TheFoundersIntent TheFoundersIntent:
What bothers me more than anything else is the viciousness with which some Canadians make statements about America. Okay, we're not perfect, and it's okay to have an opinion. But I see some pure hate in some of the insults, and rhetorical one-liners that don't even contain any truth. Calling Bush a moron, is a Democrat talking point and every American who see that knows it. Be a Canadian, not a Democrat. I don't know anyone personally that hates Canada, but most of the derrogatory statements are made in defense against Canadian Anti-Americanism. We stood up to British tyranny in the 18th century, and that is our way. Love us, hate us or whatever....that is a characteristic of Americans. I think that's why we became a super power, to try and stop the tyranny against innocent people. I'm sure most Canadians support that basic philosophy.
You should remember that the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI and Upper Canada were built by Americans that preferred British ‘tyranny’ to US democracy.
Maybe that's why we see things a bit differently to you chaps south of us.