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Donald Trump is officially more popular in Alberta than he is in the United States (cultmtl.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 103 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Maybe they can take Ted Cruz back while they're at it?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 56 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If not Canada, then maybe russia? I hear they're desprately hiring new people!

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I hear the surface of the sun is granting citizenship to all those who apply.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

No no. Lets not fuck with the sun. If somehow the sun goes out, we're all fucked. If they have some issue in russia, thats a them problem.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 9 points 3 weeks ago

Because of the sun doing what it is, chucking our worldly problems onto it will only make it more sun

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

If Donald Trump can poison the entire sun with his mere presence he should be dissected for science.

[–] Frog@lemmy.ca 36 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Texan here. You mean Rafael Edward Cruz?

The immigrant that's against immigrants?

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[–] Anissem@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

No one wants Ted Cruz

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I resent threats like this.

[–] BearGun@ttrpg.network 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You're from alberta i take it?

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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 75 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Fugg is wrong with Alberta?

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 43 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So many things.

Source: Am Albertan

[–] spicytuna62@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

But at least y'all don't have ~~mice.~~

Edit: aw, rats.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

We have mice; well the province does, I don't because I have three cats. We don't have persistent rat colonies though, which is probably what you were thinking of.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's essentially the Texas of Canada.

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago

Texas at least has a somewhat diversified economy, Alberta has a meltdown every time the price of oil drops

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 69 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fair warning: This is CultMTL. It's not a very serious newspaper. They tend to exaggerate things all the time. Take this with a grain of salt.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

I haven't been to alberta but it checks out for albertans that have come here that I have worked with in oil related steel trades.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

Sampling bias; Albertans working in O&G are going to be the shittiest people our province has to offer

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 59 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I live in rural Alberta and it's pretty rare for anyone to profess admiration for the orange shitbird. It's usually the people nobody likes to be around anyway.

I call bullshit on this article.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

The trick is that they’re cherry-picking the most right-wing province and comparing it to the entire US averaged as a whole.

[–] Oderus@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I hope you're right because rural Alberta was why we have Danielle Smith as Premier. She's a lunatic.

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[–] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 48 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Good fucking god I hate Albertans

-An Albertan

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[–] MycelialMass@lemmy.world 46 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

As an Albertan, ew

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[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

the issue is that the people who do actually like him really like him, recently it's gotten to freakishly cult-like levels

[–] fujiwara@lemmy.zip 27 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Recently?

[–] ResoluteCatnap@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago

Well yeah recently, if you live under a rock

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Recently in geological terms.

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[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They're welcome to him. I suspect even for oil-loving Albertans, stupid tough-guy posturing is more appealing than the reality of Donald fuckin' Trump actually being in charge of anything about your life.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

If you read the article it's still -13%.

So, pretty brain-dead to interpret that as wanting him.

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Just FYI, Alberta is the Arkansas of Canada

[–] booly@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago

I'm thinking a cold West Texas: oil and cattle.

[–] WhyFlip@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Isn't Alberta full of stupid red necks?

[–] weew@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

It is the Texas of Canada... And sometimes they forget they aren't actually Texas

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[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

The fantasy is always better than the real thing.

[–] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Hey Canadian friends, what happened to that lunatic that proclaimed herself the queen of Canada and convinced her caravan followers to stop paying their bills and stuff? I haven't really seen anything about her in a while. I remember towns were barring her and her followers from entering, but I think that's the last I heard.

[–] Cyclist@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

She's still around. Laying low for the most part but still screwing with peoples lives.

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[–] uebquauntbez@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

DJT is most popular in Russia, China and North Korea!

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[–] pubquiz@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Only if he moves to Taber. Or Mayerthorpe. Or Edmonton. Them good ole AB cuntry folk love them some authoritarian figure-heads. Have fun, 34-times-convicted-felon.

[–] Knoxvomica@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Isn't Edmonton the Liberal / NDP powerhouse of Alberta?

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[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Alberta, the Texas of the North... full of degens

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[–] tenchiken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 weeks ago

He's also more popular in Russia. Let them have him.

With any luck he'll bitch about lack of McDonald's and fall out a window.

[–] zcd@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago

We certainly love moronic elected officials fml

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 6 points 3 weeks ago

Now that's comedy

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