Fox News
All political biases aside, its just a better news network than any other. Yeah, it's not perfect, and a couple of the anchors and reporters seem like jerks, but on the whole, they're just better. Better coverage, better guests, better commentary, better access, etc. etc. etc. Yes, they're anti-Canadian at times, which is the only thing I really dislike, but I suppose that can only be expected. And I've seen them praise "western Canadians" a few times, so that made me less offended.
I watched the Iraqi Election Coverage on Fox... and I was shown why Americans like it way more than CNN. Whenever Americans were attacked over the past week, the reporters would talk in very simplistic terms, calling US soldiers "our guys" and sometimes even calling the "insurgents" the "bad guys", and I just thought that was so cool. No one on CNN or any other news program would ever speak like that. When the US embassy was attacked, they anchor called it "our embassy", and even though I'm not an American, I just thought that it was really cool. Most self-loathing Americans (i.e. Liberal Americans) are so turned off by commentary like that, and why? I don't get it. Why is it unprofessional to refer to the US soldiers as "our soldiers"?
I've said this before, but I guess I like to repeat it. Liberals/Democrats in America are unpopular because they're not (usually) as patriotic as their counterparts. Its the SAME thing in Canada--except the exact opposite. Canadian Conservatives are the ones who loathe Canada, and that's partially why conservatives lose elections up here. I know so many people who don't mind voting for Harper and CPC candidates, but they don't want those "Canada-hating-Canadians" to have their way and feel vindicated. They have reservations about the Liberals, but they still love Canada. And most Conservatives in Canada do too, and I'm sure most Democrats down south do as well... but there's STILL that perception that the other side is more "Canadian" or more "American" and that's what kills Canadian Conservatives and US Democrats.
On the Western Standard Group Blog (The Shotgun), there's always a debate about "political escapism" (i.e. discussing US issues more than Canadian issues) and it's always started by Norman Spector, and although he doesn't know how to present an argument in a manner that would actually persuade people's opinions - his central point is correct. Canadian Conservatives can't consider Canada to be a "half-assed" country, and if they do, Canada will continue to get worse and worse. And just the people who make those arguments... they have no perspective AT ALL. I'm an 18 year old kid, and up until last year I was in that camp... the camp that HATED Canada, because I thought it was some socialist hell-hole, and then I started asking if I'd truly like to live anywhere else, and the answer was no - no chance. America, maybe, anywhere else - NO WAY. I still debate in my head over which country is better, Canada or America... right now I'm sticking with Canada, but even if Canada were at second place... there's nothing half-assed about second place. Europe, as a whole, sucks, and where else is there? Australia? Maybe.
Hmm. Sort of went off-topic, but that's okay. So I guess I have two messages: Fox News is a good news network (even though many of their shows don't discuss "real news") and Canadian Conservatives have got to realize that Canada is a pretty damn good country, and... until they do, maybe they'll be proven right. Maybe Canada will stop being a pretty damn good country.
I watched the Iraqi Election Coverage on Fox... and I was shown why Americans like it way more than CNN. Whenever Americans were attacked over the past week, the reporters would talk in very simplistic terms, calling US soldiers "our guys" and sometimes even calling the "insurgents" the "bad guys", and I just thought that was so cool. No one on CNN or any other news program would ever speak like that. When the US embassy was attacked, they anchor called it "our embassy", and even though I'm not an American, I just thought that it was really cool. Most self-loathing Americans (i.e. Liberal Americans) are so turned off by commentary like that, and why? I don't get it. Why is it unprofessional to refer to the US soldiers as "our soldiers"?
I've said this before, but I guess I like to repeat it. Liberals/Democrats in America are unpopular because they're not (usually) as patriotic as their counterparts. Its the SAME thing in Canada--except the exact opposite. Canadian Conservatives are the ones who loathe Canada, and that's partially why conservatives lose elections up here. I know so many people who don't mind voting for Harper and CPC candidates, but they don't want those "Canada-hating-Canadians" to have their way and feel vindicated. They have reservations about the Liberals, but they still love Canada. And most Conservatives in Canada do too, and I'm sure most Democrats down south do as well... but there's STILL that perception that the other side is more "Canadian" or more "American" and that's what kills Canadian Conservatives and US Democrats.
On the Western Standard Group Blog (The Shotgun), there's always a debate about "political escapism" (i.e. discussing US issues more than Canadian issues) and it's always started by Norman Spector, and although he doesn't know how to present an argument in a manner that would actually persuade people's opinions - his central point is correct. Canadian Conservatives can't consider Canada to be a "half-assed" country, and if they do, Canada will continue to get worse and worse. And just the people who make those arguments... they have no perspective AT ALL. I'm an 18 year old kid, and up until last year I was in that camp... the camp that HATED Canada, because I thought it was some socialist hell-hole, and then I started asking if I'd truly like to live anywhere else, and the answer was no - no chance. America, maybe, anywhere else - NO WAY. I still debate in my head over which country is better, Canada or America... right now I'm sticking with Canada, but even if Canada were at second place... there's nothing half-assed about second place. Europe, as a whole, sucks, and where else is there? Australia? Maybe.
Hmm. Sort of went off-topic, but that's okay. So I guess I have two messages: Fox News is a good news network (even though many of their shows don't discuss "real news") and Canadian Conservatives have got to realize that Canada is a pretty damn good country, and... until they do, maybe they'll be proven right. Maybe Canada will stop being a pretty damn good country.
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