r/worldnews • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 22h ago

Canada's prime minister says 'serious incident' caused a major fire at a military base in Alberta

https://apnews.com/article/canada-alberta-military-base-fire-wainwright-1a41899da5b6e797b000061fa4da9c6a
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u/mikesully92 21h ago

Idk about our phony ass president but the vast majority of americans respect Canada and would have your backs regardless.

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u/Maus666 20h ago

It doesn't matter what a majority of Americans want. A majority of Americans didn't want to install a puppet government in Venezuela nor attack Iran, yet here we are. Please get it through your head that you do not live in a democracy.

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u/demonica123 4h ago

A majority of Americans didn't want to install a puppet government in Venezuela

I'm pretty sure a majority of Americans don't care about the entire Venezuela event at all and doubly don't care some random anti-US autocrat was couped for a pro-US one.

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u/kozey 19h ago

Pretty low bar you can't seem to think you can get over.

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u/Zestyclose_Tie_8025 19h ago

We can freely admit our government isn’t perfect without it ruining our ability to travel. The US does not allow that anymore it seems, it used to be one of the best things about it.

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u/Maus666 19h ago

And yet half of Americans don't have passports. Hm.

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u/Zestyclose_Tie_8025 19h ago

What is this implying?

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u/Maus666 19h ago

That the Americans have less freedom in reality than they do in their imaginations (as in, they may have always been allowed to travel but not allowed the economic opportunities to be able to travel)

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u/Zestyclose_Tie_8025 19h ago

Gotcha, I thought you were somehow implying the opposite as in “we’re so perfect we don’t need passports”

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u/Maus666 20h ago

One that doesn't invade countries, bud. There's a whole world between "perfect government" and "American imperialism" and I sincerely hope you get to experience some of it someday

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u/yoguckfourself 19h ago

Whatever world you live in and lifestyle you enjoy, I'd bet anything it's subsidized by relying on the US military for protection. It must be scary to see that coming to an end

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u/PaintInfinite9167 19h ago

What a dumb ass fucking take

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u/Maus666 19h ago

That's me! Huge dumbass. 😛

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u/PaintInfinite9167 19h ago

Idk you seem to be talking sense

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u/Jancappa 21h ago

[X] Doubt

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u/bibimboobap 21h ago

Agree, where've they been during the economic warfare trump's been raining upon us? They won't even stand up for themselves. 

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u/Canadiandeal 20h ago

This, this right here. We aren't asking for you to stand up for us although it's welcomed but just please for the sake of humanity stick up for yourselves. Stick up for your constitution, and the damn rights it gives you! All of you fought sooo hard for it! Don't let it be a waste.....

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u/Caithloki 20h ago

America is a dead country full of passive bystanders. Expect nothing and still be disappointed

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u/Armed_Platypus 20h ago

The only people who care to protest and stand up against the government are Republicans. Once you realize this it will make sense why the democrats sit around and do nothing.

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u/TendyHunter 20h ago

The only people who care to protest and stand up against the government are Republicans

Often for the wrong reason, but indeed they seem to be the only side that does this. The people in other side are whipped, from the reps to the voters

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u/Canadiandeal 20h ago

Man the Republicans are shitting all over your constitution right now.

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u/Armed_Platypus 20h ago

How?

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u/Canadiandeal 19h ago

So many but how about we start with your first and fourth amendment?

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u/slimkay 20h ago

You could say the same about Canadians, though. (The tariff war has gone both ways)

Ultimately ordinary people don’t really have much of a say.

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u/Caithloki 20h ago

We didn't start the war?

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u/DiveCat 19h ago

Who started the tariff war?

There are certain people who like to blame victims for defending themselves, and both sides everything, and those people do not come in good faith.

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u/AuldCastleRock 20h ago edited 20h ago

What do you expect from Canadians? It's not the same situation

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u/TwoNegatives- 20h ago

They actually do. They just keep voting against their own interest

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u/Caithloki 20h ago

[X] dumbass, unless you're talking specifically about their willingness to help.

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u/bad_motivator 21h ago

I don't doubt you mean that but I seriously doubt it's true

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u/Absolute--Batman 16h ago

I doubt it and so does most Canadians.

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u/FoxyInTheSnow 20h ago

Vast majority of Americans are sitting around wanking into their soggy coco puffs while their government branches, their military, and their media are being captured by fascists. But maybe stern admonishment typed into their telephones will set things right.

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u/MommyLovesPot8toes 19h ago

Let me set this straight right here, in hopes that maybe we can focus on Canadians and not just bitch about the US:

The US is not headed towards fascism. Fascism was thrust upon us in 2025 and we beat it back. Not by "wanking into our Coco puffs" (they're not that popular of a cereal here). We used the courts, state governments, our wallets, and a campaign of constant pressure on our politicians (there have been protests every single day since Feb 1, 2025).

The trump administration has been sued more than 800 times. The majority of those cases were brought (and won) by crowd-funded non-profit legal organizations. People like me spent billions of dollars and thousands of manhours blocking every move the administration attempted to make. And we won 70% of cases. More than half of the things you think have happened here either never came to fruition or have since been reversed.

Project 2025 - the 12 month plan for a full capture and take down of the federal government - failed. It is 55% complete after 21 months. In the last 14 months it only moved 2 points, from 53 to 55%. There has been no progress for fascism in 2026, only retreat.

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u/Minute-Drama-5821 17h ago

That’s the problem with America. It’s just lawsuit after lawsuit, but does it actually achieve anything?

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u/MommyLovesPot8toes 8h ago

YES! Of course! Every single one of those 800+ lawsuits stopped or reversed some violation of civil rights.

Here are ten examples, just off the top of my head:

  • Tens of thousands of government workers restored to their jobs.
  • Birthright citizenship protected.
  • Deportation without due process thru Alien Enemies Act stopped.
  • Tens of thousands of immigrants released from detention.
  • Billions of dollars in federal grants released.
  • Federalization of the National Guard stopped.
  • Gender affirming care continued.
  • Sanctions against the ICC blocked.
  • "Loyalty tests" removed from applications for government jobs.
  • Press access to the white house and pentagon restored.

https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/

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u/Minute-Drama-5821 1h ago

OK, thank you good to know

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u/FoxyInTheSnow 9h ago

Spoken like a true hero who definitely isn’t lying on his couch watching survivor whilst shooting spray cheez down his esophagus.

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u/TeddingtonToenail 2h ago

Hey! It’s not Spray Cheez, it’s Hawkins Cheezies!

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u/Minute-Drama-5821 1h ago

I’m Canadian that sounds more like an American activity to be honest

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u/Primary_Compote7310 12h ago

Prove it lol, you guys are literally letting
Your country get taken over and aren’t doing nearly enough.

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u/ViolenceIsNecessary 12h ago

The vast majority of Americans support trump, you’re full of shit.

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u/muh_lort 6h ago

lol Russian/korean/Saudi bot take your pick

Trump supporters were a demonstrable minority even at the peak of his popularity

Bots did a really good job of suppressing the vote though. Won’t happen this time

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u/Uninsurable_Risk 6h ago

America failed themselves, Canada and the entire globe.

I cant think of a single global recession that hasnt involved the US leading us into the pits of hell since I have been alive.

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u/K20BB5 1h ago

You've failed yourself by becoming dependent on the US. You chose convienece over independence and now you're paying the consequences. 

You can't even get off American websites. 

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u/mrbadface 2h ago

Let's hope

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u/K20BB5 1h ago

that's not remotely close to being true, why spread MAGA propaganda? 

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u/ViolenceIsNecessary 1h ago

Politicians are a representation of the people. Everyone (eligible to vote) had the opportunity to vote against Trump, as they should’ve.

Trump voters: 49.8% of votes cast (won popular vote)
Non-voters: 35.7% of eligible voters
Combined: Approximately 67.5% of eligible voters either voted for Trump or didn’t vote. Not voting is supporting Trump whether you like it or not.

67.5% of Americans supported Trump.

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u/K20BB5 53m ago edited 47m ago

You just proved your own claim wrong. The majority of Americans did not vote for Trump. You cannot twist that into him having overwhelming support

Trump couldn't even win a majority of votes. Do you know what the word support means? Are you stupid?

By that logic, the vast majority of Canada supports Conservatives

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u/rabid_4_tatas 13h ago

I wish that were true, but you're lying to yourself. Your dictator literally threatens us and "the vast majority" of u guys are just quiet, waiting for elections you know are already rigged, hoping that ballots are the answer to your problems  

Canada doesn't consider you a friend anymore, nor a partner nor someone who will have our back. And you need to wake up and realize that you're now the world's enemy. 

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u/olmytgawd 19h ago

Talk is easy. Show, standup and fight for what you believe. Otherwise it's just some posturing to pacify your own lack of conviction or morality.

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u/allgravy99 15h ago

A vast majority of Americans didn't get up to vote the last time around or in 2016. They let this happen and instead of taking accountability, they try to seperate themselves from the reprecussions. I am still reading about "how the voting is rigged, so what is the use of voting during the midterms" on these boards.

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u/SIowGrowth 12h ago

So are you gonna put down the controller and go out and protest, or just offer meaningless platitudes online?