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- cross-posted to:
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- canada
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/38507612
While illegal crossings from Canada have increased in recent years, they are still nowhere near the levels seen at the southern border. Furthermore, the migration flow is not one-sided. In 2023, the last year for which we have statistics at the moment, more people crossed illegally from the United States into Canada than in the opposite direction.
In Fiscal Year 2024, USCBP seized 21,148 pounds of fentanyl at the southwest border, mostly smuggled from Mexico. In contrast, only 43 pounds were intercepted at the northern border. This means that less than 1% of all fentanyl seizures occurred at the U.S.-Canada border.
Trump’s actions aren’t justified by Kompromat on this level, they’re only justified by plain willingness. I don’t know if the upside for Trump is that he sees things getting so bad, he can then in the 3rd year remove all the tarriffs thereby flooding the US economy with new growth to justify a 3rd terms, or what, but this is way way beyond fear of being “outted” by Putin for anything all, this is pure unadulterated destruction for it’s own sake. The Kompramat idea justifies small moves like cutting off Ukraine, it doesn’t justify 25% tarrifs for Canada and shutting down USAID. I think it’s safe to say at this point Trump is doing all of this to bolster Russia, but it’s not because he’s being threatened, it’s because in his small fascist mind, it will benefit him, his kids, and his friends in some way.
It destroys the international reputation of the US. That seems well in line with Russia’s objectives.
It all benefits Russia, no doubt, I wholeheartedly agree, but on this level, it’s not Kompramat, this is whole body full extension destruction that speaks to a larger more selfish agenda