• IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    18 hours ago

    From one point of view, I don’t think the US will ever want to take over Canada. They own us already and our resources, our corporations and businesses and I don’t think they want to the expense of running our country. They have our money and resources, it would just cost them more to run manage us.

    From another point of view, if they do want to take us over with military force and occupy us … that is even more expensive and difficult to implement and manage. How much do you think it would cost to have thousands of troops, officials and military run around Canada to keep us ‘under control’.

    It’s a business decision and our Canadian leadership being such whores to money, it’s just cheaper to keep us under a leash and keep us at arms length, while doing whatever they want with us anyway.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      18 hours ago

      I really don’t see how it would be feasible in practice, simply using economic and political influence over Canada seems much more practical.

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      18 hours ago

      They can’t change the birthrate decline fast enough to make that a go for a good long while. Look at the enlistment numbers, they’re at a low. It would be a draft. And our current society isn’t draft material. Most of us wouldn’t work well as soldiers, and those that would probably wouldn’t comply. In addition, going to prison would be free housing, meals, and medical. The food would be crappy, but even so, it may serve as motivation to NOT comply.