Canadians having a rational fear for public health and safety is not really xenophobia.
Americans are seen as plague rats. I am not even being overly drastic. Most Canadians want nothing to do with the cluster fuck down south out of legitimate fear.
Pedantic argument incoming but.... The public health concern was also true of anti-Irish, anti-Italian, anti-slav, etc. sentiments in American history. Immigrants carried hella disease due to the conditions they suffered in their home countries, the overcrowded transatlantic ships, and slums in the US. There was a valid public health concern there too. It was still a xenophobic stereotype based on a lack of compassion for the 'other'.
Americans are not crossing the border for refuge or asylum.... they are coming across for non essential work, vacations and the lower Canadian dollar.
No one has a problem with things like trade and health workers crossing the border.
If the American people and government were not batshit crazy and dumb as fuck. The border would be fully open. They are the cause of their problems. Canadians want nothing to do with their self inflicted mess. You can call it what you want.
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Canadians having a rational fear for public health and safety is not really xenophobia.
Americans are seen as plague rats. I am not even being overly drastic. Most Canadians want nothing to do with the cluster fuck down south out of legitimate fear.
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Pedantic argument incoming but.... The public health concern was also true of anti-Irish, anti-Italian, anti-slav, etc. sentiments in American history. Immigrants carried hella disease due to the conditions they suffered in their home countries, the overcrowded transatlantic ships, and slums in the US. There was a valid public health concern there too. It was still a xenophobic stereotype based on a lack of compassion for the 'other'.
Americans are not crossing the border for refuge or asylum.... they are coming across for non essential work, vacations and the lower Canadian dollar.
No one has a problem with things like trade and health workers crossing the border.
If the American people and government were not batshit crazy and dumb as fuck. The border would be fully open. They are the cause of their problems. Canadians want nothing to do with their self inflicted mess. You can call it what you want.