Great history lesson from @mwpalen.bsky.social ... Using tariffs to pressure Canada to become a US state just pushes them towards closer ties with Britain - ThreadSky

douglasirwin.bsky.social • 16 days ago

Great history lesson from @mwpalen.bsky.social ... Using tariffs to pressure Canada to become a US state just pushes them towards closer ties with Britain

Reposted from Marc Palen

“The push to make Canada part of the U.S. reached a fever pitch following passage of the highly protectionist McKinley Tariff in 1890.”

For @time.com I discuss the last time the GOP tried to use tariffs to annex Canada.

*spoiler: it didn’t go well

time.com/7212675/tari...

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cleosfcal.bsky.social•16 days ago

I’ve mostly lost my sense of humor about it all (except for Kimmel, Colbert, Meyers and Stewart who provide respite - gratitude).
The “shock and awe” campaign is effective on morale…not morals, action.
Time to study up on the Constitution and other parts of the historical foundation of our country.

fernandocastro.bsky.social•16 days ago

Would Trump still be pushing for Canada’s annexation of every province became a state? This would give us 20 Democrat senators and 52 representatives in Congress. Is he sure this is what he wants?

rlb-21.bsky.social•14 days ago

Are you suggesting that Trump might have spit out a mind fart without actually thinking it through? Surely that has never happened before.

bluenote1866.bsky.social•16 days ago

In this case, hopefully towards the EU.

letheantears.bsky.social•16 days ago

Realistically, China.

bluenote1866.bsky.social•16 days ago

I hope it’s not China , that would be just as bad. Worse.

the92.bsky.social•16 days ago

We get quit a bit from them already. I don’t see China tramping across the globe to annex Canada like mango Mussolini wants to.

letheantears.bsky.social•16 days ago

Sure, Canada isn't an African or SE Asian country with a port. China is still a fascist state that wants to destabilize the west & sow political instability in our countries. That Trump is pushing Canada & Europe to rely more on China is kinda one of the top 50 main problems with the guy.

the92.bsky.social•16 days ago

America is also a fascist state. We and the US have also been trading with them for a long time. Money talks. American talking points are for them to manipulate votes.

danthiell.bsky.social•16 days ago

What if Trump's entire agenda is motivated by a reflexive desire to venerate McKinley, who he had never heard of until people started complaining about renaming the mountain Denali?

muskokabh.bsky.social•16 days ago

And all the other commonwealth countries. We aren’t just sitting up here all alone!

proseh.bsky.social•13 days ago

1/2 What if "It's Not Canada He Wants, It's (White) Canadians." MAGA promises to restore a whiter past are hampered by a lack of white immigration. "But if whites won't come to America that leaves bringing America to them, by annexing Canada." https://funnyinhead.wordpress.com/2025/02/09/its-not-canada-he-wants-its-white-canadians/

proseh.bsky.social•13 days ago

2/2 "Reversing multiracialism and delaying America's move to majority-minority status, now that would be a MAGA legacy." https://funnyinhead.wordpress.com/2025/02/09/its-not-canada-he-wants-its-white-canadians/

drgeophysics.bsky.social•16 days ago

Thanks. Nice source and quite informative.

readingwarrior.bsky.social•16 days ago

Yes. But tariffs on the EU and UK could be next.

the92.bsky.social•16 days ago

We are still a part of the Commonwealth, so that seems logical.

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