off base Luigi

Submitted by Keri (Canada), Dec 12, 2008 at 20:50

2) Most Canadians live near the USA border because we are the country that has jobs, and even with a soon-to-be failure of an Obama/Biden adminstration (provided they do not end up behind bars with the Senate seat scandal, which I'm sure your media is burying and rationalizing), we still do not give our money to a centralized government incensed on punishing well-to-do white, Christian men of Anglo-Saxon desecent over 30 for slavery and/or colonization, of which you and Keri ungratefully reap the benefits of.

Most Canadians (not me) live near the border because the major cities ( Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver) are closer to the border, and people flock to where the people are. There is also the issue of climate. its warmer in the south.

Further, come to Alberta. There's a boom here, and you can't walk a block without hitting three jobs. As for reaping benefits, I am reaping the benefits of my great grandparents who came here from Germany and broke the land and put up buildings and homes within three years. I certainly do not say that I am ungrateful for anyone who came before me and worked hard to develop this nation, and I resent that you are putting words in my mouth, and correct me if I'm wrong, but do you not pay federal taxes? I gladly pay my 22% because in return I receive free healthcare, education, and old age benefits. I don't get any cheques in the mail.

3) Canada does not have the military capacity or infrastucture to defend its territory. That is why your nation wisely entered into NATO and NORAD, not out of some dopey sense of neighorly relations or comrodory.

Correct, that being said, we've rarely pissed people off with our imperialistic tendencies. When we have been called to serve, we do so, knowing that it is our obligation. During WWI and WWII we lost over 50 000 men to combat. Considering that we were a nation of 3 000 000 people at the time, I think we proved that we do not run from adversity.

4) How exactly are you helping us out? You mean in Iraq...lol....you guys don't care about Iraq, you were busy cutting back-door deals with the genodical madmen in the Sudan for your oil interests. Afghanistan is another matter, but I'm sure you guys will be out of there soon as well.

We have no interest in Iraq because we know it to be an unjust war. But we also help you out as we are your biggest trading partner.

Western nations besides the USA do not have the stomach for a long fight, and the terrorists know it. Heck, a lot of Canadians and Europeans do not even have the will to defend themselves anymore.

Pride goes before a fall. If we were actually defending ourselves instead of trying to make money on someone else's resources, we'd fight to the death.

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