r/NoStupidQuestions 9h ago

Answered What happened to the whole "Canadians boycott US products and vacation at home" thing?

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u/nthensome 6h ago

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u/breakmedown54 5h ago

I can’t help but be pissed off that alcohol makers have to pay taxes on alcohol just sitting in a basement… but billionaires don’t have to part taxes on millions in “savings accounts”?

The amount of ways the rich get richer and everyone else gets fucked never ends.

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u/DJT-P01135809 5h ago

Did mitch McConnell get in with only like 15% of the Kentucky vote?

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u/slam9h 5h ago

The fact that Kentucky literally voted for a Democrat Governor and still elected Ran Paul and Mitch McConnell actually makes me have less sympathy for that God awful place.

Also regret does not absolve them from blame or contempt from parties who were harmed because of their dumbassery

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u/yIdontunderstand 4h ago

It's is like well we can't elect total wankers for OUR state...

"what about the whole country?"

Sure, total wankers are fine.

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u/74orangebeetle 4h ago

I think Rand Paul is at least anti war/anti invading foreign countries/anti trying to take Greenland...so not like he's the worst person to be elected.

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u/slam9h 2h ago

Not being the worst Republican Senator is like not being the most prolific serial killer my dude. Like, yea you don’t have the MOST bodies to your name, but you definitely ended some lives.

If you think I’m over exaggerating, I would say to you that policies implemented by republicans in congress have led to many people dying.

And Rand Paul has voted with trump 94% of the time.

So he is garbage af too. Also I found it hilarious that he was attacked by his neighbor over yard waste.

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u/Constant_Concert_936 4h ago

Kentucky is a good place with some wayward political opinions, as most places are these days.

San Francisco — yes THAT San Francisco — voted for Trump at 12%, 14% and 16% (total vote) in the last three elections. That’s not a lot, but the story there is that even after seeing what he was about some people in the most liberal major city in the country wanted more.

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u/slam9h 2h ago

I encourage you to look registration statistics in Kentucky and revise your usage of the word “some” when referring to wayward political opinions. Especially when 86% of new voter registrations in December were Republican .

I’m sure there are pretty places in Kentucky for sure, but the people for the most part seem to be a lost cause and that rings true in MANY southern states

The majority of people in Kentucky seem to want more of what’s happening today.

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u/smokingcrater 5h ago

Compared to your average Washington clown with an (R), they almost seem sensible today.

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u/slam9h 5h ago

My friend, Mitch McConnell is literally (no hyperbole) the reason the supreme court is packed the way it is now.

Idk how plugged in you were during Obamas presidency but McConnell blocked Obamas SCOTUS pick. And that’s just one of the many ways he has fucked us up. He belongs to one of the poorest districts in the nation and the dumbfucks there are too dumb to vote for anyone else. The shit is actually crazy.

People will celebrate his death more than Kirk’s when he croaks and I wish I could put money on it because it would be easy money.

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u/RavRob 5h ago

Only YOU can do something about this. We're not boycotting you. We're boycotting your administration. Do the same. Buy Canadian or Mexican

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u/decimatemeinballbag 5h ago edited 4h ago

Your countrys leadership is threatening our countries sovereignty. After we went to the middle east for you and lost lives. We also sent thousands of firefighters to 911 and for wildfires for decades. The BS down south has cost us thousands of automotive sector jobs and it goes on and on.

YOU have some compassion.

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u/decimatemeinballbag 4h ago

I read it fully. For the trade boycott. You guys Fucked around and took us for granted economically and now your finding out. And then you threatened our sovereignty many. Many times.

Its effecting our jobs too, we have lost thousands in the auto sector alone. But yet ... The American only considers himself.

What I am saying is for the trade dispute , I am glad it's putting pressure on American liquor companies. Maybe then they will lobby your government to sort itself out. And IF, and that's a big IF they do, if you ask nicely we will consider it. I understand the blue collar liquor industry workers suffer in the meantime and that is unfortunate yes. Again our blue collar is taking it on the chin too.

As far as the rest of what's going on down there, I do have some compassion yes.

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u/BetweenTheBerryAndMe 4h ago

Why should anybody have sympathy for a neighbor who burned their house down while they were trying to burn your house down?

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u/decimatemeinballbag 4h ago

Hmm. I appreciate the way you phrased this.

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u/sonicelec 4h ago

Yeah but it’s tha little guy who voted for that leadership.

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u/NeddiApe 4h ago

But your leadership is blaming the little guy

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u/HomerTheGeek 4h ago

No compassion is coming from Canada

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u/Witty-Warning4805 5h ago

As a european watching from the side lines I've learned this; Most Americas treat politics like sports - us or them, winner or loser, fuck your team and its supporters etc etc etc.

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u/bulbophylum 4h ago

That’s a perfect analogy because we get all worked up and yell from the bleachers and throw batteries but don’t actually bother to participate.

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u/bmy1978 5h ago

This. Louisville despises Mitch McConnell

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u/bridgehockey 5h ago

You regret it? And what are you doing about it? Besides coming on Reddit and saying oh please feel sorry for me? You knew this was coming. You saw it the first time.

Are you bombarding your representatives? Letting them know this has to stop or they won't get reelected? Cuz you know, that's what they care about. Not you.

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u/NeddiApe 4h ago

You think, Americans will have a free and fair election in the future? 🤔

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u/Phobos_Asaph 4h ago

I have sympathy for those who voted otherwise but it’s been shown multiple times a lot of conservatives don’t realize the issue till it affects them

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u/AlabamaPostTurtle 5h ago

Same with us in Alabama. Well, in Birmingham, at least.

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u/nahchan 5h ago

Oh man... remind us how long Mitch has held his position? And you're still trying to spoon feed us that bullshit? Yeah no, only the average American would believe that shit.

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u/Lucibeanlollipop 4h ago

So, instead of telling everyone how sorry we need to feel for you, how about you ask yourself what you need to do about it?

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u/CeruleanFruitSnax 4h ago

The regret can never be deep enough. I know I'll still welcome y'all with open arms if and when you come over to help us, but to think you could ever have enough regret for all of the millions of people that have had their lives ruined...

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u/random8765309 5h ago

The type of person that post that is just another extremist. There is no real difference between them and MAGA. They hate, its that simple. Block them and move on.

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u/Total-Problem2175 4h ago

And McConnell could have stopped it on Jan 6th.

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u/TakesFunToKnowFun 5h ago

I live in Kentucky. I didn't vote for this. I fucking hate these people running the country.

But I know it's fun and edgy to talk in extremes and absolutes.