Posted on 07/06/2006 7:46:35 AM PDT by connell
...Canada is, along with the United States, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, part of the Anglosphere. The Anglosphere comprises the best nations, with the best records for goodness of any major powers in recorded history. Though imperfect, we've collectively been on the right side of more issues, created better societies, and liberated more people from tyranny than anyone else ever. (Example: Nearly every former British colony today has a democratic government. No other European power can say that---not even close.) Not to put too fine a point on it---we're just better. Not genetically, for goodness sake---but culturally. Who knows, maybe something about English being your native language has some positive effect on societal development...
That said, the Anglospshere has been, to some degree, a victim of its own success. As we become more affluent, we become lazier and more complacent, and we start to forget about how truly rare our blessings are. And a certain percentage of the populace in each of our societies has started to go wobbly. When a majority goes down that path, it can have pretty bad results; Canada crossed that line a number of years back, and started to get pretty lame. But they're back now, and seemingly getting better all the time...
Joschka Fischer---green is the new red!
Scratch the surface of any "peace" activist and you'll find a brownshirt. This is nothing new... I've been entertaining myself for years by discussing politics with them until they get red faces and look like they're ready to punch me, at which point I declare victory and remind them of my affinity for firearms and the 2nd Amendment.
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