Niagara Bill
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On 5/4/2025 at 7:39 PM, Roundybout said:
No different than church bells. You are simply biased against Muslims.Ya know Roundy, I am a reasonable centrist, fiscal conservative, progressive to some degree. I have no issue with gay marriage, but don't talk to my child about transitioning, teach them math. Etc
Sanctuary cities are 100% wrong, illegal immigration or migration is wrong but immigration is great. Spending by government is out of control IMHO. Yada yada. I say this to put the following in context.
BUT, you must recognize that Muslims, Muslim nations around the world are at war with Christianity, and we are dumb enough not to see that.
IMHO, called upon by this country to defend this country against a Muslim country or follow their Muslim teaching against Christians, a huge percentage will choose their religion and listen to their clerics. Christianity was used to help spread Europe around the world in 1497 and on. Muslim countries are now doing the same thing.
The crusades ended in the 13th century for Christians, not for Muslims.
There are only 4 countries in the world that are Muslim based that are democracies, more than 40 that are not. Sharia law is 100% opposite to democratic principles. Virtually every Muslim organization would want Sharia over our system. Just ask the direct question.
So, there are many who have reason to have a bias against Muslim religions, because their leaders are bias against us. Still!
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57 minutes ago, K D said:
Aesthetically we would also need BC and Saskatchewan. It would look funny on a map to just add Alberta. We will just take the western half and then might as well grab Northwest and Yukon territories. You gays can keep Ontario and Quebec. Those are the most "European" aka gay.
So we now know you are a bigot, who else do you hate,
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9 hours ago, Orlando Buffalo said:
I believe you are saying Alberta is a place that produces more than it takes, making them someplace I would like to have join the US. I would not approve of a violent war for them but if we can do it peacefully I would like a 51st state.
Florida has nice weather, beaches and Disney, I would like them to join Canada. Peacefully as the 12th province.
Texas has talked I dependence, is there a legal way for them to form their own country?
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13 minutes ago, Orlando Buffalo said:
i read several places that of Alberta voted to join the US that the Canadian SC has already stated they would have to be released, but the mechanism is not well described in the articles. Is this at all accurate or would the Canadian govt tell them no?
Well Quebec once held a vote...not sanctioned by the feds. No one knows where that might go. The difference is because of oil and gas, Alberta separatists get tons of money from rich and poor maga. Alberta is Canada Texas. They are a rich province, and their leaders are rebellious, but I do not understand the legal means. By why would the US need oil, djt says they don't need Canada.
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1 hour ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
Welp, we know this much for certain: Marc Carney's 2bd screen name is not @Niagara Bill. He didn't say one gosh durn thing about how Canada's problem's were all caused by secret Maga money and DJT.
But he did tell djt to stfu politely about 51.
So the biggest purchaser and consumer of US products in the world started playing cards today with the great department store.
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39 minutes ago, BillsFanNC said:
Nice quote, from a paid schill. You should find people to quote that are reliable. Try intellect like Kanye West, who is twice as smart as this nut job.
What a joke!
On 5/3/2025 at 10:40 AM, B-Man said:Bman...you be funny dude!
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30 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:
well, they could do an episode at the rock and roll hall of fame, cleveland clinic and walleye fishing on lake erie. someone could be knocked overboard or have a guitar broken over their head. A character may need a rare condition diagnosed. It could be great!
Only Lake Erie if they dont go over the center line.
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So what exactly has a tariff in movies. The digital copy? The cost of production. Food vending costs. The salary of actors? Weinstiens hotel rooms? Only US based movie studios. Documentaries about the Grand Canyon, or docs about Iceland, or docs about the Sahara Desert. Can you film climbing Mt Everest? Anything filmed outside the 12 mile limit in the Pacific.
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Oh boy, let's hire the Birdman and Burt Lancaster as designers.
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2 hours ago, Orlando Buffalo said:
Democratic Senator Tim Kaine announced on the floor of the Senate that:
“The United States didn’t inherit slavery from anybody. We created it.”
Who built the pyramids, middle class friends of pharaoh, Yul Brenner perhaps, not Moses, oh my! Who fanned Moses with the big ostrich feathers?
The Roman's, no, they couldn't have used slaves to build the colosium, did they?
Why did the left remove Columbus statue, oh he used a couple of slaves apparently on his ship. Was Columbus not Italian? So how did the 13 colonies invent slavery?
The only thing the left built was the idea of woke. And that is a failure
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4 hours ago, Roundybout said:
Veterans Day is for veterans of all wars.
Why do we need two?
Or 5
Is Jan 6 a victory day?
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21 hours ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
I think you're saying your Canadian problems are all due to Trump, and it's a gigantic conspiracy of top secret donations that brought you to this point.
I'm saying Canadian problems that deal with Canadians, Canadian provinces, Canadian truck drivers and Canadian government regulations are more likely just Canadian problems.
Not trumps problem nor is he the cause, but he and his group are now firmly entrenched as a symbol and with $$$ support and visuals by meeting with leaders. With his 51 rhetoric he presents an option that for example Reagan would never present.
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1 hour ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
So, the truckers in Canada were simple, happy dullards until the "maga right" sent them $25 in donations? As it relates to 1/6, the people who acted criminally were to blame regardless of whether some guy from Calgary sent some of those funny looking nickels their way.
You're pointing the finger of blame in the wrong direction.
Not happy, just like buffalo man and his group, but over $100 000 in cash secretly deposited in amounts under $10,000 to avoid reporting is not $25 donation.
Then trump meets with the leader, but no one else from Canada...hmmmm
I recall how maga went wild when Sleepy Joes kid when he had meetings, etc etc.
Look, trump builds the flames, we know that, just another of his diplomacy mistakes, or if not a mistake...then Putinist type proclamations.
We shall see in the next month. It is Canadians jobs to deal with in family squabbles, in a free country, not for foreign interference...like maga accuses China of doing.
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16 hours ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
@Niagara Bill, perhaps cooler heads shall prevail and everyone will win. I’m still not certain why you feel provincial angst is Trump’s fault, or how your truckers having an issue with your govt started in thus side of the border, but maybe Carney can work it out with him.
The inciting of the protest was started and paid for by the maga right which is why bank accounts were put on hold.
What right does the US maga movement have in Canada. If the Jan 6th mob had been financed by Russia or even Canada, what would you be saying.
They continue in Alberta plus there is already a movement in Alberta for being unique. Has been for years.
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1 hour ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
Trump has been in office for 100 days. Your contention is one of your provinces looking to secede after a little over three months is a Trump issue? That doesn’t sound right.
Maga gave money to create the truckers issue of 2022. The premier of Alberta has been with trump fir meetings. Alberta is our Texas and the main reason trump wants 51. Oil, gas, minerals, lumber.
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9 hours ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
You suggested “…provinces leaving…” as it relates to Trump. What did you mean by that?
Alberta, who trump has been courting
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1 hour ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
With respect to Carney, he sounds like the pudgy little brother of the tough guy down the street, everyone calls him Stinky. He doesn't like being called Stinky, he wants to play with the big kids, he wants respect...but he's got to earn that. That is completely independent of whatever Trump says or does. He didn't suggest he was taking on Trump, he suggested he was taking on all Americans.
To a certain extent, you present as if you have a little bit of an inferiority complex. What does Trump's rhetoric have to do with "provinces leaving"? With 'bowing'? If Canadians feel they are being treated unfairly, seek other means of redress. Hold the line. Find other trade partners. You've taken the important first step and elected a guy to lead you forward.
All of this truly comes from the heart, without malice. I have great fondness for Canada and Canadians generally. You want things the way they were. The current admin feels it needs to change. If they can get together and work it out--which seems the most sensible thing to do, we all move on.
And I say this without malice. The current administration is succeeding to have the isolation they desire. There is nothing the once trustworthy USA couldn't gave without the threats to once friends. If Carney sounds like Stinky, which maybe he does, his knowledge and contacts from the central banks in 2 countries gives him powers that Trump is afraid of..bonds.
We will hold the line, we will and are stopping purchases from the US as I said. We do not have a buy Canadian effort, it is buy anything except US.
I also have great fondness of my US friends, Bills, Yankees, tailgate buddies, 37 yrs of working for a US company, in Canada, US and Europe and all my friends I have made thru work, plus I have special appreciation for Linda from Youngstown NY , Debbie from West Seneca, Donna from Niagara Falls (special mention to her husband which was unknown to me) Teri from Brentwood Tenn, and Sue from Richmond Indiana. Awe, great memories. Too bad trump destroys such relationships
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2 hours ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
I don't do any of that, Bill, but I'm not an American (or Canadian) politician. I did fib about writing down Roundy's name on an old envelope, it was actually on the back of an old napkin with a water ring on it.
Call your new boy up and tell him to stand down on the rhetoric about taking on "the Americans". That sounds quite ominous indeed.
As for Amazon, they were evil before because, you know, billionaires and fair share. You gotta keep up, even with the language barrier between yours and mine.
I reject the premise that he is trying to 'destroy the US and the world's economy'.
That is all.
What deal could he want with Canada, we have free trade, we have the same deal both ways, even on dairy. If he thinks that his GM, Ford are going to give up 12% of sales to move a couple of plants back to satisfy the UAW, he us mistaken. Long before Nafta the autopack was an agreement Canada had with the automakers. Build it or don't sell. Their choice.
What he wants is access to oil, water, aluminum and the north sea passage.
The US has never been denied access to the north route he just wants to be tough guy.
You suggest Carney should be careful about his rhetoric, then trump should stop lying. Some in the world may bow to the new King, but not Canada.
If he doesn't like our healthcare, tough poop. Freedom is freedom, not his version. Canada believes healthcare is a right. You believe carrying a gun into a restaurant is your right.
Canada is about to go thru a troubled time, US pressure, finances, some Provinces considering leaving, all because of trump. Not logic, not need, just pure bs power.
The sin is a historic relationship, best in the history of the modern world, has been destroyed by 1 man and his hoods.
Picture, a town in Quebec and town in Vermont, doing what is financially right according to Doge principles, sharing a library and Kristi Neomi doing her little dance and laughing at both towns. They share firetrucks, garbage trucks, snowploughs, kids sports. Other towns also do the same. She acts more like a out of control Muslims in the square in Tehran than a representative of the beacon of freedom.
Why would anyone respond in a positive manner to that bs.
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24 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
Sure, you're the only one who really understands things.
As for declaring bankruptcy, geez, given the condition of our federal government, Trump's past experience with the court system probably makes him uniquely qualified to operate in a system where there's massive amount of money flowing in, but always an incessant need for more. Yet, here is is, trying to reduce waste and fraud and the wasters and fraudsters with their fingers in the pie are saying "Too Much! Too Soon!" and lots of democrat supporters struggle to understand why this makes an awful lot of sense.
What does fixing federal spending, Doge, cutting contributions to NATO, WHO, etc have to do with trying to destroy the US and the world's economy.
Every government in the world has spent themselves into problems, but it is now the US intent to take everyone down so they can isolated. You don't have to destroy others to close your borders.
It is easy to not subsidize Canada for 200b per year as he lies about. Stop buying. Stop buying oil, stop buying wood, stop buying power, stop buying Gas. Why this whole bs with tariffs. Per person, Canada buys $9600, US buys $2500.
AS I watch lettuce, strawberries, tomatoes, rot on grocery shelfs now filled with product from Peru, Chile, Canada, France,, as furniture from North Carolina sits unsold, as auto sales drop, as airlines tickets sales drop, as fertilizer from Scott's sits piled unsold, I can assure you that the 9600 is dropping, without tariffs.
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43 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
I recognize we won't agree, but civility carried the day.
"Diplomacy not being his strong suit" to me would be "We're on the wrong side of the trade deal, and the Canadian leadership has taken advantage of us for far too long" in whatever way DJT would say that. Or, maybe something like "We're getting screwed, and screw that!".
"Diplomacy not being his strong suit" does not include "We're going to absorb your country" or anything close to that. As a quick, irreverent one-liner, probably not all that presidential but harmless. Going on about it when it's never going to happen, just gets old.
So you regularly screw with your best friend, back out on deals you agreed to, allow you family and staff to bad mouth your friend, grandstand like Kristi Nomi, threaten to destroy your friends lively hood. And do you tell lies to the world and your family about your friend.
Diplomacy is certainly not his strong, nor is settling any disagreement. I see no progress that is benefiting the US citizens, and of course Amazon is now evil because their invoicing doesn't hide info from customers.
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18 hours ago, All_Pro_Bills said:
Thanks for sharing your perspective. Except for the far-left populated with conspiracy theories of some impending dictatorship (which I do not see any chance of happening) here in The States, I don't hear any serious conversation on the idea of the US taking military action against Canada or Greenland. In my view the culprit is a lot of inappropriate rhetoric out of the administration. I also don't believe there's any plan or understanding between the US, Russia, and China to look the other way while they each take aggressive actions to take over territory. I do see China's motivation to take over Taiwan and Russia's desire for some provinces of Ukraine but in each case its not the need for more land or territory. The idea Russia has designs on taking over the European continent is comical. They simply do not have the economic or military resources to pull that off. Russia's aim in Ukraine is a buffer zone between them and NATO. Taking over Taiwan has been a historical goal of the communists in China since the revolution and I see Trump's objective as a 21st century version of the Monroe Doctrine but the execution of that plan has been a disaster using confrontation where cooperation would be more effective. One fault in his strategy is he seems to view everything as transaction rather than taking a systemic view of things. I see the main objective being to eliminate China's influence and footprint in the Western Hemisphere. Canada is seen as a country where the CCP wields a very high level of influence over the government and the country. How true this is or to what extent is debatable.
I do see some issues with trade, tariffs, regulations designed to eliminate competition, and support protectionism. My view of free trade is a mutually agreed to exchange between 2 parties without any interference from the government(s). Any real free trade agreement should be about 2 or 3 pages long. But such a view is unrealistic given the circumstances where governments are involved. I think both sides need to concede and compromise but the environment for that may not exist at the moment.
As for America itself, I see the political divide as a battle between two Americas. But not the left vs. right struggle everybody tends to focus on here and in the media. Its between America the country and America the empire. They are not constituted in of the same physical territories or interests and the empire is not just geographically America. It is worldwide with many interests in many places. Most so-called MAGA people are more concerned with the interests of America the country and don't want to play world cop and get involved in constant wars while liberals are more concerned with the interests of the Empire. I don't believe the majority of either group realizes the distinction. The left sees MAGA as illiterate hillbillies and rubes easily duped into believing outrageous things influenced by mis and dis information. While the right sees Liberals as snooty over-educated idealists that look down on anyone that doesn't hold the same enlightened world view as they do.
Not sure why Canada is scene to be influenced by CCP. Canada did trumps dirty work by detaining the Huawei executive for 2 years, at trumps request, which put Canada in the middle. Trump later dropped his interest and China detained 2 Canadians for 3 yrs. Canada refused Chinese electric vehicles. China stopped purchasing huge volumes of canola oil and now buys from Brazil. Canada stopped real-estate purchases from China. Canada expelled Chinese diplomats for election interference.
IMHO, China is now more trust worthy than US today
US was always beacon of freedom. US now is the beacon of money. Freedom how maga judges it only. Now France, England Canada, Australia, Germany are not proper freedom. That is a total joke.
US now embraces dictators with ease.
The left does want US and Canada to pay for building the greatest, free Countries on earth. Columbus used a few slaves on his ships...terrible. Egypt build pyramids with slaves, that is ok because they are not rich and successful. It goes on and on.
Our open societies allowed the Trojan horses in, as did Europe.
But trump has destroyed any opportunity for the freeworld to collectively deal with it. The US is no longer freedoms beacon. Power, money, threats, insults and retribution have already isolated the US from the world.
Every citizen of Canada buys $9000 of goods and services per yr from US companies, US citizens buy $2500 of Canadian goods and services.
If I were in charge, Mexico and Canada should shake hands with China, sign freetrade agreements with EU, and some SAmerican countries and Korea, India, Vietnam and totally allow US isolation. I would not offer to negotiate a new trade deal. I would give notice the Ford and GM that we will return to pre NAFTA, if you want to sell cars in Canada you will build that volume here, or goodbye. China and Europe will fill that void.
Nobody needs a friend or neighbour who threatens you, laughs at you, insults you, steals from you and violates treaties they signed.
There is no way anyone should view Kristi Noami, or the US government in a positive light for her photo op at the joint library on Vermont Quebec border, being a toughie. That was the final straw in the relationship, at the governmental level. That message was clear.
Citizens friendships will continue, but our governments will never return to previous levels of trust. That may lead to more sinister events, but so be it.
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2 hours ago, All_Pro_Bills said:
As a native of Western New York I've visited Canada many times and always found the people up north to be hospitable. Whether it was on numerous trips to the Canadian side of the Falls, up to Toronto, or a couple trips to Montreal. But as an outsider viewing the coming national elections I see Canadians making the same mistake twice in the likely result of electing Mark Carney as PM. A lot of it the result of justified anti-Trump backlash which has presented a skilled and polished politician in Mark Carney an exploitable opportunity for the Liberal party to maintain power. This guys government is going to be a disaster for Canadians.
Carney is a former central bank governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England. At the Bank of Canada he led the effort to sell all of Canada's gold reserves. His primary allegiance will not be to Canada, or the interests of its citizens. He's a hard core globalist and Canadians that would like to transfer more of their nation's independence and sovereignty to international and multinational organizations will be very pleased with his administration. Others, wanting their government to look out for the interests of Canada and Canadians will be very dissatisfied. By the end of his term Canada will more resemble an over-regulated EU state.
You are correct on what may happen. More European than American and I am sorry to say, a portion of the population has been made fearful of the right as a result of trump.
People see Carney as more likely to drag them towards Europe, UK and even China. Every time trump says 51, votes change to the left.
Citizens were fed up with taxes, regulations, Trudeau, immigration until 51 happened.
I see that direction he is purposely interfering in our election, aligning with trumps real plan to take over Canada, militarily in 2026.
Are there portions of Canada who may want to join, sure, like there are areas of US who may want to leave.
On the other hand I prefer wine and Scotch, my good friend next door, is a beer drinker and his wife doesn't drink. He is a golfer, decent at it, I on the other hand do not like golf, prefer walking, soccer, baseball. He is Blue Jays, I am Yankees. We have been friends and neighbours 30 years. His car has never been in his garage, mine is always in my garage.
We accept each other. I see know reason to challenge his life. He is a great guy, fair, generous, loyal. We share lawnmowers, snowblowers, even newspapers.
I see know reason why the US and Canada, or Europe or UK can't be the same. I see know reason why Trump and his lap dog Vance feel necessary to publically berate others for their choices as if what is occurring now is god given. Why Trump thinks we should listen only to him, why he thinks he is the world's judge and chief executioner.
If the US want to change, our our guest, if the US wants to change their style of government, so be it, if the US thinks that by going back to the 1970s type of society, just do it. Build your factories, tell your companies to come home, tell your unions they are invited in, if you want out of NATO, go, if you want to shutdown NORAD, do it.
1970 is behind us. Companies went to China, Korea, Vietnam, Mexico because the high cost of manufacturing, unions controlled the economy. But..not our concern.
Canada may continue leaning left, not sure how that negatively affects the US. But it is trumps plan.
You remember the Ottawa truckers protest, financed by the American right, the Jan 6th groups. Which is why bank accounts were ceased. This was the beginning of the ultra right from the US. Canadian citizens know this, so they often run from the far right.
Which is the exact reason why I believe his military takeover of Canada is likely the reason. Russia gets Ukraine and Georgia, and maybe 1 or 2 others, China gets Taiwan, and Phillipines and 1 or 2 other, US gets Canada and Greenland.
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1 minute ago, Bigvinny said:
And this guy's view is important?
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2 hours ago, Westside said:
Canada has nothing Americans want. F canada, tired of being their “big” brother anyway. Let them fishheads fend for themselves!
Gee, you are so tough..
Canada will fend for ourselves, just tell your lying leader to stfu.
well I can't say many bad things about Americans. Many Americans have been life long friends of mine. Many I found to be wonderful, kind, fun, loyal, intelligent, talented and honest. Some even sexy and loving. Not fish heads or hillbillies, or anyother name that you would use.
Then there is what the world knows as, THE UGLY AMERICAN.
Ignorant, rude, local, simple, arrogant, bullies. You know, the ones who has their head stuck up their ass or their bosses so far they cannot smell the roses. You know the kind, life based on hate. Of course you know, you see it in a mirror every day.
Have a nice day. Sorry I had to say this...but some times you have to.
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