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[–] fourish@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Lips on PP’s anus?

[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)

making a very similar joke on my facebook page resulted in the loss of a "friend" this week, (and I dont give a shit) guy said "you back a tyrant" and I replied back with "you dont know what you're talking about, stop picking fights". opened his profile up to look through it, trump hats, make canada great again. etc .

yeah, we dont need to speak to each other anymore.

[–] fourish@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I’ve been ejecting facefook β€œfriends” that don’t improve the quality of my life. My feed has got quite a bit better of late.

[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 41 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Most people don't "back" Trudeau. We tolerate him because the likely alternative is so much worse.

That's the thing though. The people flying the duck Trudeau flags don't understand that we don't have unwavering loyalty to the party. They don't understand nuance. And it's going to destroy Canada during the next election.

[–] Gumbyyy@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We sometimes like to think of Canada as our nice, quiet, chill & reasonable neighbor here in the States. Occasionally the veil gets lifted like this and reminds us that you're all dealing with the exact same shit as us. I'm still not sure if that makes me feel better that we're not alone, or worse because all of this crap we're dealing with is a growing global problem.

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

I would actually argue that a large part of Canada's issues in this regard is leakage from our southern border. Not all of it, of course. But a large part. Media is dominated by US perspectives, including all your garbage.

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

I was going to vote conservative . Until MAGA won. Now. I guess I'm just not voting.

[–] TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why not vote NDP or Liberal under new leadership? You clearly have not fallen into the cult of personality the conservatives have, so have a look at policy. No party will ever completely align and there may he things you strongly disagree with, but what about points you do agree with? I highly doubt you disagree with literally everything on both party platforms. There are a lot of things I disagree with too so I have to look at the policy I do agree with.

This is your chance to send a message to the party you were hoping to support that they are no longer acceptable to folks like you. Seriously, we are so polarized that not voting for them is the same as giving them your vote. Look what happened down south.

[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Im an odd case who votes based on Foreign Policy first above all else. (for no other reason than because since 2022. I believe We are in an era that will be defined as the beginning of the third world war). So my priorities Federally, go towards the party that has the strongest agenda in terms of protecting Canada's Sovereignty, and upholding the international rules based order. Supporting human rights, and currentley, above all else, opposing fascism. namely the Russian Federation and it's global hybrid war.

Unfortunately since November, Our closest Ally looks to become our greatest threat once again, and that changes the math entirely. the Conservative Party cannot be trusted to protect Canadian Sovereignty. And I will not vote for the Liberals again most likely in my lifetime. Certainly not until they've spent at least a few years out of power. The Trudeau effect needs time to die off.

Logic then points towards NDP. I don't align or agree with very much of their agenda, I am as tired of Jagmeet as I am of Trudeau and Pierre. But Federally It will either be NDP or none at all. Provincially I vote independent,

(I live in a riding that has consistently gone independent, its nice to not be beholden to monolithic parties. Both provincially and federally my region has had a history of voting for the Liberals or Conservatives, and then our representative gets kicked out of the party, and we vote them back in again as independent. If I had a nickel for every time it happened, I'd have 10 cents, which is not a lot, but its weird that it happened twice)

[–] fourish@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I’m voting NDP. They deserve a shot to prove themselves and they’re better than the fucking conmen.

we don’t have unwavering loyalty to the party

It's all projection. Can't have an Epic Clash if Civilizations if you're waving the blue flag and there's no uniform standing opposition waving the red flag.

So they've adopted a "We Hate Red Flags" flag, to give themselves something to argue with.

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Based on the style of clothing, hair, and truck, I was thinking wait, is this about Justin's father Pierre Trudeau, the previous PM? πŸ™‚ Found the image, though, it's a 1976 ad for a '77 GMC Sierra Classic pickup.

[–] mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Doing the Lord's work. I was wondering about the provenance of the image as well and you just saved me a wasted morning

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I just did a quick image search and luckily it came up.

[–] Gordito@lemmy.world 65 points 2 days ago

That copy, the format. Wow. Whoever came up with this has read The Copy Book and is a genius.

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 45 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Now this is comedy. Quality stuff folks.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

The funniest jokes are true.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Canadian Rednecks don't really drive Chevy, do they?

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 20 points 2 days ago

They are out there.

[–] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Tbf I can't really think of an indigenous Canadian automobile brand. Possibly Detroit being situated on the Great Lakes made the American car industry difficult to compete with historically.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 16 points 2 days ago

also the detroit big three also build trucks in canada

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

Bricklin was about it.

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

Apparently we make armoured vehicles, Performance vehicles, and all our other domestic manufacturers have been either bought by American companies and brought under their brands, or make stuff like high end buses, RVs or EV conversion kits.

[–] m4xie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Take a victory lap, change all your signs to "I fucked Trudeau!".

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I low key wanted to order stickers while he was still in power that read "I'd fuck Trudeau' and slap them over top of the fuck Trudeau ones

Even better, just get some "I'd" stickers and stick them in front

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Well, Shit..

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

This is painfully accurate.

[–] dyathinkhesaurus@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Never mind. The conservative replacement will eventually turn out to be as bad or maybe even worse... Plus they'll probably turn into a leopard and eat your face. Plenty to base your new personality on.

/s

[–] horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If they go far right enough they may become the 51st US State

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think we're more likely to lose states in the near future than pick any up.

Ugh, yeah. Why's Alberta like this?

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

An idiot.

Same as before.

  • next time I see one of these guys I'm going to ask if they are eligible for a rebate on all their shit.
[–] comfortablydumb@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

*The tyrant whose

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Chin rating: 10/10