# How far will elected MAGAts go with Canschluss? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 15, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-elected-magats-go-with-canschluss/1015632 "2025-03-15T23:39:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-elected-magats-go-with-canschluss/1015632/61 "2025-03-17T07:40:47Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Nonsense; Canada _has_ no nukes, therefore it can be bombarded to annihilation with no means of retaliation. And lots of other countries _do_. And as soon as America launches a first strike against a non-aggressive neighbor state, they’re going to realize that none of them are safe unless they collectively take America out. The inevitable result will be a global nuclear exchange. > [@Czarcasm](#): > > It won’t happen because it is stupid and self-destructive? On the list of reasons why it won’t happen, that’s probably somewhere around #37. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-elected-magats-go-with-canschluss/1015632/62 "2025-03-17T07:47:29Z")
On the list of why it will probably happen, that’s in the top two. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-elected-magats-go-with-canschluss/1015632/63 "2025-03-17T08:19:45Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > And lots of other countries _do_. And as soon as America launches a first strike against a non-aggressive neighbor state, they’re going to realize that none of them are safe unless they collectively take America out. The inevitable result will be a global nuclear exchange. Which is why they _won’t_ launch nukes to protect Canada, since they know the US would nuke them in retaliation. The world won’t commit suicide for them. More likely the result will be the opposite, and other nations will start using nuclear weapons in aggressive wars since it’s just become “acceptable”. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-elected-magats-go-with-canschluss/1015632/64 "2025-03-17T08:23:14Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Which is why they _won’t_ launch nukes to protect Canada, since they know the US would nuke them in retaliation. The world won’t commit suicide for them. They also know that America will now nuke non-aggressive nations for no reason. Which is why they will have no choice but to strike first to minimize the damage they suffer in response. This is basic MAD. There’s no situation where anyone nukes anyone else that DOESN’T end with WWIII. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-elected-magats-go-with-canschluss/1015632/65 "2025-03-17T08:54:01Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > They also know that America will now nuke non-aggressive nations for no reason. Which is why they will have no choice but to strike first to minimize the damage they suffer in response. But that won’t minimize the damage, it will cause it. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-elected-magats-go-with-canschluss/1015632/66 "2025-03-17T17:04:24Z")
I think we can all agree that Trump is a bully. And that Canada is standing up to him. Bullies don’t like opponents that fight back so my prediction is that after a time Trump will declare victory and move on. And all the MAGAs will cheer. ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-elected-magats-go-with-canschluss/1015632/67 "2025-03-17T17:18:04Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Haiti is a fixer-upper. trump wants turnkey countries like Canada and Greenland. Well, so is Gaza. But maybe the beachfront property in Gaza gets fewer hurricanes? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-elected-magats-go-with-canschluss/1015632.md?page=3)