Why is there no big outcry from Americans?

Answered by David Shapton:

Why is there no big outcry from Americans for what Trump is doing to Canada's economy? 

Do the majority of Americans not care about their northern neighbour?

This is one American’s take on this debacle.

By Robert Meadows (Circuit Court Judge, Florida).

"Have you ever stopped to consider how lucky we Americans are to have the neighbours we have? 

Look around the globe at who some folks have been stuck sharing a border with over the past half century:

North Korea / South Korea

Greece / Turkey

Iran / Iraq

Israel / Palestine

India / Pakistan

China / Russia

"We’ve got Canada! 

Canada. About as inoffensive a neighbour as you could ever hope for. 

In spite of all our boasts of “American exceptionalism” and chants of “America first,” they just smile, do their thing and go about their business. 

They are, on average, more educated, have a higher standard of living, free health care, and almost no gun problems. 

They treat immigrants respectfully and have already taken in over 35,000 Syrians in the last two years.

"They’re with us in NATO, they fought alongside us in World War I, World War II, Korea, the Gulf War, the Bosnian War, Afghanistan, the Kosovo War and came to our defense after 9/11. There was that one time when Canada took a pass on one of our wars: Vietnam. Turned out to be a good call.

"They’ve been steady consumers of American imports, reliable exporters of metals and petroleum products (they are the biggest importer of U.S. products from 37 states), and partnered with NASA in our space missions.

"During 9/11 many aircraft were diverted to Newfoundland, an island province off Canada's east coast where Americans were housed in people's homes for two weeks and treated like royalty. In return for their hospitality, this administration slapped a 20% tariff on the products of Newfoundland's only paper mill, thereby threatening it's survival.

"And what do Canadians expect of us in return? To be respected for who and what they are: Canadians. That’s what I call a good neighbor.

"But the King of Chaos couldn’t leave well enough alone. Based on his delusions of perpetual victimhood, out of the clear blue, he’s declared economic war on Canada. On CANADA! And he did it based on Canada being a national security risk to the US! For no good reason, other than the voices in his head that told him it was a war he could win. So why not do it, then?

"Again, we’re talking about Canada. 

Our closest ally, friend and neighbour!

US vs THEM!

 ALLAN: Canadians exhibit a sense of superiority to Americans on the internet. Is that also their true feeling in real life?

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Nancy Harris, I'm an American who has travelled a lot and who has many Canadian friends. 

I am confident that Canadians are superior in many ways to Americans. 

For openers, Canada has more guns per capita than Americans, but they do not have the high incidences of mass shooting America has. 

They do not ascribe to the silly gun culture or use religion to assert superiority over others. 

Their media is not fear-based and fear-mongering. 

I find more Canadians who are refreshingly moral, kind, caring, personable, emotionally mature, and reasonable than Americans. 

But maybe it's just a coincidence. 😀

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Randy Wilson

  Sorry that we might be thought of as superior to Americans. 

We don't want to offend anyone…

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Linda Wolf

  That is my experience too. 

My husband lived there for 18 months and loved it. 

I'm an American, my ancestors have been here since the                                Mayflower, and I consider myself very patriotic.

Too many Americans are adolescents in their attitudes. 

I don't see Canadians as having a sense of superiority over Americans; the ones I've known don't; they are too civil and mature for that silliness.

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Frank Malitz

  I met a young Canadian couple in Bangkok while waiting for my flight. 

They asked if I spoke English and where I was from. 

I told them I was an American, and they told me they were Canadians. I smiled and said, "Same idea," and I went to shake hands... and they became furious. 

An American would never behave like that. 

After all, we both spoke English.

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Bill Bennet  When I was in Montreal, Canadians spoke better English than I do. 

They had no accent that I could discern. But they wouldn't give me directions when I was lost if I didn't speak French.

All the business presentations were done equally for Canadians and        Americans, yet the presenters would only speak in French, even though they were fluent in English. 

We have yet to learn what the presentations were as a result.

You wouldn't get that in Chicago.

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Donal McCollum

  "Canada has more guns per capita than Americans." 

That is absolute bullshit. 

I do not know a single person who owns a gun! 

I am a Canadian.

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Travis Abernathy

  Canadians don't have nearly the amount of guns per capita as Americans. 

I don't know where you found that stat or why you would even believe it. 

The rest of your answer isn't even worth responding to, as your inability to distinguish easily observable reality makes your assessments about as credible as a psychic reading.

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Sherri Brody, You may be correct, and even so, the stats you posted make gun ownership in the US problematic because Americans elevate guns and the right to own them over the safety of the community.