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https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-fentanyl-weapon-of-mass-destruction-executive-order-draft-scoop

Well this is absolutely frightening in so much that Trump is going to force his way into Canada via military operations by claiming fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

Anyone remember the Bush Administration and WMDs they said were there but never were?

Elbows up Canuck’s. The time to prepare is most likely closer than we think.

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[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Serious question, should I get a gun?

[–] Retropunk64@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Serious answer, you should have gotten a gun years ago. The writing has been plastered on the wall for ages.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Yeah, probably. There's lots of good options, but it's hard to go wrong with a 12-gauge shotgun.

Edit: and as someone else said, prepare for levee en masse. Get started now, grow a garden if you have space, start guerilla gardening if you don't, teach yourself to forage, can, and fix shit like tears in clothing. For food crops: beans. Beans beans beans beans beans. And potatoes. You'll hate life, but you'll be alive to hate it.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The statistics are overwhelmingly clear; the most likely person to be killed by a gun is its owner.

[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 hours ago

So you're saying yes?

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yah show me those statistics cause I highly doubt that.

[–] stickly@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2014/01/111286/access-guns-increases-risk-suicide-homicide

https://time.com/6183881/gun-ownership-risks-at-home/

It makes sense, more proximity to a weapon is more potentially deadly encounters. An intruder very rarely enters your house, but you pass the gun safe in your closet every day.

[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah, but those statistics weren't taken in a country that is being invaded or going through a civil war

[–] stickly@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

True, and I'd agree on the civil war point.

If you're prepping for an invasion your best bet would be supporting wartime mobilizations instead of personal defense. Bootstrapping a total war economy is no joke.

Your government can probably handle the logistics of recruiting/arming/training people better than local defense cells. However, even if you're not enlisted they'll still need people to work the factories, drive the trucks, sell war bonds, etc...

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 19 hours ago

What are you talking about, history is over. /s

[–] JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The only resistance that could stand a chance against the US army would be organized by the Canadian government, in which case they’d provide you with the weapon.

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

I suspect there will be a sharp divide of the military if they were ordered to deploy within the US. And with that, probably some military hardware.

There will be insurgent forces throughout all 50 states. And probably disconnected. It will be like hydra. A lack of organization across the entire country could be a benefit as the military would have so many groups to deal with.

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Depends on the nature of the conflict, Unless the US is willing to completely level most of Canada and much of its own northern states you've pretty much got Afghanistan 2.0 only now the the villagers the terrorists blend into are US citizens.

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago

No, fentanyl might be more effective at mass destruction. /s (obviously)