Posted on 1/15/2006, 4:12:10 PM by Anne_Conn
I was born in the former Soviet Union. Among my earliest memories was the sight of police and soldiers in long heavy brown coats, chests covered by criss-crossed bullet holsters standing at what seemed every street corner, holding formidable rifles. Another memory was of an old, gnarled woman bent over a small desk at the end of our apartment hallway making notes on who came and went and when. When we moved to Poland, I remember my mother always telling me to be quiet when we went to the park. "People," she said, "might be listening."
(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...
Is there a reason that you have never offered an opinion on any subject in this forum?
--good article--
A lot of people lurk for awhile before they sign up and wait until they have something to add before posting or replying.
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Probably because she doesn't want some jerk posting a "I'm smarter than you are because I've been on FR five years and you haven't" in response to a perfectly OK story.
"a nation of sheep will always produce governments of wolves"
This is perhaps the best quote I've seen in a long time. You have to read the entire article before you'll find it.
"...........Canadians don't need lessons in values. We have them embodied in our boldness, our vision, our conscience, our blood, our voice and our courage. The boldness of Papineau. The vision of Lafontaine, Baldwin, MacDonald and Cartier. The conscience of D'Arcy McGee and Laurier. The blood of Vimy Ridge, Dieppe, Normandy, Sinai, Rwanda and the Balkans. Labour's voice from Winnipeg to Lac Megantic. Political courage from Marchand to Douglas to Lesage to Levesque to Trudeau.
The golden thread of Canadian values has not been dollars or daycare. It has been the resolve to base radical transformations on the foundational principles of freedom, truth and the sovereignty of each and every individual. The determination to give each one of us the opportunity to realize our full potential. An opportunity that every human life deserves without debasement to state dictate."
"Things were not easy in the first years. But I never saw either of them resort to any agencies of government for aid. That was what they ran away from. The object lesson in life they taught me was that for everything you take from the state, you give up a piece of yourself. And bit by bit you are no longer free. Bit by bit you mouth the platitudes of big brother in return for the crumbs he offers to "care" for you from cradle to grave."
A warning to those who rely on the welfare state.
Good article.
"The fact is that if we have to live our lives weighing every action, every communication, every human contact, wondering what agents of the state might find out about it, how they would analyze it, judge it, tamper with it, and somehow use it to our detriment, we are not truly free."
Anne, if you're new here, welcome home! Thank you for posting this excellent article.
Great post!
Canada Ping!
Please FReepmail me to get on or off this Canada ping list.
Thanks for posting this inspiring article.
I've been asking that question for many years now. The people have become more and more apathetic and have fit the profile of sheeple perfectly. The ones who have NOT gone anywhere and still fit the definition described above, thank God, they are uniting and rising up.
I can tell you one thing, the unchecked, haphazard immigration policies of this country have been very detrimental. Then to add insult to injury, the Liberal way is to allow the immigrant to DILUTE our way of life by making Canadians accept every aspect of their culture and subject our very own. It's OUTRIGHT STUPIDITY AND DANGEROUS TOO. NOW is the time to STOP it.
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