Canada, a country where few people do more.
On June 18, 1812, in order to weaken the threat of British power on the side of the bed, and in order to seize the expansion of Canada, the United States officially declared war on Britain, which was the Second American-British War.
At that time, Britain was fighting with the Napoleonic Empire on the European continent, and the number of troops left in North America was less than 20,000, of which only 4,500 were in Canada. In order to conquer Canada, the United States made the regular army and militia reorganized to 65,000 volunteers through emergency expansion before the war, and the navy had 10 warships, 150 speedboats and 318 privateers, which was far stronger than the British army in Canada.
However, the development of the war was unexpected, in the face of prepared American troops, the local British army and Canadian militia stubbornly resisted, while the British army used the Canadian militia and Iroquois Indians to buy time to transfer troops from Europe, and soon regained the initiative in the war.
On March 24, 1814, British troops marched into Washington, D.C. In retaliation for the BURNING OF THE TORONTO CITY CAPITOL BY THE US MILITARY, angry British troops burned down government buildings such as the White House. In 1817, the United States used white paint to whitewash the walls of the White House, hence the name "White House".
After a crushing defeat in the war, the United States abandoned its territorial claims to Canada and set its sights on Mexican and Indian lands.
Because of the victory in the Second American-British War, the national consciousness of Canada was gradually awakened, and there was a stronger cohesion, which eventually led to the union of the British North American colonies into the Canadian Federation in 1867.
But even so, the Canadian Federation still follows the British Empire diplomatically, always maintains a defensive posture against the United States, and the distance of relations with the United States is completely based on the quality of US-British relations. This situation continued until the first half of the 20th century, before the sun never set and the empire flourished and declined.
However, although diplomatically in line with Britain, Canada has been striving for independence and self-reliance, such as the declaration of war on Germany after Britain during World War I, and the signing of the Paris Peace Conference as an independent country after World War I and becoming a member of the League of Nations.
Of course, no matter how hard The great power of Canada tries, it will not help under the shadow of the empire that never sets, and the achievements that can be won are basically the constant compromises after the rise and fall of Britain, such as the 1926 British Imperial Conference declared that Canada and the United Kingdom were equal, and Canada had a completely independent status in domestic and foreign affairs; the Westminster Act passed by the British Parliament in 1931 determined that Canada was an independent country within the Commonwealth organization.
At the same time, Canada is constantly improving its relations with the United States, after all, Britain is far away on the other side of the Atlantic, but the United States is close at hand. What's more, because the land is basically located in the middle and high latitudes, the cold and frozen environment makes the Canadian population basically concentrated in the southern US-Canada border, of which 2/3 is concentrated in the area less than 100 kilometers from the border. This means that Canada is unlikely to shy away from U.S. influence at all, and on the contrary, canada is becoming increasingly dependent on the United States in the face of disparities in size.
Therefore, when Canada is struggling to drift away from Britain, because the economic field is like glue, Canada involuntarily fell into the arms of the United States.
The United States basically completed its territorial expansion on the North American continent, especially after the Civil War in 1865 and the purchase of Alaska in 1867. The second industrial revolution is in the ascendant, and the United States has quickly become the leader of the second industrial revolution by relying on its abundant coal and iron resources, crazy population influx, and vast markets.
In the context of the soaring economy, foreign trade is naturally increasing day by day, and Canada, which is close to the United States, is naturally "close to the water and the first to get the moon", a large number of American goods are frantically pouring into Canada, and the economic ties between the United States and Canada are getting closer and closer, and today the two countries are each other's largest trading partners.
Because of the huge disparity with the United States, Canada quickly collapsed in the booming international trade between the United States and Canada, so the United States finally mastered Canada's forestry, mining, smelting and other core resources. For example, the United States accounted for 35% of Canada's export market share from 35% in 1851 to 60% in 1900, while American investment accounted for only 14% of Canada's total foreign investment in 1900 and as high as 76% in 1950, completely achieving a reversal of Britain.
Coupled with the fact that after the end of World War II, britain, as the victorious country, became the biggest loser in fact, and had to kneel under the jeans of the United States to achieve a dramatic transformation from "American uncle" to "American grandson", so that the last obstacle for Canada to follow the United States was also completely removed, and it was completely upgraded from a British dog to a British brother, that is, the second grandson of the United States.
Under the "call" of the United States, Canada has become more and more diplomatically american, such as following the United States to join the U.S.-led North Atlantic Treaty on April 4, 1949, and officially becoming a small partner of the United States militarily.
After joining NATO, Canada followed the United States to charge into the front, the restless figure frequently appeared on the Korean Peninsula, Vietnam, the Middle East and other regions, faithfully fulfilled a cannon fodder obligation, can be said that the United States let me go east I do not go west, let me fight dogs I do not pick chickens, thus by the United States sincerely loved, the relations between the two countries are also constantly sublimated in a complicity.
On May 12, 1958, the two countries jointly formed the North American Air Defense Command to prevent Soviet bomber and ballistic missile attacks, and since then the two countries have "shared airspace";
In 1987, the two countries signed a free trade agreement, with a higher degree of economic integration, language and culture becoming more and more contracted as one;
The official establishment of the North American Free Trade Area on January 1, 1994, has raised the level of trade between the three North American countries, and the relationship between Canada and the United States has been further improved.
It can be said that since the 1812 attempt to measure up, the United States has basically stopped coveting canadian territory, after all, the United States has seized a large area of land from Mexicans and Indians, greatly expanding the living space, and the terrain of "mountain-plain-plateau" has eaten up the long drive of Arctic Ocean air in winter, and the United States is not bad at all as Canada's snow.
In addition, after the second industrial revolution, the United States became a veritable world factory, favoring the dumping market of raw materials and commodities worldwide, and the laborious territorial expansion was less enthusiastic.
More importantly, as Britain's version of Plus and a veritable maritime power, the United States is more inclined to take advantage of the world, and canada, a large country and a small country, can not satisfy the appetite of the United States in any way. Therefore, if you can snuggle up to the United States and resolutely do a good job of buffering and cannon fodder for the United States, Canada has completed its historical mission, so Canada is also accustomed to sharing a piece of the Us siege strategy, and licking the plate is also very satisfied.
But the United States has repeatedly said that active dedication is not a puppet's self-cultivation at all, and wiping your ass with a black pot is the highest state before and after the saddle.
So the United States wants Canada to mean, although Canada means that it is very uninteresting, but it also has to say that it is all a small meaning.
However, Trudeau never dreamed that a small vaccination certificate would become the fuse for the majority of Canadians.
In light of the intensification of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trudeau government, which feels like it can be rescued again, issued a vaccine order on January 15, requiring truck drivers traveling between Canada and the United States to show a covid-19 vaccination certificate when entering Canada.
At first glance, this requirement is very reasonable, the majority of truck drivers also said that there is no problem, after all, "sports cars are precious, small life price is higher", only vaccination is hello, I am good, everyone. But they repeatedly said: Trudeau, you dare to yell at me (scientific name "infringe on my right to liberty")!
Given that the problem itself is no longer important, and a bad attitude is the end of the line, angry truck drivers have driven to Ottawa to find Trudeau to ask for an explanation. And then the "Go together!" In the sound of "go together", the demonstrators rushed into the center of Ottawa, and while blocking the road section, they continued to honk the horn, put on music and even set off fireworks, pushing the protest to a climax, which is the huge "free motorcade" operation.
Faced with more than 7,000 excited people, Trudeau, as The Prime Minister of Canada, chose to run away for the first time (the scientific name is "he was infected with the new crown virus, and then took his whole family to the villa to isolate himself").
Trudeau's coincidental "infection", the broad masses of people quickly moved, in the heart of the national politics can not help but sublimate themselves, the purpose of the protest also from the initial suspicion of trudeau government attitude is not good, that is, compulsory vaccination, gradually turned to the condemnation of Canada's epidemic prevention policy. Seeing everyone's words, the atmosphere gradually boiled over, and the crowd roared flatly: "Let's overthrow the Trudeau government!" ”
So Ottawa got out of control, Toronto followed suit, Quebec boiled over, and a small vaccination certificate quickly evolved into a "riot" that swept across Canada.
Then, the protests that swept through Canada spread to France and New Zealand with the speed of the jingle of bells, and even similar protests in Washington, D.C., usa.
This is really incredible, you know, the United States, as a superpower with comprehensive national strength, is best at fanning the flames, and the most beloved maxim is "If you are okay, then you have to get it", so Ukraine is smoky miasma, the Middle East is full of flesh and blood, and Kazakhstan is surging ...
But the flags flutter outside, but the United States will never allow the red flag at home not to fall, nor will neighboring countries. After all, "the city gate is on fire, affecting the pond fish", Canada and Mexico have a problem, and the United States must not be left alone. Therefore, seeing that Canada is in difficulty, how can the United States stand idly by?
In fact, the United States did not sit idly by, and before the demonstrations in Canada intensified, the United States gave non-stop material and moral support, and its timing gave the demonstrators sufficient confidence to dare to constantly challenge the Canadian state apparatus.
For example, the US crowdfunding website GoFundMe has launched a project to raise funds for the "free team" campaign and raised about $10.1 million in just two weeks.
At the same time, right-wing politicians in the United States are not idle, such as former US President Trump said that "the Canadian people resolutely stand up and bravely resist illegal laws", and Texas Senator Cruz also said "I will be with the demonstrators, you are all 'patriots'"!
Not only that, some politicians have also directly compared Canada's "free motorcade" operation with the previous US "capture of Capitol Hill" riots, encouraging the Canadian demonstrators to emancipate their minds, act boldly, and use their hands to fight for a bright and free future.
In the face of the incitement of the right wing in the United States, the Canadian side expressed strong protest. After all, Canada has never had any privacy in front of the United States, but it is necessary to jump up and down and clamor in the case of knowing that the lips are cold and the household is broken, which is not a typical way to see the hilarity, but to feel that it is too comfortable to eat and support.
Then, knowing that something is wrong with Canada, the United States will also suffer, so why should US politicians insist on stirring up trouble in Canada? Jing Ye Shi believes that the most fundamental reason is that the United States needs an outlet to release the contradictions that are difficult to return to at home.
A new crown epidemic has completely exposed the United States as a superpower, and the inefficiency of the state apparatus, the stretching of the medical system, and the attacks of politicians have finally succeeded in making the epidemic in the United States riding out of the dust.
In addition to India, which has long given up resistance, the new and dead cases in the United States in a single day correspond to the comprehensive national strength ranking. Although the American people have long deceived themselves into thinking of the new crown virus as a big flu, the impact of the epidemic on the economy and other aspects is unheard of, and inflation is even more alarming, it can be said that the epidemic has exposed the original form of the United States, and its boom and decline trend is more obvious.
What's more, the epidemic has also widened the gap between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party in the United States, which in turn has led to another serious tearing in American society since the Vietnam War.
Therefore, it is no accident that the Right Wing of the United States supports the Canadian demonstrators, in fact, even if the Republican Party does not support it, the Democratic Party must also support it, and the Canadian riots cannot escape the clutches of the United States, just as Canada cannot escape the haze of the United States.
The fundamental reason why the United States chose Canada, which is close at hand when transferring contradictions, is that Canada, as a puppet supported by the United States, has a generally close relationship with the United States, is not generally similar to the United States, and can undertake the crisis transfer of the United States to the greatest extent possible.
Although Mexico is also connected to the United States, but in addition to Mexico's economic level is difficult to say, once the United States attacks Mexico, although Mexico will not stop raising its hands to surrender, but the crazy influx of refugees can make the United States feel tired and unloving.
Therefore, Canada's crisis is by no means accidental, after all, as long as Canada can undertake the US crisis, it is a good Canada, and as for whether Canada that swallows bitter fruits or even poisonous fruits is dead or alive in the end, the United States actually does not care.
What the United States has done, in addition to confirming the irreversible general trend of the Current Democratic Party and the Republican Party tearing apart American society in the United States, but also shows that there is meat to eat with the United States, but when the United States is "absolutely necessary", these followers will often be taken by the United States without hesitation.
At present, the United States, because of its comprehensive national strength, is not worried about the unsustainability after losing Canada or Mexico, so it has never been crisp and clean when it mercilessly throws the pot.
Poor Canada, who followed the United States to play a trick for the tiger, especially jumped up and down on the anti-China issue, but in the end it still could not escape the ROUTINE of the United States.
And when Trudeau, as the supreme leader, was the first to "retreat into the background", it is not surprising that the situation in Canada was out of control.
I hope that this "beautiful landscape" can allow Canada to see the darkness of the United States without five fingers, but the location of the United States is semi-surrounded, even if it knows what?
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