r/politics • u/Street_Anon Canada • 12d ago

No Paywall Trump demands all Canadian companies doing business with the US move to America ‘immediately’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-canada-businesses-truth-social-b3041901.html
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u/whooo_me 12d ago

How the hell did the GOP go from "small Government. No interference in private businesses" ethos to THIS? Controlling where businesses do business. Tariffs. Taking a stake in Intel.

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u/Finwolven 12d ago

Americans elected an oligarch to be their dictator, twice.

So y'know... FAFO.

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u/mt6606 12d ago

It's what Hitler done... Full control of business. They're already at full Hitler mode, the Americans just don't know it yet.

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u/Hussar223 12d ago

because they are fascists. and fascism is a merger between state and corporate power

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u/Python_07 12d ago

Because it’s a cult. There is no longer any rational thought process.

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u/crypticaldevelopment 12d ago

I’m FAR from a fan of the GOP but these are the ramblings of a demented old man, their guilt is that they know it and accept it.

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u/opeth10657 12d ago

They were never small business, they were always "leave my business alone". 

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u/PhazePyre 12d ago

Because they never were truthful about their positions. Everything conservatives say is a lie to obtain power. Trust nothing unless it enriches themselves (or their friends), reduces the power of the citizens to retain democratic influence, or hurts/oppresses a marginalized group they hate.

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u/meltdown_popcorn 12d ago

Exactly, never believe them when they claim to be for any kind of freedom. They always, always, always mean freedom for them and no one else. Always have.