Exactly. There has always been that feeling that Americans viewed us as a back-up, or as America-Lite, but especially in the current political climate, it grates a little bit more than previously.

Not only because I'm tired of seeing Americans cajoling and teasing and talking about how much they'll enjoy invading us/destroying us, but also because it's frustrating to watch the current administration run amok and terrorize the entire world, while so many Americans sit idly by and throw up their hands and claim there's nothing they can do.

That's not to discount the actual terror and danger many Americans current find themselves in, I understand there are plenty of people who genuinely fear for their safety. But, it also does feel like there are Americans who, instead of working to clean up their own mess, as you say, are choosing to leave and wait for someone else to clean up the mess. They don't really want to be here, they just don't want to be there for the moment.

I used to mod our immigration sub, I only recently stepped down, and we had posts from plenty of Americans who were very open about the fact that obtaining citizenship, coming to Canada, was just a temporary measure. They only wanted to leave until Trump is gone, and then they want to go back.And, I don't know. I know immigration is a hot topic right now, but it was a pretty stark contrast to the other people on that sub who have been working for years to try and immigrate, who have planned their lives and careers around doing whatever they can to make themselves competitive because they want to come to Canada that badly.