Trump’s “51st state” comments are either the inane ramblings of a stupid man - in which case they should be ignored - or dangerous threats from a former ally - in which case they should be treated seriously and not like a fun and fluffy conversation starter designed to drive engagement. - ThreadSky

jennyleeshee.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Trump’s “51st state” comments are either the inane ramblings of a stupid man - in which case they should be ignored - or dangerous threats from a former ally - in which case they should be treated seriously and not like a fun and fluffy conversation starter designed to drive engagement.

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carmafiera.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Exactly. Some conversations should not be started. This is our country @ianhanomansing.bsky.social is playing with. I’m so disgusted I never thought I’d feel this way about CBC or its personnel. It’s feel ill that this idea must be bandied about, like kicking a cat for a “conversation” starter

magicman247.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Strongly recommending folks who see what is wrong with this file complaints with the CRTC.

dano53.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Ya, talk about being unable to read the room, big faux pas.

bigmomma99.bsky.social•1 day ago

They are dangerous threats. He definitely should be ignored

annedf.bsky.social•23 hours ago

You don't ignore threats like this from the most powerful country on earth. AND we have a Premier in Ontario giving Elon hundreds of millions of dollars when he called this snap election. We are already being invaded. STARTING with American RW interests owning most of our media!

bigmomma99.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Please everyone VOTE!

janniemcjanjan.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Oh, #GovernorFord has jumped right in with all 4 hooves, wheeling & dealing with his fellow Republican governors while his propagand pollsters and biased media play up the "number one" distraction his orange idol gave him.
#ProtectOntarioFromDougFord
#FordisSellingOutOntario
#VoteThemAllOut
#onpoli

jennyleeshee.bsky.social•1 day ago

Why should dangerous threats be ignored?

bigmomma99.bsky.social•21 hours ago

But Ian's question is more of if we become 51st State what will it mean to you? He is treating it as a done deal

tbianco.bsky.social•23 hours ago

This is how Trump works. He says or does something outrageous so the media picks up on it. And rather than call it out for what it is, the media tries to "both sides" the story to the point where the outrageous act becomes normalized. This is precisely what is happening here.

quillt.bsky.social•23 hours ago

The degree to which our centrist “non-biased” media has been played by the right wing is a little alarming.

You don’t have to act like fascist expansionist ideas are good and normal you know. 😂☕️

tbianco.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Agreed. The trouble with the both sides approach is that the person on side A is moderate, while the person on side B is invariably extreme. So, it isn't really the balanced discussion it purports to be.

quillt.bsky.social•22 hours ago

It’s the fakeness of trying to position them as equal that really irks me. CBC and the BBC both are horrible at this, see any coverage of Israel.

lalegault.bsky.social•21 hours ago

We’re boycotting his shows now that he is serving American audiences.

saricat.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Joining the boycott

bctreehunter.bsky.social•9 hours ago

This is not an issue that should be manipulated to drive ratings. Ian has this absolutely wrong, and this topic ought to be a non starter.

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