• Godort@lemmy.ca
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    This was always going to be the result. Smith had to change the rules surrounding petitions to allow for fewer signatures to even get this referendum.

    I am far more worried about the other 9 questions. I didn’t think we hated immigrants here as much as the Republicans down south, nor did I think a majority would approve Smith and her cronies trying to make constitutional changes just because they dislike the Liberal government.

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      That quarter of people that actually voted* which is closer to 1/12 of the population (someone else mentioned a 33% turnout of voters).

      Don’t make that dumbass ‘movement’ seem bigger than it was.

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        And don’t get complacent just because it isn’t a big movement. They won’t stop. It’s a never ending fight and complacency is how the US got so fucked by these assholes.

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      I support a Federal Relocation Fund where those displaced Albertans can be moved to their natural habitat: a trailer park in Alabama, where they can run and shoot free and not get vaccinated and have kids with their cousins.

      • wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        It’s the first thing that popped into my head —but I was raised near enough to Yoopers that their pronunciation of that lovely country up yonder as “Can’da”, so the meter works, too. 🧏🏼‍♂️

        (IIRC, the apostrophe is a half-second almost-grunt there that kinda sharpens the d’s dental fricative? Not a linguist.🙇🏼‍♂️)

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    I’m American and I don’t want them here! Nor do I want a piece of your country, the fuck is wrong with these freaks…

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    not really with 20%+ voting to separate

    also fuck you Americans, your country does not have the right to influence other countries politics

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    Look shit is fucking shitty enough here. You already sent us Justin Bieber, you gotta keep your racists, we already have enough of them

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        See! I think we can admit we’ve hurt each other, and maybe we should put forth a little effort to be better to each other. So if you guys could send a couple of Hockey teams down to burn down the White House again, I think a lot of us down here would really appreciate it.

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    Trump waited too long. He would have undoubtedly succeeded 2 months into presidency if he’d just declare national emergency and took over.
    Now too late

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    I don’t get this one. The four guys with the same hats are a group. So you’re saying the Alberta Separatists and Canada are together, and Albertans aren’t with them?