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Re: We are all Slave now.
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Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick
That's because we're pretty good at hiding our contempt.
Here's the thing:
Ontario (where I'm from) just elected as premier a Trump in Canadian form. He rode to victory promising cheap beer (seriously). He's Rob Ford's (remember him?) less classy and more white nationalist-y brother. (So on a private note, Fuck you Ontario, and especially fuck you Peterborough -- that's the place in the sticks where I am from that went all in for Ford.).
So my point is that things are just as fucked there as they are here. Educated v. not educated, urban v. rural divide, white assholes etc.
And Quebec has always been slightly fucked up. In Quebec City at least, they tend to like Americans better than English Canadians, so you'll likely experience no issues at all there. Montreal is pretty chill overall, so I wouldn't worry there. And Tremblant is touristy, so no problem there.
Returning to my original point about Canadians hiding their feelings. We do it well and are pretty reserved. So even if you encounter anti-Americanism, it will likely be pretty muted.
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Between Brexit and Trump and Le Pen and various other right wing nationalists in Europe, it's not a uniquely American phenomenon. There has been a cosmopolitan elite consensus in the developed world since World War II that is now under attack, and is no longer shared.
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