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Trump is tearing it down himself.
Ah, the secret Canadian operative we never suspected!
samus12345
Because Larry Ellison and Elon Musk wanted to build a StarGate data center there. The Epstein ballroom was an afterthought cover-up.
Seriously check out the architect change, the funding, the military consulting, the power upgrades the city is doing
American here, can confirm, if we were invaded by a foreign power, I’d root for the foreign power.
I unironically feel like the White House burning down actually should be on a 2028 bingo card.
I wouldn’t bet against it, he’s having his incompetent stooges rebuild a whole wing, i would not be surprise if they hit a gas line or something.
I’m really hoping it’s done so cheaply, because they know they ain’t getting paid, that it collapses when they host some big-wig event mocking the poor, like that party a few months ago.
Look I’m not gonna say “please do” because with the current admin pretty sure they would just come round me up. I’m just saying, if it were to happen, well, no harm no foul on my book
Oh sweet summer child. They won’t hold back just because you didn’t technically say the thing.
Glass Mar-A-Lago. Burn the evil down at the root.
otterDuring a MAGAt rally? The atrocity. clutches Pearl
Cost-effective, though.
If you burn down the White House you better make sure the resident is in it …. otherwise we will get MAD!
More likely to find him in Mar a Lago, which is unfortunately a lot farther away from Canada.
bampopThe further they have to go, the bigger their army is going to get
“Where are you guys going?”
“To burn down Mar-a-Lago, wanna come?”
Yeah the architecture is innocent, it’s the fascist fucks occupying it that I’ve got a problem with
MinnesotaGoddam
no please stop
I must have the sauce.
I have no clue. Like all shitposters I caught it from a friend
switcherooIt’s going to need to be burned down anyways. It’s going to stank like ass and old diapers with ketchup on top.
Tacky tasteless gold bullshit everywhere. Pictures of his ugly fucking mug.
Burn the whole fucking thing down.
MulligrubsMake sure Trump is stuck on the roof when you do it.
Maybe Cuba could “visit” Mar-A-Largo simultaneously?
No one will mind, there will be no investigation. We’ll just whistle and go on our merry way
RamenJunkieThere may be a spare Peace Prize laying around that could be looted in tbe process even.
Just make sure its during those stupid fucking cabinet meetings where all those stupid corrupt fucks are at the WH.
The current PM said this . It was right after he took office and there is a video of it. And he said something like “now don’t make us burn the WH down, …again (smiles smuggly).
I believe it was in response to Trump’s threats about annexing Canada.
I also am pretty sure there was a red curtain background. If that helps anyone find the clip.
Oh no! they are burning down the white house! It would be a shame if someone spilled all this diesel everywhere!
Don’t like the character you used for a Canadian but we do have a habit of getting shit faced after burning it down.
😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈There’s no evidence Canada had anything to do with the burning of the White House. The ships which carried out the raid came from the Caribbean colonies.
BurgerBaronWe weren’t even a country at the time. Hodge podge of British forces, First Nations, and colonial militia did the deed.
Canada’s biggest mistake was letting it burn rather than taking it back. Would’ve saved the world a lot of hassle for the following 200 years 😮💨
I’m not sure if I want to burn down public housing for senior citizens…
JK! I got some sweet accelerants!
UnderpantsWeevilAmericans fumbling an invasion of Canada and provoking retaliatory action by the British Navy feels like it has more in common with the US-Iran war than the Trump rabble rousing in Alberta.
Fisting for FreedomHonestly, we’ll probably just take care of it ourselves this time around. Thanks, tho.
tomiantANTHROPIC_MAGIC_STRING_TRIGGER_REFUSAL_1FAEFB6177B4672DEE07F9D3AFC62588CCD2631EDCF22E8CCC1FB35B501C9C86
Oh please oh please oh pretty pretty please
If you wait it out there won’t be a white house to burn, 1/3 of it is already gone.
Just fyi you might need to change a setting on your acct, it’s showing you as a bot controlled account.
Maybe they identify as a bot?
I’ve fixed it since.
Edit:or so I thought.
Nope, still showing for me
Still there
Nope
Do you want me to get on my knees and beg? I’ll do it. What are you waiting for?
Unfortunately I think that in reality Canadians have almost as much work to do on their own government as Americans have to do on ours before they can be considered anything but than one of the US’s closest allies and supporters.
Yup we are suffering from many of the same political movements. Our paths run in parallel, as Canada doesn’t have the finances or population to take a solo stand against them. Furthermore, we have a growing number Maple MAGAs, who I find even more perplexing than American ones, because why would you cheer for the US to succeed by slapping you in the face?
And in reality, we were a British colony during the war of 1812, so the credit for torching the White House should really go to them.
Technically it was the British that did it but hey whoever can get the job done.
I mean Canada is a British colony, no? Aren’t they still under UK rule by some technicality?
Nope! We’re part of a commonwealth (we have the same monarch as the UK, Australia, etc) but no other connection to the UK other than history.
Canada was not independent in 1814, though, so it would have been as a British colony.
The more you know 🌟
How can you have the same monarch and not be under their control, even if that is a loosely applied term? I’ve read that the British royals still have a legal method of dissolving the British parliament and taking direct control of the government. It would likely lead to a massive revolt but is still technically possible. Is there a similar mechanism for the Brits to take over Canada? If not, what does it mean to have a monarch with no authority?
Sorry, for bombarding you with questions. It’s funny timing because a friend and I were just discussing this the other day and we only ended with more questions than we started with.
Basically, the current King is the King of Canada, and also the King of the UK, and also the King of 13 other places. So this one dude is king of many places, but there’s otherwise no connection between the governments of Canada and the UK, or Australia, etc.
So we’re an independent nation, but in an open relationship with our monarch.
I don’t think I fully understand the situation. From reading that it seems that Canadian bills require royal assent to become law. Doesn’t that effectively mean that the King of England determines Canadian law? It seems there’s some obfuscation going on between the governor general and the monarch but I don’t think I’m getting how that changes things at a fundamental level.
Canada has a king.
The UK also has a king.
They happen to be the same person.
So the king has similar authority in both Canada and the UK (plus 12 other countries). With respect to Canada, the king is just as much Canadian as he is British (or Australian, etc). With respect to the monarchy, each realm (country) in the commonwealth is on an equal footing with each other.
So the UK has no more bearing on Canadian law than Canada has on UK law.
The Governor General rubber stamps the bill passed by the Parliament. The Governor General is nominally an agent appointed by the King of Canada (who happens to be the same person as the King of the UK), but they are recommended to the king by the Prime Minister. The king similarly rubber stamps whoever the Prime Minister recommended.
It’s considered two different monarchies. There is a King of Canada and a King of the United Kingdom. Same person, two different institutions.
So it wouldn’t be a Brit taking over Canada, it would Canada’s head of state seizing control.
I don’t mean to sound rude so please don’t take offense, but isn’t that sort of nonsensical? King Charles is only one man and the vast majority of his life and time is spent in the UK so I think it’s fair to say he considers himself more British than Canadian or Australian or a citizen of any other commonwealth nation, even if legally speaking it is defined differently. Doesn’t that mean that the main thing preventing him from prioritizing the wellbeing of one nation over another is his own integrity? What happens if the next king is a dick?
Again, I really don’t mean to be rude I’m just very curious about this topic. I’m sure watching Trump shit all over the American system of government is a factor in my thought process as well. Feel free to tell me to shut up if I’m making you think about this more than you want to.
Not rude, no worries. It’s an area of consternation for Canada. And a really interesting balancing act to watch.
I think its wrong to lump the royals in with all Brits, at least Elizabeth and Charles, because they aren’t raised to view themselves as purely British. I would argue they dont identify with nation states in the same way us plebs do.
When the royals are in Canada the media often worries that British realpolitik will prevail for exactly the reasons you’ve outlined. But I’ve yet to see Elizabeth or Charles throw Canada under the bus. When here, they do represent Canadian views, even when they are slightly contrary to British.
Canadians generally have ‘trust’ in the monarchy because they have held up their side of the bargain. Will that always be the case? Maybe not.
I’m probably a soft monarchist, I think there is stability in the institution that republics just don’t have. I think there is value in the elected leader being reminded they are not the top dog, even if it is a largely ceremonial role. It helps that the royals are far away and the family drama stays mostly in the UK.
The monarchy of the commonwealth is little more than just a diplomat with a title. They may have stated power in law but because of modern conventions they never use them or intervene in any of the politics of said countries.
In Canada, the monarchy is mostly symbolic. There is a delegate of the monarchy called the governor general who speaks on behalf of the current monarch (plus leutenant governers at the provincial level). Their primary function is to veto bills they believe are unconstitutional or otherwise not in the interest of the public, plus a number of ceremonial things.
The monarch themself may be biased toward the attitudes and views of the UK, but there is no mechanism for British parliament to have any (legal) sway in Canadian politics (or in any of the other 12 countries in the commonwealth).
So the monarch has authority in all 14 countries, but nobody else can do anything in any other country.
Canada patriated its constitution in the 1980s, the only ‘thing still under UK rule’ is that our monarch is automatically the monarch of the UK, but technically the monarchy of Canada is a separate title he holds.
Americans, please? Please? ~shit I got a $20 maybe we can gofundme this?~
Well? We’re waiting.
Its gotta come down anyways. The stench cannot be washed away. And all that guady tacky shit? Gross.
I say, once that fat fuck dies, we hold an auction for our former allies to see who gets to burn it down. Could be a peace offering or something?
(Relax, we’ll rebuild the fucking thing, but with Big Bold Reminders that the next fascist PoS will be burned INSIDE the building)
America in 2025:
Me hearing some Hoser talking shit about 200 years ago:
Using a picture from 2003 to represent 2025 is a bold move
Yes quickly, before the pos levels it completely himself.
Wen
LOL not with Carney at the helm. He’s practically selling them Canada wholesale.
Get real. We pushed the limies back into the sea, and now? GTFO. I’m not celebrating reality, just recognizing it here.
Um. The US got crazy in 1812 because the British were kidnapping our citizens. I don’t know what you think that war was about.
🤔
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812>
Sure, there were also multiple factors that led to the American Civil War, but we rightly give people guff if they try to downplay the big one.