@wtg said in Who is the biggest threat to world peace?:
@dolmansaxlil - is it as bad from the Canadian perspective as this poll indicates it is?
In a word, yes.
I live in an EXTREMELY right wing socially conservative area. People who were part of the stupid convoys during COVID and who cheered when Trump won. Even folks here have soured on the US. In more urban areas, it is even more pronounced. It’s actually pretty great for many Canadians. Small businesses are doing better than ever and “buy Canadian” matters. When we grocery shop we buy products produced in the USA only as a last resort. Our grocery store doesn’t carry much US produce anymore. Many friends (including us) refuse to cross the border even though, at less than an hour door to door (including border traffic) Detroit is incredibly convenient. His recent nonsense about the new Gordie Howe bridge has gotten everyone in our area riled up again because we payed for the construction of the damn thing - on both sides of the border.
The other thing to keep in mind is that many Canadians never LOVED the US. It has always been a grudging respect because they were the bully next door so we have always been resigned to just being under the shadow. But Canadians biggest point of pride is NOT being American. It’s pretty much our national identity. So I think public opinion is just as terrible as your article shows, but also, I don’t think the US was as loved by Canadians as many Americans think it was prior to this.
