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Trump says the United States does not need oil, gas, vehicles, or lumber imports from his allies to the north.

Trump made the comments Thursday, in his first speech to world leaders since returning to the White House for his second term.

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[–] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 60 points 1 month ago (4 children)

"We're going to be demanding respect from other nations," Trump said.  

Respect needs to be mutual. He sounds like the typical asshole uncle that always acts like they're owed respect be have never showed any in return.

Reminds me of this image:

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This how the aholes in my company treated our vendors. Vendors said go suck it, leading to increasing lead times to "yeah I dk when you'll get stuff" for a year. The fact it happened 2x in a few year is mine boggling.

[–] psvrh 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah, did you work for a Volkswagen or General Motors supplier in the late 1990s and early 2000s?

Because I recall that exact situation, and the resulting crash of quality.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago

Rofl I won't say much but let's say I'm very certain they were rehired somewhere I know and then fired for the same behavior. Lessons here is don't hire anyone from auto industry. They are just bullies.

[–] Pyr_Pressure 13 points 1 month ago

Most of the world had respect for America before Maga surfaced and it was revealed that it was full of Morons and Nazis. At least more than was suspected before.

[–] Penguincoder@beehaw.org 12 points 1 month ago

Respect is earned, not given.

[–] lightrush 45 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

I suppose Albertans in oil and gas should call Danielle and tell her to stop the clown tricks and join Team Canada now.

[–] Godort@lemm.ee 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That would require them to have the ability to perceive consequences in the future.

These are the type of people that get a notoriously unstable job making 6 figures on a high school education and immediately lease a brand new $80K truck and start a coke habit because they can currently afford it.

[–] corsicanguppy 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yeah. That's the Alberta legislature, but what about its citizens? They're gonna be out of a job unless Alberta thinks of something else.

I have an idea: do what Peter lougheed promised to do, which won the election for the cons for the first time in decades. Do that. He didn't, and they didn't, so maybe now? Just grab his notes.

[–] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Maybe we should do what I've been suggesting over and over and over and over and over again when I lived in Alberta and BUILD REFINING CAPACITY.

I just can't with them...I worked with so many O&G folks back in my day. Nobody ever wanted to acknowledge our dependence and vulnerability. Just whistling loudly past graveyard after graveyard.

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[–] kbal@fedia.io 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Make America Great Depression Again

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 28 points 1 month ago

"Felon who has had no need or interest in the price of oil, gas, vehicles or lumber makes statements about the necessity of oil, gas, vehicles, and lumber"

Fixed the headline

[–] Zier@fedia.io 20 points 1 month ago

But we do need the Food that Canada grows and exports to the US. So fuck you trump you idiot. He bankrupted a CASINO!!!

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

He's probably right wrt the USA needing our exports, as much as it sucks for us.

Maybe now we'll actually diversify our industries and seek out new buyers.
Probably not though, since PP is gonna be in charge and that man baby only wants to double down on selling oil to the USA, and thats the entire extent of his economic plan. And by that I mean he is gonna throw money at oil companies and hope it magically turns into more sales to the USA.
What's the opposite of diversify?

[–] HikingVet 4 points 1 month ago

Consolidation.

[–] chuck 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean we could just close the borders/ air travel a few days a week as a trial run to see how it goes. A trail separation if you will

[–] HikingVet 7 points 1 month ago

Does that mean we can answer the late night calls from the EU?

[–] jaxxed@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Then I guess Canada can just switch lumber production and construction standards over to metric now.

[–] lightrush 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Shortly after, tradespeople across Canada burst in flames.

[–] jaxxed@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Every country that transitioned had some difficulty l, and it is a good idea for a metric country to use metric in construction ... but it would make for good political ammunition.

[–] BCsven 3 points 1 month ago (8 children)

A 2x4 stopped being a 2x4 so long ago, and keeps becoming less, we might as well measure them in metric now

There's a joke to be made here that the Amish still use actual 2x4's, but it's a bit dated.

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[–] smokebuddy@lemmy.today 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Going to be so awesome when dealer lots get overfilled with Chrysler minivans and GM SUVs that nobody wants and can't be exported, meanwhile affordable Chinese EVs that Canadians actually desire are slapped with 100% import tarrifs as protectionism for American and Japanese corporations.

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Minivans are the best. I own a DGC built in Ottawa. Reliable AF. Huge cargo capacity. Gets 21MPG on the highway. Basically use it as a truck, but it's way more practical than a truck because the cargo capacity is more and your stuff doesn't get wet when it rains.

Only real downsize is tow capacity.

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[–] SplashJackson 11 points 1 month ago

Trump can go fuck himself!

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 10 points 1 month ago

That's the thing, Canada is mostly a raw materials exporter and the main importer is US industry.

It'd basically be like when China tried to "Wolf-warrior" Australia and ended up with coal, pork and grain shortages.

[–] Mettled@reddthat.com 8 points 1 month ago

Trump can ban Canadian imports to prove that he's not bluffing

[–] Penguincoder@beehaw.org 8 points 1 month ago

What a moron.

[–] phoenixz 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd love to watch the US handle skyrocketing prices because they got rid of all the immigrants, then they got rid of Canadian lumber and oil, causing those prices to skyrocket as well.

Add to that the costs of the yet again border wall, costs of the immigration ~~death camps~~ vacation parks with all the guards, legal shit and transportation, the tax cuts for the wealthy and the extra taxes for people who already can't make it to the end of the month.

So far, el cheeto is doing GREAT!

[–] lightrush 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Something occurred to me while watching some news yesterday. It won't take ICE raids removing people from farms for the effect to materialize. The fear from raids will cause people to stop showing up for work at the farms before that. That's why I think we'll see the effects on food prices quicker.

[–] phoenixz 2 points 3 weeks ago

Absolutely, the results are already visible, and prices in the US keep rising.

People voted trump to make the inflation go down and he just started a trade war with Canada and Mexico and is about to start one with Europe

Seriously, by the time he's gone, the US will be in shambles. Soft power will have evaporated, any good deals they had world wide will be gone, the US will likely never recover

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

Maple. Syrup.

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