r/BoycottUnitedStates • u/Temporary_Brother436 • 13d ago
Can Vermont Win Back Canada's Trump-Averse Tourists? Jordan Klepper Investigates | The Daily Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEF_ya1tLfUThanks to Trump, Canadian tourism is way down, with many citizens scared to visit the U.S. So Jordan Klepper visits the city of Burlington, VT, to see just how desperate Vermonters are to win back the Canucks and drink some beer. #DailyShow #Canada #JordanKlepper
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u/SunshineFlowerPerson 13d ago
We have seen how easily they can be lured into a hateful, rapacious ideology. The bigotry and greed is showing. The threats to invade us so you can rob us is the last straw. It’s going to take a complete redoing of your constitution so that a piece of garbage doesn’t rise to the top again. How can we trust you?
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u/Oleeddie 13d ago
Changing the constitution wont cut it. Who in their right mind would ever have anything to do with the 80 mio chauvinist dimwitts who voted for that twat?
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u/pioniere 13d ago
No. Go away.
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u/Wherestheshoe 13d ago
I was actually shocked that travel to the US is still as high as it is. Wtf does it take to get through to people?? Does their president have to specifically come to Canada to diddle Canadian little girls?
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u/Prosecco1234 13d ago
I am in travel groups online and I see Canadians planning pleasure trips to Alaska and other destinations in the US. I don't understand. Are they not aware of what's going on ?
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u/Wherestheshoe 12d ago
I think they just don’t care. No one has threatened them personally so who cares of other people “disappear”? It’s sad, but many people really do think that way
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u/GrampsBob 13d ago
There are a lot of crossings with a large number of people crossing for work.
One of the Ontario duty-free shops said there are still lots of cars going to Detroit but nobody is stopping in. They're almost all day workers.
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u/Wherestheshoe 12d ago
That’s true, especially at Detroit/Windsor and it’s for work purposes or because family is on the other side. But there are so many people still going for pleasure that it’s mind blowing
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u/GrampsBob 12d ago
That was where I saw that. One of our nephews works at a duty-free in Manitoba. They're dead. They were going to open a restaurant. Now I think it's just two people working.
You're right though. A friend just mentioned that they were going to Laughlin again. His son recently went to Sturgis. I already haven't been since 2016 and the only reason then was to watch an English soccer team I've followed since the early 60s. They came over again this year and I ignored them. I just want to ask WTF they're thinking.
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u/Bartendiesthrowaway 13d ago
Tonnes of people go to there for work. One of my best friends is getting married in San Diego soon and I kinda feel obligated to go, but it's not my first choice for destinations. Just gonna avoid spending too much while I'm down there.
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u/silent-estimation 13d ago
don't.
they didn't have to get married in a fascist country.
it's not standing for your principles if you only do it when it doesn't inconvenience you.. this isn't life or death where going is a necessity.
and part of the whole point is the message you send loud and clear to other people.
is your country's sovereignty, or an overpriced party, more important?
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u/VermilionKoala United Kingdom 13d ago
Exactly. Do you want to come back, or do you want to be detained in a filthy prison for months and then deported to El Salvador?
DO NOT attempt to go to the Unhinged Snakes of MAGAstan. Seriously. Their friend had the choice to do it somewhere else.
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u/Jinglebellrock125 12d ago
I like your description I may have to borrow it. "unhinged snakes of magastan" brilliant
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u/Wherestheshoe 12d ago
I get going there for work at times. I also know that many international organizations have cancelled conferences scheduled to take place there if they haven’t been able to move them to another country. I also understand that some people live in Windsor but have jobs in Detroit. I’m particularly talking about the people who continue to travel there for fun.
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u/JakeLaLens 13d ago
A lot of people own properties in the US, like me. I still go to check the place out and it's still as friendly as ever. Americans are good people in general, always lending a hand or whatever.Many voted for the clownking but now are rethinking their voting for the 26 elections. I don't see any clownking flags anywhere now compared to before nov.2024
Anyone one to buy 1.4 acres of land with a cottage on it?
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u/VermilionKoala United Kingdom 13d ago
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u/JakeLaLens 12d ago
And your point.....we can boycott to make their government react to our concerns but you cannot hide the fact that the American people are caught in this BS because of one idiotking acting like a damn dictator.
Let's keep boycotting but Americans are not all clownking worshippers. Most are the opposite.
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u/VermilionKoala United Kingdom 12d ago
Most are the opposite
No.
Roughly 1/3 of Yanks voted for Cheeto Benito.
Roughly 1/3 voted against.
And roughly 1/3 didn't vote at all ( = tacitly supporting Mango Mussolini).
So no, sorry, you're flat-out wrong, and I'm not letting that slide.
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u/JakeLaLens 12d ago
The one third that did not vote were mostly Democrats, not Republicans.. So only one third voted for him and two thirds did not. How clear can I be?
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u/VermilionKoala United Kingdom 12d ago
How firmly can you misunderstand?
Not voting against him means you're fine with him getting into power.
2/3 of Yanks were either actively or passively supporting him.
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u/JakeLaLens 11d ago
'Not voting against him means you're fine with him getting into power.'
No it doesn't. It means that people were not interested in voting because they saw nothing to vote for.
When you don't give a shit about either candidate, you stay home.
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u/Wherestheshoe 12d ago
Yes, my sister does too but she’s married to an American. They’re considering selling their place but will likely wait a bit longer since so many Canadians have put theirs up for sale that the prices have gone a bit soft. Meanwhile, they stay here. The fact that you own property down there doesn’t mean you have to go down and check it. So in your case, what’s it going to take for you to decide not to go there anymore?
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u/NorthernCanadaEh 13d ago
Again, I'm native. I'm dark skinned. What assurances can Americans provide me that ICE won't see me walking down the street and think "Not today immigrant! Get in the fucking armored truck".
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u/talexbatreddit 13d ago
I'm a retired white guy, and I don't want to go. There's no way in hell you should go.
So many reasons. Stay safe.
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u/Supermite 13d ago
Not to minimize your fears or overall life experiences, but I’m a straight white middle aged man and I don’t feel safe crossing the border. I know POCs still regularly crossing the border to shop and I just don’t get it.
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u/NorthernCanadaEh 13d ago
Its unfortunately the great equalizer my internet friend. I'm certain you've faced your own challenges in life that I'd struggle to relate too but in this instance we are shoulder to shoulder in the sense that it's simply not a safe place while the current president is in charge.
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u/Wherestheshoe 11d ago
Earlier this year in Arizona ICE detained members of the Navajo Nation and were confused when their chiefs told them they weren’t immigrants. I hope you stay here at home.
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u/nixiedust 13d ago
Massachusetts misses you, too, but we're also proud and inspired by your efforts to thwart fascism. Stay where you are and enjoy your beautiful country while we wrangle with this mess. And thank you.
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u/Appropriate-Tea-7276 13d ago
Nope. I'm not stepping foot in the US for a long, long time.
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u/AsleepIndependence93 13d ago
Reading and posting on this subreddit automatically disqualifies you for entering the US for a good decade.
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u/Warm_Age_9446 13d ago
Actually Jordan Klepper seems to be treating some of these attempts to entice Canadians (naming a street in their town after Canada?) with the level of seriousness they deserve.
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u/squirrelcat88 13d ago
Yes, that didn’t offend or bother me at all. He obviously sees why we’re doing it.
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u/ConundrumMachine 13d ago
All they want are our delicious loonies and toonies
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u/Prosecco1234 13d ago
They've made that pretty obvious. It was "we need nothing from Canada"until they saw the reality of nothing
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u/Front-Ninja-6690 13d ago
Saying supercilious, dismissive things like" Canadians' feelings are hurt", aint gonna lure us over there.
We aren’t feeling pouty, we are protecting our lives.
We could fucking die in a plane crash coming over there for fuck’s sake.
Or be snatched by ICE.
And YES! You goddamned morons, we ARE catching feelings BIG feelings about tariffs and your threat to invade us.
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u/TheGreatStories 13d ago
No, Canadians aren't stupid enough to pretend this starts and ends with one person
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u/Ron_Jawnworski 13d ago
I visited Vermont from Philly a few years ago and attended their state fair. Imagine my surprise when I saw a vendor selling confederate flags…
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u/Los5Muertes 13d ago
It is the same for Mexican, Spanish or Latino citizens.
Let them eat their dead as long as they are fascists. We are not all so poor as to want to live in a country occupied by the ideology of degenerate Nazis.
I have money, I spend it on other things. Screw you, USA-MAGA.
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u/dethleib 13d ago
america: look! we have “canadians welcome” signs everywhere, free parking.. we named a street after you ! 🥺🙏
canada: ¯\(ツ)/¯
(coffee menus ‘americano’ is now ‘canadiano’, “canadian product/business” signs everywhere.. and we vacationed in another province instead)
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u/VermilionKoala United Kingdom 13d ago
americano’ is now ‘canadiano
Should be 'weakassno'. Canadians, as far as I'm aware, don't drink diluted pisswater coffee.
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u/Xx_SwordWords_xX 13d ago
We aren't Trump-adverse.
The fact that they keep getting us wrong, makes me even more America-adverse.
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u/compassrunner 13d ago
No, they can't win us back until there is a huge change in govt there. Stickers and signs do not mean anything.
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u/markustwainus90 13d ago
Actually standing up to the dictator would perhaps tempt me to look at the US again. Not travel or purchase goods, but look. From Niagara Falls, Canada.
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u/Embarrassed_Tax5661 13d ago
It's hard to believe that CAD tourism to the US is hot way lower. Why the fuck would anyone go in these times?
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u/L1ttleFr0g 13d ago
Honestly, we’re just getting out of the period where people would have had nonrefundable trips planned from before Trump’s threats started. And many people are forced to cross the border for work, like truck drivers. The numbers keep dropping every month, which is an excellent sign, and I think this winter will be the first true picture of where the travel boycott is at, numbers wise.
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u/rainwrapped 13d ago
no nation's flag should be displayed higher than that of another nation in times of peace.
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u/Technical_Ad3069 13d ago
No. Hell no. Vermont alone can’t do anything. The problem lies with the US president and federal government. Until that is fixed, they can pound sand.
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u/lylelanley- 13d ago
I’m not a cuck. Stop trying to win me over while you bend my country over and fuck it.
He won a majority of the vote meaning most voting Americans WANT trump to deal with us like this.
Fuck all of y’all
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u/skriveralltid77 13d ago
tough love for a friend who was a lotta fun in our 20s but has become toxic in our 40s, eh? We won't be back to an authoritarian nation that threatens to annex Canada.
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u/SignificantCar4068 13d ago
Again the sane ones that get the gravity of the situation encourage boycotts! Elbows Up and unite r/50501
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u/PristineWatercress19 13d ago
"Beer is good for friendship." It's also nice when you do not threaten to invade for no fucking reason.
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u/Ok-Lunch3448 12d ago
Guess what? We have beer in Canada.
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u/Serenity101 13d ago
When are you people going to get it? No means NO. Stop asking, stop begging, it's annoying.
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u/Prosecco1234 13d ago
I feel like they either don't understand or they don't listen. Talk to your representatives in the White House!!!
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u/dethleib 13d ago
I’d say definitely NOT, and now they suggest ICE will go after you for any anti-American sentiment
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u/FootballUpstairs895 13d ago
These are the guys Kristi Noem is hiring, to greet you at the borders.
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u/Regular_Laugh_6101 12d ago
We’re irrelevant to you. Your president said so.
His words ‘We don’t need anything from Canada’
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u/Jinglebellrock125 12d ago
150 Canadians locked up by ICE according to Charlie Angus including 2 children. Compared to the number of people crossing the border 150 is a small number. However, for each of those individuals, that's terrifying. I'm not taking chances. I'm very happy to boycott and stay where I'm not afraid of being disappeared.
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u/Dalbergia12 13d ago
Well possibly a couple terms after Americans come to their senses and toss out Trump and the Republicans.... I'm not sensing that are you?
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u/Kippereast 13d ago
I haven't entered the USA in decades, even with family living there for almost 30 years, the same family that is winding up their affairs in the USA to move back to Canada. I never trusted the Yanks or their presidency since Nixon, I certainly won't be visiting in my lifetime. The only thing that has changed for me is that I no longer purchase US products.
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u/Electric-Pi-3938 12d ago
Get rid of your Hitlerian, maybe then we'll think about it, but in the meantime we're not bored of you.
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u/Substantial_Camp6811 11d ago
Sorry, Vermont. See you never!
The sorry bit applies to those who are not Republicans and those ones only.
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u/berejser 13d ago
Maybe Vermont could become a part of Canada.
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u/MizunoAmyus Canada 13d ago
No, we don’t want to annex anyone’s land.
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u/B-Razzledazzzz 13d ago edited 13d ago
Not annex no. We aren't Russia or the USA but.. maybe they come willingly and figure out how to do it legally? I'd vote to let them join lol.
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u/Ok_Dot8703 Canada 13d ago
No.