On 10/18/07, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/18/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have enough Canadian heritage to appreciate why Northern North > > Americans, ;-), don't like that proposition, but I'm far enough > > removed from Canadian/US politics that I find it funny :-D > > It's not a political issue as much as a cultural one.
Ahh... but the politics of differing cultures is causes a lot of problems. > I know Bob was joking, and truly meant no harm, and in so many ways > it's great being next to the only superpower in the world. Being next to the worlds "only superpower" is why I was born in Oz & not in Canada. Crikey, thinks could have been so different....eh? ;-) > I think many of us (which is really my way of sayng "I") are tired of > is being thought of or portrayed as second-class citizens or some sort > of poor cousin to the US. I've never got that feeling from people in this corner of the world > Even worse is the thought that somehow we're "just like Americans", > but we don't do all (or any) of the dirty work they do to keep the > world safe for democracy. Like Bob said, "all the benefits" and "none > of the responsibility". That pretty much sums up the message that we > hear time and time again. I know better. > Bob may have been joking, but too many ~aren't~ when comments like > that are made. Bob said that to stir up trouble knowing that some would rise the the bait. :-) Tsk, tsk, tsk, naughty Bob!!! Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
