Okay guys, Trump won, so are people really planning to move to Canada?

[NickRowler]

I think some of it might be a joke but some might be serious. I remember hearing something similar for McCain however it was more "I'm moving to Australia."

I think it could be possible that upper middle class and upper class might move. But for poorer people, I doubt that will happen. I know work visas are a thing but Canada might get so flooded by people trying to get them that I doubt everyone who is unhappy with Trump will be able to get one.

[Down_the_Rabbithole]

I know I'm not going anywhere. I was prepared for a terrible result either way. They were both awful candidates.

In my honest opinion, I don't think much is going to change. Checks and balances exist for a reason, so Trump isn't going to have all the power. I am a little concerned how other countries are going to react considering how he runs his mouth. Still, it's crazy how people act like it's the end of the world. The sun will still rise. It'll be another day.

For the record, I don't support Trump. Neither of them got my vote when I went to the polls. Though we can't do anything about it now, the worst thing we can do is panic. Let's not do that.

[Aspie_Gamer]

No. People are too quick to say things like that in the heat of the moment. As others have said, Trump's own party hate hims, so I expect the buffoon to be kept in line the next four years. To put it another way, no he will not undo gay marriage/label muslims and other minorities/build that stupid wall/start world war 3/get rid of that stupid hairdo of his.

[VikiKuli]

It's unlikely and honestly difficult for many people to move. As an American, I've seen that statement more as a statement of disbelief and anger that Trump one. As I am not a Trump supporter, I too have said this several times but in seriousness? No not really, perhaps because I didn't seriously believe he could win. But now that it's the reality, all we can really do is wait and try to stay strong as a nation together.
P.S. I know about Canada's immigration site breaking down but I think that it was more of a panic that caused the sudden influx, the number of people that will move are certainly smaller than those who considered it.

[Down_the_Rabbithole]

Exactly! Thank you for keeping a calm head in all this!

[jmhenry]

I thought I was the only one... If you follow twitter, you'd think the end of days had just begun. This is just something we have to learn to weather for at least 4 years. Panicking doesn't help, leaving the country just gives it to the people who won.

[ChipGod]

Nope, jokes are jokes

[Down_the_Rabbithole]

I don't even have a Twitter, but I know a lot of people are overreacting. I don't know how my family is going to act about it when they get home. I know my mom is going to be very upset about Trump being president.

[indagold]

well we had nixon, bush junior, james buchanan and a lot of other inept and indecisive presidents. I think there was even a president who auctioned off antiques from the white house.

[Down_the_Rabbithole]

@indagold We lived through all that. We'll live through this.

At the very least we can enjoy the fact we don't have to see anymore of those annoying election ads.

[Morair]

For me, the scariest thing is that so many people wanted and voted him in. I know that either way the US is going to get through it, they're not incapable of dealing with hardships. It's just disheartening that so many agreed with his hateful and fear driven campaign.

[agentfink]

I don't think people are overreacting when they say they are legitimately scared for their friends or family who are not Straight White Males.

A Trump win validated the people who voted for him... and all of their agendas. And if anything happens to Trump, we have to deal with Pence-- someone who believes miscarried/abortions should have funerals.
"I long for the day that Roe v. Wade is sent to the ash heap of history."

Americans have plenty to be scared about.

[Tobi_The_Dark_Rabbit]

Thing is, we got some jarring problems ourselves here. Food prices and bills are atrocious. ._.

[jmhenry]

It's probably because I'm not in the tank for either of them, but what do people expect to happen? All I see happening next is another 4-8 years of nothing but arguing and blocked proposals. They're not gonna wind the law clock back to 1800, that's just silly and Congress wouldn't allow it

[jmhenry]

As I said on twitter, the presidency has less power than you think it does

[Alamino]

I don't think they realize how high our taxes are compared to theirs... plus depending on where they go we really don't have a stable economy and many people are out of work. It seems stupid to come here to Canada and leave a job to come to a place where you may not have a job or end up working at Tim Hortons (Not dissing them, they have great coffee and you can move up management). I mean, yea come if you want to, but... don't expect it to be any better... Again this depends on where they go, or so I hear.

[Down_the_Rabbithole]

@Alamino Believe me, the people doing this aren't doing this out of logic or reason. It's just the "grass is greener on the other side" kind of thinking. I don't think they did all their research. Perhaps some did, but considering how the Canadian immigration site crashed, yeah... I'm going to say it wasn't thought out for most people.

[briadawson2014]

I'm a big yes but I'll wait to see what bs he pulls to make my move with my fiancé and family.

[WakaXO]

I'm going to have to point out the obvious that if your running from Trump, Canada won't be far enough.
The States has always had a strong affect on the Canadian economy, Canada will feel the effects of this election too. For example, any new trade regulations coming from the States will most likely be detrimental to Canadian trade and business, just going off the few things Trump has said on the subject. And it wouldn't be the first time that bias regulations hurt our trade, the lumber industry has been hit a bunch of times over the years.
But as for if I think people will make the move, I want to say yes, but only time will tell.

[jmhenry]

Well, if people are serious(and not just stomping their feet), I find all this talk of mass migration to Canada a bit funny now. If it happens and it's a large enough amount of people, and if everything @Alamino says about the current state of Canada is true, then wouldn't Americans just be causing a Canadian migrant crisis that will eventually lead the country to vote in favor of solving it? They'd just be creating a future Canadian Trump . What's the plan for the next mass migration when that happens?