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Trump's attacks on universities get darker, with shadows reaching our shores

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235 points nickcotter | 4 comments | 29 Mar 25 08:29 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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labster ◴[29 Mar 25 09:54 UTC] No.43514171[source]▶
Another related article, three Yale professors are leaving for Canada: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/us/yale-university-scholars-t...

Brain drain is happening in real time.

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bhouston ◴[29 Mar 25 11:29 UTC] No.43514623[source]▶
If Trump and his intellectual descendants stay in power, it is very likely they take Canada eventually, probably starting with Alberta.

Fun fact, the leader of Alberta is hanging around Trump and others in his orbit a ton and having a generally great time. That isn't a coincidence:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/danielle-smith-has-g...

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1. notnullorvoid ◴[29 Mar 25 12:10 UTC] No.43514878[source]▶
I wouldn't worry about that. Alberta had a pretty close election, and if their current premier Danielle Smith even hinted at the proposition of joining the US she would never win another election again. Not to mention that the federal government of Canada would also have to be on board for a province to seperate.
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2. perihelions ◴[29 Mar 25 12:18 UTC] No.43514937[source]▶
And yet, Carrie Lam did sell out Hong Kong to Chinese annexation, and was silent as student protest leaders were black-bagged and dragged off to the mainland for torturing. Her approval rating at that point bottomed out in the single digits; but that is what she did.

Not every politician is motivated solely by winning one more election.

If US annexation of Canada started to look like a fait accompli, and Trump was threatening terrible retributions for anyone who resisted him—which politicians would resist, and which would become Carrie Lams, or Pétains?

3. bhouston ◴[29 Mar 25 12:21 UTC] No.43514953[source]▶
> Not to mention that the federal government of Canada would also have to be on board for a province to seperate.

You may be right about the other aspects, but "annexation", which Trump has proposed, isn't a negotiated thing, it is something that is forced.

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4. notnullorvoid ◴[29 Mar 25 13:19 UTC] No.43515310[source]▶
Economic force wouldn't be enough, so I'm guessing you mean military.

The idea of the US going to war with Canada is seriously stupid. Canada has fought beside the US military. There are deep ties between the countries that go much deeper than trade, many close friendships, and family connections across the border.

The US will not start a war with Canada, despite what Trump may make you think.