Huge. "Canada just walked away from the United States. We ended our economic and security ties with Trump’s America, but it was historically stunning nonetheless. Not in some passive, “we’re disappointed” way. Not a strongly-worded letter. Not a polite diplomatic eye-roll. No — Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a full break-up speech on live TV.
“The era of deep economic, security, and military ties between Canada and the United States is over.”
And just like that, 150+ years of the world’s most peaceful, "mutually beneficial, boring-but-beautiful border relationship... done - dismantled by one orange blowhard/rapis/felon cosplaying as a capable President when he’s just a Russian asset in a fucking diaper.
"This comes after Trump allegedly tried to set up a phone call with Carney, to which Carney said “nah.”
"Donald Trump — in what might be the most unhinged foreign policy week since “buy Greenland” — slapped a 25% tariff on Canadian auto imports, called Canada a “national security threat,” and floated the idea of annexing us as the 51st state.
"Yes. Annexing. Like Putin-lite. Except fatter and with worse grammar.
"Then, when Canada pushed back by deepening economic ties with the European Union, Trump jumped on Truth Social and typed this out with his whole chest:
“CANADA IS TRYING TO UNDERMINE AMERICA. IF THEY THINK THEY CAN PARTNER WITH THE EU AGAINST US — THERE WILL BE HARSHER SANCTIONS. CANADA AND EUROPE BE WARNED.”
"Carney called that bluff today most soberly and seriously. Canada isn’t taking a break for it’s economic and security alliance - we’re torching it and betting on ourselves with a few other deomcratic superpowers not led by a fucking dotard Putin Puppet.
"Today, Mark Carney made the most consequential announcement of any Canadian Prime Minister in modern history. Visibly pissed but composed, he said enough was enough:
“We have to look out for ourselves. And we will do that.”
“He [Trump] wants to break us so America can own us. And it will never ever happen.”
“We will defend our workers. We will defend our companies. We will defend our country.”
"It felt less like a press conference and more like Churchill with better lighting. That wasn’t a press conference. That was world history in the making. A moment that will come to define us as the world’s biggest energy superpower, and it will be done in an unimaginably short period of time because it has to be. Canada will do things not thought possible. And we’re here, so it has to get done.
"Trump did this. Not Canada. Not Mark Carney. HOWEVER, maybe we should think about sending him a gift basket because the butterfly effect of having the dumbest fascist alive be the 47th president of the United States
"The Global Fallout. This wasn’t just a press hit — it was a geopolitical earthquake. Here’s what’s happened in just 12 hours:
The Canadian dollar surged as markets responded to Carney’s leadership and a pivot toward Europe.
The Dow dropped 700 points after U.S. automakers panicked over retaliatory tariffs and global realignment.
EU leaders released a joint statement backing Canada and fast-tracking trade + defense integration.
American allies from Germany to Japan are quietly freaking out — not because Canada left, but because it finally did what they’ve all been thinking.
“Canada is now the first country on Earth to formally sever close ties with Trump’s America.”
And it’s about damn time."
To be honest, the Left actually doesn't appreciate the value a Military-Industrial Complex actually can bring.
The government doesn't make guns, it allows private companies to make guns hopefully within spec, and pays by contract. Even then, the modern US military allows for a branches and commands to pick their own guns. (Gone are the days where all US military pistols are the M9)
The F-35's value is no only in it's "is a 5th gen fighter", but in it's customizability and ability to be mass produced, driving down the cost of the fighter over time, because it's an industrially produced weapon system.
Truth is, this is a lesson that should have been learned after WW2 when the Tiger 3 was losing to infinitely repairable and replaceable Shermans and T-34's.
As much as I hate to say that it feels like our bureaucrats are playing a HOI4 game with the population and are just trying to make the spreadsheets win battles, a good HOI4 player would do a much better job at logistics and organizing.
First HOI4 player to get into government will take over Europe and unify it under the banner of "The Greater Luxemburg Imperium".