Posted on 12/03/2004 4:38:44 PM PST by Conservative Canuck
Some excerpts:
Following last month's election, with Bush winning his second term and Republicans making gains in the Congress as the majority party, it is time Canadians showed maturity in appreciating the reality of America as it is, rather than seeking comfort from the polemics of self-loathing Americans such as Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore and their followers.
A generation ago, Jean-Francois Revel, an uncommon French intellectual, wrote: "The revolution of the 20th century will take place in the United States. It is only here that it can happen."
In his most recent book, Anti-Americanism, Revel discusses once again how much of European antipathy towards America is driven by hostility to Jeffersonian democracy, rather than any rational analysis.
Europe, Revel reminds us, is the cradle of the two great criminal ideologies of the 20th century -- Communism and Nazism -- and it is America that rescued her from both, as it will most likely again from the perils of Islamist fascism. (WOW! A Frenchman who gets it, too!)
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Got it. I know it's a derogetory word down there. I'm not in the habit of name-calling, anyway. That's a Liberal thang! :-)
Its hard to get pumped up about Canada. Its like the very very back part of your yard you throw junk in or don't care about like the space behind the shed. I would take my dog for a walk there as long as they don't have a "Poop & Scoop" law.
A lot of Canadian DO like President Bush, and the United States. Just like down there, it's the hysterical left that gets all the coverage. I really fail to understand why we don't see that our past, present and future security and prosperity depended, and depends on the United States. I think it's some kind of inferiority complex. That, coupled with our immigration policies which seems to favour people from America-hating countries.
Well, I see no reason for Canadians to have an inferiority complex. You have a beautiful country. I do think that you all should vote to have your immigration laws changed so that you do not favor anti-American immigrants. They will be your enemies, too.
Thanks. Canada IS a beautiful country, with great winter sports such as skiing and snowmobiling, canoeing/boating, hunting and fishing. And the people are mostly very warm (except Quebec, they're just as arrogant and snooty as their French cousins), and our cities offer great dining and entertainment. But I think many Canadians are intimidated by the US, and feel they have to be contrarian in order to maintain our identity.
Most of the immigrants vote Liberal, so it's at the point now where it's self-sustaining. Our only hope is to elect a truly conservative government with the courage to make the changes necessary, and some fundamental political reform.
You know, I just don't understand this thing of people being intimidated by the United States. We are just people like you. Sure, our country has a lot of assets, a large military, etc. etc. But we are not going to hurt anyone.
Now someone may point to Iraq and say we went to war with them. Well, they are a hostile country full of terrorists who attacked us. Plus, look at what Saddam was doing to his own people! We freed them from unimaginable horrors.
We are a peace loving nation. We love children and animals and the land. We welcome others with open arms as you do. I am shy, but if someone smiles and says something to me I will talk to them for hours, no matter where they are from. Most everyone I know is like that. So what is there to be intimidated about. You all just need to come down here and get to know us.
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