Cogito Ergo Sum
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eisanbt said:Perhaps i Might be able to redeem Canada in the eyes of you folks in the wake of the young lady above as she was mistaken on a few points. But then again so were a few of yous...
Yes, the majority of Canadians were opposed to going to war in Iraq, to which i maintain is a terrible war (Read this if you want my Iraq rant: http://Off Topic Forum.com/showthread.php?t=47204) We made a decision and it was ours to make. I don't hate America as a counrty, its people or it's soldiers, nor do i doubt their valour. The problem, as Silver mentioned, is that this isen't a war for America, its a war for the 'ruling class' (forgive me for using the term..). America is NOT a bully looking for respect, it is simply the highest functioning singular capitalist system of our time. Full blown Capitalism means doing ANYTHING within your pwoer to turn the highest possible profit. US companies, being some of the biggest, are just doing what they do best and if that means slavery, war and in-education then so be it. (I'm not saying that Canadian companies are any better mind you, they just don't have the resources to pull it off)
That said, we are an independent country and went with what we felt was right just as you did. Any hassling against that is against the right to self-goverence and i for one refuse to stand idley by while the decisions of my nation are guided by pushy outside forces (Not just the US, but the UN, NAFTA, WTO, World Bank and all the other BS running around controlling the lives of billions)
Now for the rest.
1) Canada has recently found a shitload of oil, enough to feed ALL of north america for the next 50 years under Alberta in addition to our reserves off the east coast. America on the other hand has long since run out of profitable Domestic oil so were you to try and 'cut us off' We'd be just fine, (Not that i support the Oil industry, monsters that they are)
2) This is a debate fourm and you are here telling somebody that you don't want to hear their reasoning for their opinions? You're a Mod are you not, you oughta know better.
3) Free speech IS unlimited, if she wants to make a ****ing idiot of herself then thats her choice, and its yours to listen or not. -"This is a board powered not by religions or governments, nor any organization, but by the power of thoughts." Stright from the rules here.
4) Oh yah i missed one, you say that this site is subject to the laws and rule of the United States? I think not. Welcome to the internet age, it is here for us all, this site is under the rule of its administrators yes, but that dosn't mean its under the rule of the countries the live in. -"This is a board powered not by religions or governments, nor any organization, but by the power of thoughts." Stright from the rules here.
Well then...nothing like making a few friends off the bat now is there. sarcasim
Canada...oil...blah, blah blah..... Big ****ing deal. Try eating your oil shithead. Get your figures straight because the United States purchases 85% of your exports. We keep you sons of bitches alive economically! This is a fact.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ca.html
Without NAFTA, your country was choking but then again this is another topic altogether.
Let me enlighten you asswipe.
This is AMERICA and those of us who live here, and especially those of us who have fought for her, are rightfully proud of that fact. The only reason you are speaking English right now and can enjoy the Internet is because we took on the Japanese and the Germans in WWII to set the world free from tyrants. Your parent country, England, was on the verge of collapse and foreign invasion when we jumped in and bailed your asses out. We paid for it with the blood, sweat and tears of our young men over and over again. Then as if that wasn't enough, we fought the communists in the world, to prevent their world domination!
I hate to burst your bubble but the only reason the Peoples Republic of China stays in its own back yard is because of the United States is forever vigilant. You don't seriously think they fear Canada or even the United Kingdom do you? Ha! That's a joke.
I was a professional soldier for 20+ years. You obviously were not. Soldiers are not allowed the luxury of having a moral compass with regard to who we wage war on. We surrender that luxury when we take the oath. It is what it means to be an American Soldier and a member of the finest 100% volunteer fighting force in the world, period.
I, "G.I. Joe", do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
Our politics have never been perfect but neither is anybody else