OTTAWA (Reuters) - About two-thirds of Canadians surveyed this month said American democracy cannot survive another four years of Donald Trump in the White House, and about half said the United States is on the way to becoming an authoritarian state, a poll released on Monday said.
The November U.S. election is likely to pit President Joe Biden against Trump, who is the clear frontrunner to win the Republican nomination as voting in the presidential primary race kicks off in Iowa on Monday.
Sixty-four percent of respondents in the Angus Reid Institute poll of 1,510 Canadians said they agreed with the statement: “U.S. democracy cannot survive another four years of Donald Trump.” Twenty-eight percent disagreed.
The Jan. 6, 2021 attack on Capitol Hill by Trump supporters seeking to block certification of Biden’s 2020 election win shocked many Canadians, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly blamed Trump for inciting the mob.
Trump has vowed if elected again to punish his political enemies, and he has drawn criticism for using increasingly authoritarian language.
Three times as many Canadians say a Biden victory would be better for Canada’s economy (53%) than a Trump win (18%), according to the poll which was seen exclusively by Reuters. The poll, taken between Jan. 9-11, had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points
Well we can’t stand another 4 years of genocide joe. A man that has no problems in funding a genocidal dirt army that kill innocent men, woman, and children before our very eyes (media)
Well, yeah. You’d have to be an absolute fucking idiot to say otherwise. The dude tried an insurrection. He routinely violated American democracy. It’s almost like if you elect a wanna be dictator he’s gonna, you know, become a dictator
Aw I dunno. It’s been a while since we’ve had a good ol’ fashioned US President assassination.
The very last thing you need is for Trump to become a martyr.
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The Canadian bits in The Handmaid’s Tale were pretty boring tbh
If exciting is what’s happening in American politics these days, we’re perfectly fine with being boring.
Boringly defunding UNRWA with zero evidence. 😌
Canadians wonder why the fuck Democrats simply dont arrest him for criminal activity
Because we don’t want to interfere with the system and make it a politically orchestrated arrest.
The normal forces that be are working on it… It’s just taking time… Due process and all that jazz
Dead wrong. The only reason it’s “political” is because the fucking Telecommunications Act hasnt been violently repealed.
This is not an “it takes time” issue. It’s a criminal offensive. Incrementalist bullshit is why we have fascist threats now.
Part of the problem is that they’re trying to not give him anything he can appeal.
Prosecution like this can take a while to happen because you only get one shot at it, and it’s vital that it doesn’t fail for bullshit reasons.
they’re trying to not give him anything he can appeal
There’s nothing that cannot be appealed. Just look at the last round of fighting over his slander of Eugene Caroll. He lost that legal fight fair and square and he’ll be appealing it up the chain for the next decade to avoid making any kind of payments.
This is a bullshit excuse to drag your heels and do nothing.
make it a politically orchestrated arrest.
Every arrest is politically orchestrated. That is the nature of a public sector police force.
What shields Trump isn’t politics but power. He’s got armies of angry old white guys - many of whom occupy the very offices that would be charged with his arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment - and Biden’s gang is terrified that if they were to actually demand his siezer they would be the ones in handcuffs by the end.
That would require Democrats to do something that wasn’t bipartisan.
Me too Canada. Me too. I don’t suppose we could convince you to move down here with Trudeau and we kick trump and his supporters up there with your conservatives?
We’re about to elect our own mini Trump, so like usual, we act like we’re better than the states, but just wait a decade to follow in their footsteps. At least we have Gun Control and Universal Healthcare tho…
Poilievre is hardly a mini-Trump. One of the things that made Trump pretty unique is that he was elected President without ever having held any other political office. Poilievre, OTOH, has never had a non-political job.
If there’s any Canadian politician who’s Trumpish, it would probably be Rob Ford. Son of a wealthy family, scandal after scandal in office, etc.
We’re about to elect our own mini Trump? News to me. Sounds like fear mongering. Gunna need a source on that.
Im being a tad bit sendationalist, but if you seriously believe PP wont fuck us far harder than Trudeau has then get you ass back to Alberta
I do believe PP will absolutely fuck us harder than Trudeau. You can state your point without being sensational. I’m also from BC, and vote hard NDP, not that I need to justify that.
I’m simply saying you shouldn’t fear-monger unless you have some material to back it up.
Downvoting for honest discussion is also not going to win you any arguments, but carry on. I upvote honest discussion, and encourage you and others to do so. We can talk like adults without telling others to go to another province.
I am not a fan of this idea, but Canada needs nukes ASAP. If Trump wins , we need a nuclear deterrent. I’m afraid we’ll suffer the same fate of Ukraine.
I’d rather be wrong with nukes then right without them.
You already have nukes. Joint command in Colorado.
In a scenario where Canada needs a nuclear deterrent against the USA, I don’t think NORAD is really in the picture anymore.
