I mean, people obviously say things because they have an agenda.
But let’s look at BlackRock specifically. When they said a recession was coming, we were at the absolute bottom of a stock market downturn. Isn’t that weird?
If anyone listened BlackRock, they would have lost a lot of money.
I’m not saying BlackRock knows where the market is going—they clearly don’t. I’m saying we need to be skeptical about big pronouncements regarding where things are going.
Sorry, I have to call shenanigans. That article was written in 2022:
A more recent article, in 2024, says they see no recession:
People on Twitter literally make shit up to fit narratives.
Please, can we just have a break?
No, a whole lot of loud people on YouTube and Reddit basically complained about it.
Chinese animation really has come a long way.
Canadians will need to do the right thing and hurt America in the spot they like most: their pocketbook.
This will hurt us too, no doubt. Monetarily, probably more. But I don’t think the average American are prepared for what kind of hurt we can put them through.
I always want to know what she’s seeing.
Seems like they’re either prepping for their own instant messenger, or they want people to continue using DMs as is so they can monitor them.
So now we’re treating every tantrum as a declaration of war?
Your entire method of argument is to gaslight, throw red herrings, and make shit up.
Nobody mentioned “declarations of war”.
What we have mentioned are threats. And threats should be perceived as threats. It is foolish to not take them seriously.
Guns don’t make fantasies real—they just make them louder.
Hate to tell you this, buddy, but the guns are real.
Ah, the classic slippery slope fallacy. Tariffs are economic tools, not invasion prep.
Right, because the USA never used economics as a weapon prior to an invasion. Oh wait. They have. That’s pretty much the textbook for how they operate.
Now I never said the USA will invade Canada, but you would be foolish to not consider the possibility and plan accordingly.
So it’s time to stop dismissing these annexation threats as “fantasy” and get real about how Trump might try to make this happen.
Cute deflection. Economic force is force, but it’s not annexation.
When Trump says he wants to annex Canada, and will use economic force to do this—following it up with tariffs—what will happen once that economic force doesn’t work?
Taking threats seriously doesn’t mean blowing them out of proportion.
Thing is, you’re not taking these threats seriously at all. You’re simply saying they won’t happen.
I literally asked you the simple question of how any of this addresses Trump’s annexation threats and you called them a “fantasy”.
Then I’d tell you to stop watching propaganda and start engaging with reality.
Right, “reality”. 🙄
And mine is based on understanding how power works beyond soundbites. Public statements are theater; policy is where the real game happens. But sure, keep quoting Trump like he’s Nostradamus.
Nostradamus is dead and buried. Trump is alive and has guns.
Projection much?
Fools are always certain of themselves.
Trump saying he wants to annex Canada is about as real as a toddler declaring they’re the king of the playground
Anything Trump says should be taken seriously because even if he’s a toddler, he’s a toddler with guns.
Words don’t equal action, and tariffs are not tanks.
Words are the precursors to action. What starts with tariffs can later become tanks.
You’re conflating economic pressure with literal invasion because it’s easier than understanding how these systems work.
No, you are conflating economic pressure with literal invasion.
I, on the other hand, am saying these threats should be taken seriously, economic force is still force, and things can get worse. For that reason, we should take the threat seriously.
People are losing jobs and food prices are rising because of global capitalism, not some cartoonish annexation plot
What if I told you it’s because of global capitalism and a cartoonish annexation plot?
Your entire argument is built on fear-mongering and bad takes.
My argument is based on things said very publicly by the President of the United States in a very official capacity.
Maybe try reading a book instead of parroting propaganda.
You are what Trump and his ilk see as a “useful fool”.
Okay, so none of what you said addresses that problem. And instead you’re burying your head in the sand and calling that threat a “fantasy”.
What’s not a fantasy is that Trump says he wants to annex Canada, will use economic force to accomplish this, and is following that up with tariffs. Clearly not a fantasy—very real.
People are already losing their jobs. Price of food is increasing. And folks like Danielle Smith’s answer is to just take it lying down.
Your basic response to all this is to do some finger wagging.
Cool. So how does any of this specifically address potential annexation of Canada by the USA?
At this point, why not just get a PC?
Just put Bazzite on one, hook it up to your TV, and it becomes a console anyway.
I don’t think so. Bionic Command: Re-Armed 1 & 2 came out around the same time. The first beforehand and the second afterwards.
That’s why the franchise ain’t entirely dead.
I don’t get it.
It’s clearly Godzilla.
Found a community to block.
BlackRock is a manager of ETFs, almost all which involve passive investment funds. They’re not much different from Vanguard.
Now if you don’t know what this means, I’ll break it down for you: BlackRock doesn’t know what’s going on, their funds just follow preset rules for underlying assets.
And the reason they hold so many assets is because they’re passive in nature.