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Semantic discourse categories assigned by Claude Haiku — 14 DH-informed categories classifying how commenters frame their arguments.
Comments Labeled
44,412
of 487,977 total
Coverage
9.1%
of eligible comments
Categories Active
14
of 14 discourse types
Avg Confidence
0.807
classifier confidence
Model
Claude Haiku
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Fear / Threat
3,873 comments
Very depressing to watch in real time.
Very depressing to watch in real time.
Expresses emotional distress and anxiety about what is being depicted, suggesting concern or alarm about the situation.
Fear / Threat
0.75
willyp2397
Sep 19, 2025
i worry that this immigrant backlash is on purpose. this is happening in all western judeo-christian nations.
i worry that this immigrant backlash is on purpose. this is happening in all western judeo-christian nations.
Expresses anxiety about coordinated anti-immigrant backlash across Western nations, suggesting conspiracy without evidence.
david_fl507
Sep 8, 2025
Excellent video Just saying on here this its scary cus its exactly like this n one is thought to be as RAC!ST
Excellent video
Just saying on here this its scary cus its exactly like this n one is thought to be as RAC!ST
Expresses fear about immigration being 'scary' and compares it to racism, framing it as a threatening phenomenon.
CAROLZ101101
Aug 29, 2025
It must smell like utter crap there
It must smell like utter crap there
Expresses disgust and negative characterization of a place/group, combining environmental criticism with implicit threat framing.
hammertimez717
Jan 27, 2026
Im not … I love y’all … if the roofs on fire 🔥 lol … locust-y way of living … what do y’all think Itll look like in ten years…. Hahaha … 😂 go on …
Im not … I love y’all … if the roofs on fire 🔥 lol … locust-y way of living … what do y’all think Itll look like in ten years…. Hahaha … 😂 go on …. Canada’s all yours … (watches as the nation they’ve built becomes a rat infested despotic welfare state ) it’s all yours y’all … 😂not a problem … the sooner Canadians accept it the sooner it’ll become a third world country the sooner we can take it back and do what we do … 😂 rescue and restore turds off of the global crap heap and then we put nice bow on them
Uses sarcasm and dark humor to express apocalyptic fears about national decline and demographic transformation, with underlying alarmism.
everleighsnow
Aug 30, 2025
I went to a shopper drug store in Brampton at Queen and Kenny over the summer. It was extremely dirty. It looked like a garbage truck dumped it load all over theparkinglot. Locals walked through …
I went to a shopper drug store in Brampton at Queen and Kenny over the summer. It was extremely dirty. It looked like a garbage truck dumped it load all over theparkinglot. Locals walked through it like it was a normal thing.
I just hope they don't take over Georgetown and ruin it too. 😢
Anecdotal account of neighborhood deterioration linked to immigrant presence, expressing concern about 'takeover' and cultural displacement.
madmike9530
Sep 20, 2025
Your preaching to the choir, we are DOOMED to permanent Liberal ideology here in Canada
Your preaching to the choir, we are DOOMED to permanent Liberal ideology here in Canada
Expresses hopelessness about political change and frames the nation as ideologically captured, combining fatalism with partisan concern.
szylak
Feb 17, 2026
What a fkn shit dump place
What a fkn shit dump place
Expresses strong negative sentiment about a location, implying it has deteriorated, likely due to demographic changes.
Fear / Threat
0.75
chrisbentley321
Sep 20, 2025
Who the heck is running this country? It’s just so sad.
Who the heck is running this country? It’s just so sad.
Expresses dismay and concern about national governance without specific policy details, leaning toward emotional alarm rather than substantive critique.
Minnie-m5s
Feb 17, 2026
Seen not heard that's canada everybody Llves matter Civil War is at your back door
Seen not heard that's canada everybody
Llves matter Civil War is at your back door
Expresses alarm about civil conflict and societal breakdown, framed as an imminent threat.
IEluca
Aug 30, 2025
Canada… how could you let this happen to the once beautiful land?
Canada… how could you let this happen to the once beautiful land?
Expresses alarm about Canada's deterioration and loss of its former character due to immigration.
RTF815
Sep 20, 2025
when we become American ice will get rid of the ones that should not be here probably half
when we become American ice will get rid of the ones that should not be here probably half
Expresses anxiety about future American governance removing immigrants, framed as demographic threat and demographic replacement concern.
glenblack779
Sep 27, 2025
WITH SO MUCH GUN CRIME, WHY ALLOW THEM TO HAVE BIG DECALS OF GUNS ON THEIR CARS???
WITH SO MUCH GUN CRIME, WHY ALLOW THEM TO HAVE BIG DECALS OF GUNS ON THEIR CARS???
Expresses security concern about gun-related imagery in context of gun crime, framing immigrant presence as a threat.
OLAYNO
Aug 29, 2025
Yeah it’s not cool! Trump da Bully , he’ll be dealt with I’m sure! Imagine he gets JFK’d????? ???
Yeah it’s not cool! Trump da Bully , he’ll be dealt with I’m sure! Imagine he gets JFK’d????? ???
Expresses threat/danger concerns about Trump while using dark humor and cryptic references.
@frankking1466
Mar 4, 2025
Next step: invite PLA to patrol Canada-US border?
Next step: invite PLA to patrol Canada-US border?
Sarcastic comment expressing concern about Chinese military involvement, mixing satire with underlying security anxiety.
@chenhsu3581
Mar 4, 2025
Get ready for US boots on the ground in Canada. Just sayin'.
Get ready for US boots on the ground in Canada. Just sayin'.
Expresses alarm about potential military invasion of Canada without substantiation, framing it as an imminent threat.
@NorceCodine
Mar 4, 2025
? Canada can't even defend itself
? Canada can't even defend itself
Expresses concern about Canada's defensive capabilities and vulnerability, framing it as a security threat.
@jeffreyswilsonsr5200
Mar 4, 2025
La vie invivable avec eux😢
La vie invivable avec eux😢
French-language expression of distress/unlivability attributed to immigrants, expressing anxiety about their presence.
Fear / Threat
0.75
algerois4674
Feb 25, 2026
Canada get ready there is swamp of them coming from USA, we stoped H1B , F1 visa fraud, Canada is first choice.
Canada get ready there is swamp of them coming from USA, we stoped H1B , F1 visa fraud, Canada is first choice.
Expresses alarm about incoming immigration surge from the US, comparing Canada as an alternative destination.
spacedev2030
Oct 1, 2025
These are the same questions uk government start asking before enforcing digital ID, 🆔
These are the same questions uk government start asking before enforcing digital ID, 🆔
Expresses concern about government surveillance and digital ID systems by comparing Canada to UK precedent, framing as threat.
ibrahima891
Oct 1, 2025
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