Re: To the Canadians, is Michael Moore correct about life there?

Hank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 23:03:30 -0500, Spin Wit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> enlightened me with:
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> >On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 03:12:32 GMT, RogerM
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >>Spin Wit wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 'America junior'? What a stupid comment. You belong on some talking
> >>> head TV show. You'd get great ratings with crap like that. It's
> >>> entertaining.
> >>> 
> >>
> >>It's a joke from the Simpsons,  and in my Canadian eyes, pretty funny.
> >>
> >>Lighten up, eh?
> >>
> >>I think of Canada as America Mark II. The new and improved model.
> >
> >What was a joke from "The Simpsons"?
> >
> >If I missed something, please clue me in.
> >
> >Any nation, given the incredible responsibility the U.S. now has,
> >would suffer pains. With great power comes great responsibility.
> >
> >
> >Spinwit
> >
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
>       My gosh ... you're just one walking cliche after another.
>       "If only people would talk to each other, there would be no
> war."
>       "With great power comes great responsibility"
> 
>       Were you weaned on a bumper sticker or something??
> 
>       The whole 'America junior' thing is from the Simpsons ... but
> that's American culture and therefore you fear it.   
> 
> H
> 
> 
> Feel the burning stare of my hamster and change your ways!


Pretty hilarious discussion. But do you guys realize where Canadian's
came from? The basic English speaking population of eastern Canada
came from the northern states. Colonists who chose to remain loyal to
the King were obliged to leave. By 1830 an estimated 80% of the
English speaking population of Ontario was of American origin.

As these fellow former Europeans migrated north, many stayed and
continued the taming of America. The popularity of firearms in America
is no surprise really since the firearm has been at our sides since
the dawn of the United States. Between killing native Americans,
Buffalo, and each other, guns are as familiar a tool to American's as
I'm sure the sled is to Eskimo people.

The phrase "America Junior" is actually sort of correct in this light.
Canadian news relies pretty heavily on America, and most people in
Canadian entertainment come to the states sooner or later to pursue
careers. But then of course they would since Canada has a population
that's somewhere near the population of California. Not to mention
that the US is the entertainment capital of the world.

I live about 10 minutes from Canada, and I know many Canadians, and
have spent a lot of time in Canada. One major thing Canada has going
for it, is they seem to respect the land. Rather than exploit the land
until it's useless for anything other than supporting strip malls,
Canadian's choose to co-exist with their environment. Also, the women
are hot as hell.