Deal with the devil

The reason Trump is being particularly tough with Canada is that this evil empire version of the GOP wants to destabilize our economy to the point of leaving us helpless and succumb to their 51st state aspirations. The evil empire wants our resources. 

But Trump underestimates our resolve the way Putin underestimated Ukraine. We would rather die than give up our sovereignty because the model that they aspire to we find completely revolting. 

We don't want to be Americans because the society they want runs contrary to our values. Many Americans are themselves victim to a philosophy they don't espouse but are stuck with thanks to an antiquated electoral college.

Carney is shrewd but I wouldn't want to be in his place and thread a needle to find a solution which takes into account dealing with a psychotic narcissistic with daddy issues while helping Canadians. He wants to protect Canadian industry without giving away the store while knowing that Trumpism is showing major cracks in the foundation but isn't dead yet. 

The US is slowly imploding as all empires do and late stage capitalism is working as it always does, but just not fast enough to avoid what will most assuredly be, at minimum, a temporary bad deal with the devil.