1. Fear of a Canadian Planet. I want to talk a little about the 200 year history of American conspiracy theories about the Northern menace.
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11. And in 1970s, Jack Kirby (in post-apocalyptic comic Kamandi) portrayed Canada as the "Dominion of the Devils" -- a nuclear hell overrun by mutants.https://twitter.com/benschwartzy/status/1005885551403134976 …
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12. And of course there is a rich satirical tradition of stories of Canada/USA conflict (1987 SNL skit, South Park's Blame Canada, Canadian Bacon).
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13. All of which is to say there is a rich anti-Canuck tradition for Trump to draw on if he wants to go to the mattress with this Northern War thing. More details here:https://newrepublic.com/article/127576/ted-cruz-fear-canadian-planet …
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14. Oh yeah, there's a rich tradition in literature of books about Canada/USA wars. Infinite Jest with its North American superstate & Quebecois rebels also belongs on list.https://twitter.com/StephenHenighan/status/1005889269695565824 …
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Dude, missing a Cree/ Kirby/Kree angle here.
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