Self-loathing Canadians: Get out of Canada
In response to his article from yesterday, Jonah Goldberg has posted a number of e-mails from Canadian readers of his who agree absolutely with his take on Canada.
I can't comprehend at all how or why any Canadian would a) even hold those views and then b) send them to Goldberg so he can prominently display them on a website that is read by many influential Americans, particularly those in Washington.
Yesterday we also witnessed the remarks of a former mid-level CSIS bureaucrat who sat infront of a Congressional committee in order to testify that Canada was a haven for terrorists and that immigration and refugee admissions into Canada should be halted immediately.
Do these people have no loyalty to their country? I don't get it. Why would they purposely want to hurt their country and misrepresent it to Americans? Especially when Canada relies so much on America and its economy?
The fact that their views are ignorant and misinformed only adds to the stupidity of their actions.
Now I'm not an anti-American, I never have been, I never will be. America is one of the best countries in the world and it is usually a force for good in the world - but Canada isn't so bad itself. Sure, Canada might be embarrassing from time to time on the world stage, but everything's relative. Canada is usually far more responsible and stands on the side of democracy/human rights, etc. far more often than most countries in Europe.
If you actually look how things are developing, Canada is set to play a more responsible and active (and more moral) role on the world stage - but very few people seem to appreciate this. And since the current PM will probably be more capable of having the ear of the US President than his Liberal predecessors, an active Canadian influence on world affairs is something we'll be almost sure to witness.
As for Canada's supposed addiction to the welfare state - I don't know how any American commentator can honestly make such a criticism. Does he not remember when Bush's ratings tanked precisely after he tried to reform the ridiculous social security system down south? Is he not honest enough to admit that small government doesn't sell all that well in the States either? Sure, Canada has a pretty inefficient healthcare system - but that's opening up, and will only open up more as we move forward.
I can't comprehend at all how or why any Canadian would a) even hold those views and then b) send them to Goldberg so he can prominently display them on a website that is read by many influential Americans, particularly those in Washington.
Yesterday we also witnessed the remarks of a former mid-level CSIS bureaucrat who sat infront of a Congressional committee in order to testify that Canada was a haven for terrorists and that immigration and refugee admissions into Canada should be halted immediately.
Do these people have no loyalty to their country? I don't get it. Why would they purposely want to hurt their country and misrepresent it to Americans? Especially when Canada relies so much on America and its economy?
The fact that their views are ignorant and misinformed only adds to the stupidity of their actions.
Now I'm not an anti-American, I never have been, I never will be. America is one of the best countries in the world and it is usually a force for good in the world - but Canada isn't so bad itself. Sure, Canada might be embarrassing from time to time on the world stage, but everything's relative. Canada is usually far more responsible and stands on the side of democracy/human rights, etc. far more often than most countries in Europe.
If you actually look how things are developing, Canada is set to play a more responsible and active (and more moral) role on the world stage - but very few people seem to appreciate this. And since the current PM will probably be more capable of having the ear of the US President than his Liberal predecessors, an active Canadian influence on world affairs is something we'll be almost sure to witness.
As for Canada's supposed addiction to the welfare state - I don't know how any American commentator can honestly make such a criticism. Does he not remember when Bush's ratings tanked precisely after he tried to reform the ridiculous social security system down south? Is he not honest enough to admit that small government doesn't sell all that well in the States either? Sure, Canada has a pretty inefficient healthcare system - but that's opening up, and will only open up more as we move forward.
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