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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt's occurred to me that Trump wants to "own" the
entire continent of North America by appropriating Canada, Greenland, Mexico, and Panama.
That's so Putin.
Blue Full Moon
(1,320 posts)rampartd
(857 posts)canada gets to be "the 51st state" until he hears that many of them speak french.
he probably doesn't realize that chiquitta brands prefers the status they now enjoy in the banana republics.
if mexico and central america even get territorial status he will have no place to deport his new citizens to.
GB_RN
(3,217 posts)You just know that in his demented mind, North America means everything north of South America. I bet the concept of Central America doesnt exist in his head. So, hed start deporting people to Colombia, and then every other country in South America. Hell, if he could pull off annexation of everything between Texas and Colombia, I wouldnt put it past him to try and deport everyone from those countries into South America, because, you know, North America for Muricans.
Irish_Dem
(59,651 posts)COL Mustard
(6,977 posts)Sacre bleu! And all zose ozer French words I learned from Bugs Bunny!
rampartd
(857 posts)Irish_Dem
(59,651 posts)They cuss better than the French.
COL Mustard
(6,977 posts)Yosemite Sam with a French accent.
Irish_Dem
(59,651 posts)Lumberjacks, hunters/trappers, farmers.
And excellent craftsman.
And interestingly, they don't speak classic French.
They speak Quebec French.
magicarpet
(16,935 posts).... and dump them all on Antarctica at the South Pole. Let them fend for themselves in the cold. Only White people with blonde hair and blue eyes could inhabit the more temperate climes.
Walleye
(36,386 posts)And like any real estate developer he always wants more. And it is very Russian, they always try to take territory.
magicarpet
(16,935 posts)$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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CrispyQ
(38,570 posts)The trajectory for humanity isn't good. IMO the collective is afraid & isn't making good leadership decisions in areas where it still has the freedom to do so. Right now I say it's 50-50 the US comes back from this election. Their gross incompetence might save us, but that will messy & harmful.
OLDMDDEM
(2,152 posts)TheRickles
(2,468 posts)no_hypocrisy
(49,182 posts)1. Trump threatens tariffs on Mexico and Canada on flimsy rationales, e.g., illegal immigration policies and Fentanyl.
2. Mexico and Canada protest.
3. Trump takes office. Imposes said tariffs.
4. In retaliation, both Mexico and Canada impose their own tariffs against the U.S.
5. Trump retaliates against the retaliation. IOW, he declares that any country imposing a tariff against the United States is an "Act of War". And military action. (He'll re-instate the draft to get enough troops.)
6. Trump makes demands of U.S. sovereignty over Mexico and Canada in order to "negotiate peace".
And that's how it's done.
hadEnuf
(2,787 posts)C'mon guys, help us out with this lunatic.
no_hypocrisy
(49,182 posts)Nigel Farang to power.
paleotn
(19,515 posts)That's not going to happen. Could it? Well, aliens could visit tomorrow or a comet could impact the earth killing us all next week. But the probabilities of that are extremely, extremely, extremely small.
Some seem to be approaching the "FEMA camp" mania the right had during Obama's tenure. Please don't be one of them. Please let rational thought rein over emotion. We're all not happy with the current situation, but making up wild, extremely low probability scenarios is not helpful. He's trolling you. Refuse to be trolled.
LiberalArkie
(16,653 posts)rampartd
(857 posts)the army is about the only job with decent benefits that will hire an american.
Captain Zero
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Escape
(72 posts)That's the net worth of the United States. I'm pretty sure Trump plans to "own" that as well.
LiberalArkie
(16,653 posts)Callie1979
(264 posts)Along with a litany of other theories
3Hotdogs
(13,559 posts)is a shit-hole country.
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orangecrush
(22,118 posts)Of praising Putin.
Irish_Dem
(59,651 posts)It is the autocrats' geopolitical dividing up of the globe.
Putin gets Ukraine and Europe.
Xi gets Taiwan and the Pacific.
Trump gets North and Central America.
It was decided some time ago.
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Mike 03
(17,360 posts)begin to see Trump statues commissioned in various places, Trump bridges and Trump Avenues, maybe some colossal structures like stadiums, event centers built by his very own Albert Speer. So if he begins soliciting architects, steady your stomachs.
Joinfortmill
(16,617 posts)paleotn
(19,515 posts)Ain't happening.
tanyev
(44,727 posts)It's like a magnet. Just grab. I don't even wait. And when you're a star dictator, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab 'em by the deed. You can do anything.
IronLionZion
(47,113 posts)he is just distracting people from his epic failures in who he's been nominating for cabinet and how hard his economic policies are going to screw our country.
The MAGA answer will be to blame the foreigners.
News panels have been discussing the vastly different approach China has been taking by building business investment relationships with countries all over the world while Trump spews empty threats like an idiot.
JohnnyRingo
(19,416 posts)He doesn't want to hold the title, but he wants to drive the car.
Jersey Devil
(10,354 posts)I don't think he has thought this through.
azureblue
(2,325 posts)as ever - he's babbling whatever come to his mind at the time, with the attention span of a gnat. The only thing that motivates him is money and revenge. To the rest of the world, Trump should be in an asylum, but here in the USA, he's President. Which says everything about the people of America.. His mental decline is painfully obvious, but the media refuses to talk about it, instead, sane washing Trump, and editing what he says to make him look good.
He's easy to manipulate, and loves flattery. He won't come through with any of his pronouncements, because he doesn't know how to, wants everyone to forget he even said it, and has no people who can help him deliver - all they are is a bunch of incompetent ideologues. So he will blame everybody else.
The delicious part is Elon, because Elon, wants to be "Somebody" and he thinks his money makes him smart and right. But you gotta say this for Elon, at least none of his businesses have gone bankrupt.. So we will see a contest of meglomaniacs, and the more spotlight Elon gets, the more jealous Trump will be. And Trump will be so focused on keeping the spotlight, he won't come through with any of his promises or pronouncements. A real shitshow lies ahead.
To add to the pile, the GOP congress is a collection of people who are too stupid to know they are stupid and petty. So they will descend yo squabbling, and break up into factions, with purity tests, so they won't be able to get anything done, either, especially with the GOP rebellion against Trump going on..
QED
(2,979 posts)Nothing will ever be enough for that megalomaniac.
Silver Gaia
(4,912 posts)Scary in there, though...
Submariner
(12,715 posts)if he ever tries to visit Greenland.
NCDem47
(2,593 posts)They carve up the Eastern Hemisphere (Europe, Asia, Africa) and Trump gets the western (Americas and Greenland). Australia spared?
Pretty simple really.
haele
(13,644 posts)Once they corral the indigenous groups into little reservations, of course.
Haele
underpants
(187,318 posts)Which no one thought was possible and then tells everyone how horrible the country is so whats next? EXPAND!!!
KPN
(16,165 posts)level all together: The frigging guy is nuts! He, Trump sees all of this as nothing more than a reality show version of Game of Thrones.
In his mind, I suspect he believes he will be able flip the switch and actually domineer over Putin in the end, and sees Xi Jinping as his biggest competition to achieving global domination. Musk? With his presidential immunity, he probably thinks he can just disappear him if he gets too far out of line. And the MAGAloons, were he actually to do all that? They will love and cheer every bit of it!
yellow dahlia
(157 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(155,489 posts)Captain Zero
(7,576 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(155,489 posts)JoseBalow
(5,630 posts)Why are we even entertaining this nonsense?
applegrove
(123,603 posts)to shoot the top ranking cartel members and anyone nearby them.
Oneear
(97 posts)Check the Blueprints at Pam Beach, FL, for the Type of Water Pipes going from the Water Plant to the Mar-a-Lago Beach Club. Are they Galvanized Pipes Dipped in Zinc?