u/W_Edwards_Deming

Maybe this is coming from the fact my household is multi-ethnic (Dads side is Romanian/Hungarian, Moms side is Polish) yet I was born in America, and ive never really felt like I 'fit' anywhere. But I really, really despise performative hatred against Americans.

Im not saying that the 'annoying American' thing isnt real, there definitely is quite a number of American tourists that are not respectful towards other countries, it definitely exists.

But im just, so, so tired of people overperforming or just finding and nitpicking ANY excuse to hate on Americans as a whole, especially people going out of their way to dogpile on Americans online and blowing situations way out of proportions.

For example, a lot of instances I can think of (and the more stereotypical one) is some American online saying a harmless joke about another's culture or food item, or whatever really, and then someone instantly swoops in with 'well! At least our schools aren't COD lobbies!!' or something equally as disproportionate. And for what? Claiming moral superiority by shoving an ongoing, heartbreaking real issue into someones face over a mild joke??

Hell, ive even seen a video a European posted, recording themselves at a restaurant (sitting outdoors) with the caption 'Americans are so loud, gosh.', and the people talking in the background- yes, they had american accents, but they were quite literally talking at a normal conversation volume, and would be utterly indistinct if more people were in the area.

It's not just that, but theres also quite a few younger Europeans (not all) that genuinely do seem to think of *all* Americans as some lesser species.

I moved to Europe a few years ago with my parents, and I made a friend here who's made..a lot of icky comments about me being an American, like 'oh you're less fat than I imagined', 'have you been in a sh00ting before?', and other comments like, 'Youre the only American I like', as if thats supposed to be a title to carry with pride? A lot of my closest friends, some of the nicest people ive ever met, are all back in America. It's honestly disgusting to see people act like this, and it was incredibly weird to see someone IN REAL LIFE act like this.

Again, maybe im just over sensitive because ive struggled VERY hard in the past with ED and insecurity due to having unrestricted internet access from a young age and stumbling across so many people on the grand net hate what I am for an overblown stereotype. I don't know, for me it just feels like sometimes the jokes go WAY too far.

^^ Also, i'm not talking about politics here just general attitude I keep on witnessing, which largely keeps being unprovoked. Like, okay, I get it if it was provoked but in general online-interactions quite a large portion is just..eh..

Tldr; I really, really hate overblown, performative 'jokes' that are just poorly concealed xenophobia against Americans. This might be a little poorly worded as im posting this at 12AM so im quite tired, and im also sick, sorry :')

A trade war seems bad for both the US and Canada but as a much smaller market much worse for Canada. That said a pivot towards China by Canada might be the worst part of the whole scenario for both. Notably one of the most reasonable concerns on the part of the US is "transshipment" wherein poor quality Chinese metals and other materials are bought by Canada and resold to the US.

Being that this is reddit I assume most side with Canada against the Orange but the situation doesn't seem good for allies so much as enemies (like China).

Infotainment about the topic.

I have beaten the market over the last year.

The way I have done so is mainly by following some advice from Buffet about fundamentals, mainly making use of the following screener, aggregating the opinions of about 10 AIs and of course my own opinions (nothing from China, very little tech, lots of international, a focus on Gold and shipping).

My criteria:

P/E Ratio: Under 20 (or "Low")

Dividend: Greater than three month Treasury bond yield (> 4% or "High")

EPS growth past 5 years: Positive (>0% or "Positive")

Debt/Equity: Under 0.5 (or "Low")

Current Ratio: Over 1.5 (or "High")

Return on Equity (ROE): Over 15%

Return on Investment (ROI): Over 15%

Net Profit Margin: High (>15% or "High")

Peg Ratio: Under 1.5

Price/Free Cash Flow: Under 20

The following are my most successful ranked by % gain (other than a speculative medical stock I bought when first starting out that is not at all the sort of thing I'd recommend):

DRD

GFI

TNK

CMCL

AGI

GF

REPX

ESEA

GSL

Interested in constructive feedback and happy to discuss.