I don't think you get it. Nothing will change because of the canadian soldiers having been there. In the end, the Nato forces will leave, after Nato and Karzai have make a deal with the Taliban that essentially puts the Taliban back into power.Yes, life for young Afghan boys will be better after the Canadians leave.
A waste of precious Canadian blood and treasure. We should stick to liberating civilized countries like the Netherlands and Denmark (and maybe France) where our efforts are appreciated and long lasting.Nothing will change because of the canadian soldiers having been there.
Why wasn't Poland liberated back then?A waste of precious Canadian blood and treasure. We should stick to liberating civilized countries like the Netherlands and Denmark (and maybe France) where our efforts are appreciated and long lasting.
Please elaborate.... if we don't continue to protect our freedom from the ones that are truely taking it away - and its not the Afghans in their huts.
With all due respect C-51 is not a big problem. A bill that will actually monitors some part of the natural product market, to me is not a bad thing. There are other problems/short comings in the consumer protection portfolio than this C-51. Gee someone is actually going to check that we're getting what the claims say we are. I'm not exactly sure what this has to do with wearing white poppies, but hey I don't always get.There is a lot to elaborate on - its not the context of this thread though.
But ..for starters take a closer look at your freedoms today vs your freedom in 2000 - some "minor" things... who's not allowed to take WATER onto a plane? Who let them pass that nonsense? Who allowed the Patriot Act to pass in the US? and the Ontario Public Works Protection Act to be "enabled"? Who has to pay a fee to spend their money outside of Canada? How about Bill Mahers freedom of speech being thrown out the window? Are you aware of how the terms Dissent and Sedition have changed? Why do you pay to park on the street you paid to have built? Ever heard of bill C-51 ? Is the state conditioning you to believe you are free? when you have time take a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piXgLNFrIlQ
May I suggest that it was the terrorists who decided to attempt to use a 'binary explosive' of two liquids.for starters take a closer look at your freedoms today vs your freedom in 2000 - some "minor" things... who's not allowed to take WATER onto a plane? Who let them pass that nonsense?
I think it does: Canada does not have ANY day on which we celebrate war, while the US does have such a day. The US, in general, is a much more militaristic society than Canada.Why did Armistice Day gradually morph into Veteran's Day in the U.S. while Remembrance Day has remained the same in Canada.
Might it just be Fuji, that the U.S. already had Memorial Day which fulfills the same functions that you write about above. So rather than either eliminating Armistice Day or creating three, four, five, six - pick your number different commemoration days Armistice Day morphed into and was officially renamed Veterans Day. It has precious little to do with “the militaristic US” or 'peaceful Canada'.
Why do you think the US is a much more militaristic society?I think it does: Canada does not have ANY day on which we celebrate war, while the US does have such a day. The US, in general, is a much more militaristic society than Canada.
Ya, It's your impression. Stop spending all that time in SCs. There's no place to pin them on half the people there.Is it my impression or am I not seeing that many people wearing a red poppy?
(Scratching head smilie) This is TERB, think about it.What's an SC?
I don't know if it's the cause, but over the last few years, it's become harder and harder to find a place to buy one...Is it my impression or am I not seeing that many people wearing a red poppy?
May I suggest that most people would find it hard to recognize the U.S. you describe.Canada does not have ANY day on which we celebrate war, while the US does have such a day.
Geoffrey Perrett's A Country Made by War then should be up your alley, Although I doubt you agree with his thesis: That the idea of perpetual American unreadiness for war is a myth and that three factors have contributed to this: acceptance of education's role in military efficiency; faith in firepower; and a dual technology serving both the needs of the military and the development of the economy as a whole.The US, in general, is a much more militaristic society than Canada.
The U.S. won its independence (The American Revolution) with the GUN and held the country together (The American Civil War) with the GUN. (Did you know that 100% of the Irish in America fought on the winning side in The American Revolution? The Irish had no love for a British king.)Why do you think the US is a much more militaristic society?
Much greater celebration of war and more cheering for the army.Why do you think the US is a much more militaristic society?
You may suggest anything you like, no-one can stop you. I won't agree, though.May I suggest that most people would find it hard to recognize the U.S. you describe.
Gee, I'm incredibly shocked.You may suggest anything you like, no-one can stop you. I won't agree, though.
Then again the U.S. has had its own military even before there was a State (shared only with the PRC and that in some ways is a quite different situation) that was not at all the situation in Canada where as you doubtless know British Regulars served as the backbone of the armed forces until the early 20th Century (and the Royal Navy really even longer than that).The US is a nation where someone is often questioned as unfit to lead the country if they haven't served in the military, for another example of the militaristic attitude in America.
in Canada where as you doubtless know British Regulars served as the backbone of the armed forces until the early 20th Century
That was after they could no longer be sent here - one of the items mentioned in the Declaration of Independence, incidently.I think Canadian soldiers served under British command for most of WW I. In the article "Shot at Dawn", the Brits shot some Canadian soldiers for cowardice something that the Australians never allowed. Did I ever mention that I might have distant relatives in Australia whose forebearers were exiled to that continent?
