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Ask Canada: What are your MAGA guys up to these days? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 15 hours ago by grumuk@lemmy.ml to c/canadapolitics@lemmy.ca

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American here. I had a passing thought while reading tariff war news and wanted to inquire. I seem to remember some stories about how there's some percentage of Canadians that are as crazy pilled as our MAGAs, flying confederate flags and such, and I was wondering, what are they up to these days? How are they taking things post Trump election and present tariff fighting? Are they also booing the american anthem at hockey games? Or are they buying Kentucky whiskey in solidarity? I find the idea of those guys so fascinating, but I have so little news sources for them. Anyone have any insight into what the chatter is like in those communities lately?

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[–] Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 11 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (3 children)

Yea they're pretty fucked where I live. It's pretty poor here, always has been. Lots of I wanna be American because no taxes and I'll make more money.

Still fucking idiots and so many of them. It's a bit concerning with elections looming.

[–] mski@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 minutes ago

Surprisingly taxation isn't hugely different, at least for average income levels, according to the latest OECD report -- and we get publicly funded healthcare!

I suspect many of these wannabe Americans would be in for a nasty surprise when they learn that the US in fact does have reasonably comparable taxes... And limited healthcare coverage, and very poor maternal leave benefits, shorter average lifespan, lower minimum wage, the list goes on...

I for one, am proud to be Canadian! 🇨🇦

OECD (2024), Taxing Wages 2024: Tax and Gender through the Lens of the Second Earner, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/dbcbac85-en.

[–] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

And I bet most of them like their paid for healthcare which is the main thing those taxes go toward.

[–] grumuk@lemmy.ml 1 points 13 hours ago

Well keep your ears peeled and let the rest of us know. I'm so curious what's shooting around in the confederate-canadian facebook