The truth about Ground Zero: Embrace the rage

Toronto Star ^ | Rosie Dimanno

[mitchbert]

The Toronto Star is a very Lib newspaper, and very often quite anti-U.S. in it's outlook. Maybe trying to be the Canadian NYTimes. Rosie, OTOH is a columnist that they for whatever reason allow to be herself, probably because she has the b*lls to stand up to them. She was sent to NYC when the attack happened and been very forceful in her thoughts since then. She's about the only reason I even pick up that newspaper at all.

Canada hasn't forgotten that horrible day. Our Prime Minister probably would like to, but he's an idiot and a disgrace to this nation and our history. We are counting the days to his retirement.

[Uncle Miltie]

"And how do you feel, America?"

Ditto: PISSED.

[harpo11]

Bump to read later.

[mountaineer]

For many, the contempt towards America is bred in the bone, nurtured from the cradle, even though the instructors of hate know nothing at all about the United States, have never been there, never even been exposed to that reviled American culture because their lives are backwards and their living circumstances primitive.

A nice succinct and accurate statement.

[mitchbert]

Agreed totally. What's so bothersome in Canada is that so many "opinion makers" who express their hatred of America are in fact ex-pat Americans (draft dodgers, often) who can't get over their contempt of their birthplace. I wish we collectively would pay no attention to them, but alas, our media loves them.

[1Old Pro]

"And how do you feel, America?"

Very angry and supportive of an invasion of Iraq and other terrorist states as soon as Bush believes the time is right.

[mitchbert]

Very angry and supportive of an invasion of Iraq and other terrorist states as soon as Bush believes the time is right

Ditto from the Great White North.

[91B]

Great post-bump.

[mitchbert]

Rosie Dimanno Canada Ping

[philosofy123]

Foreign governments and agents conspired to attack the US, causing the death of 3000 innocent civilians, and harming our economy by more than one trillion dollars. These government were not held responsible, namely, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Indonesia, Sudan, Somalia, Libya.....The biggest contributor to the ideology and funding came from our "friend" Saudi Arabia! No one in our Executive branch will think about punishing Saudi Arabia with a one trillion dollars law suite or invading them and holding their petroleum income to pay for the damage they caused us.

It costs Saudi Arabia less than 10 million dollars to bribe Bob Strauss, and other major lobbyists to defray the blame from them. Our politicians rather go and bomb a sitting duck like Iraq instead! We must extract revenge from the Moslem governments that contributed and facilitated this atrocity against us, especially Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Egypt!

[Salgak]

True. Only THEIR LIVES, and the lives of their friends and family count. We're just the worker ants. . .

[Windsong]

"Ditto from the Great White North."

Ditto from New Orleans.

[Glenn]

is that so many "opinion makers" who express their hatred of America are in fact ex-pat Americans (draft dodgers, often) who can't get over their contempt of their birthplace.

I have to call you on this one. Name names. Who? How many? Where?

[PsyOp]

Ping!

[1Old Pro]

Unfortunately, some sheeple lack the rage:

Try a heart to heart with Saddam. (He has feelings too!)

[mitchbert]

One I can think of off the top of my head is Andy Berry (sp?), a frankly very acomplished radio personality from the CBC who I used to enjoy when he wasn't going on about his phobias about the U.S. Not actually a draft dodger but a deserter, and a fact he doesn't hide.

Svend Robinson, a New Democrat MP (think the American Democrats basically in line with The Rev Jessie) is a son of Americans and a habitual anti-U.S. rabble rouser. You may have seen him in Palestine a few months ago trying to scold an Israeli soldier. Lucky for him he didn't get his head shot off.

I'm tempted to include Maude Barlow here but honestly I'm not sure, but in any case she's a complete nutbar regardless.

There's more that I just can't think of right now, but they manage to crop up from time to time and it's really annoying.

[ohioman]

"It is important, I think, to stay angry, because only rage can stoke the purposefulness needed to confront what lies ahead. The truth is, there's nothing more to be done for the victims of 9/11, little to be done on behalf of those who loved them and will miss them forever, but much to be done in expunging terrorist cells and terrorist regimes from the face of the Earth."

The only emotion coming from me anymore is rage. This lady nails it perfectly.

[jodorowsky]

Andy Berry

Isn't that the smug, airheaded fruitcake who hosts morning CBC Radio in Toronto?

HOST: "OK, all you people who just woke up, welcome back to the world, and in case you forgot how bad racism and homophobia are overnight, here's an interview with a Toronto Palestinian lesbian theatre company that will reinforce all the right stereotypes for you subliminally as you concentrate on the road.

"Shabala Mouwala, didn't Peter Gzowski once say that theatre and the arts are stories we tell ourselves as a community? Isn't that the role of the artist in society and the community?"

GUEST: "Why yes, and the power of these stories is that they bring together diverse experiences of our communities and educate the diversity of the dialogue. In my country we call this the 'm'khood baraka', the traditional coming together of the insipid and the tedious to form a larger whole of shared experiences that educate and diversify to fight against hate crime and economic injustice..."

O, how I hate CBC Radio.