219-211. That spread makes this vote meaningless, because almost HALF of our former ally's Congress wants this to continue.

[–] Janx@piefed.social 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

CONGRESS has the "power of the purse". I don't care what Republicans ignore, or what the Supreme Court lets him get away with, that's literally in the Constitution.Β PRESIDENT TRUMP CAN'T UNILATERALLY DECIDE TARIFFS!

[–] maplesaga@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The president can impose tariffs if imports threaten national security. He cited fentanyl, and therefore its a tiny threat, which its not stipulated how severe it need to be.

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[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

Doesn’t matter - the syphilitic dementia patient has veto power.

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

So who is going to stop him from enacting them anyway?

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 8 points 2 days ago

Right here is why I do not care about their House vote.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Or even if he chooses to follow it took them a year for 6 Republicans to vote.

He'll just start some other bullshit while they twiddle their thumbs again

[–] DarylInCanada@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

So we go from MAGA (Make America Great Again) to LELA (Let Europe Lead Again).

[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What? I am in Canada and we are doing a buy Canadian.

[–] DarylInCanada@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

We are also going an 'any country but America' in our trade deals, and Europe is looking really. really good aa an alternative to America. Europe is finally getting their manufacturing mojo back again from the devastation of the Wars and their reliance on American manufacturing..

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