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06/30/2004 Archived Entry: "Paul Martin's word all it takes"

Posted by steve @ 03:51 PM EST [Link]

AMERICANS ARE EVIL: You know, there are times you read something and you can hardly believe that it's not a parody. In the Ottawa Sun today there was an article in which Earl McRae talks to average Canadians why they didn't vote Conservative in Monday's election.

"Martin," said St. Clair, "is a good man. He came across very honest. He wanted a chance to clean up all the s--t that happened under Chretien. I just didn't trust Harper. He came across too oily."

"Exactly," said Heather. "The scariest part for me about him is that he wanted to cosy up to the Americans. Can you believe it? The bloody Americans. I hate the Americans."

What do you hate about them?

"They're warmongers," said Don. "They're out to take over the world. They remind me of the Germans in World War II."

"They're not our best friends, they're our worst enemies," said Heather. "You can't trust them. I wish we had some other country as our neighbour, not those bullies. They're ignorant. They don't know anything about any other country. They'd just love to take us over if they could."

"I don't think they're all bad, I've got American friends," said St. Clair, "but Harper would've had us kissing their ass instead of telling them to screw off like Martin will do."

But you don't think our culture and economy is willingly soaked with American goods and services from which we've benefited?

"We don't need 'em, we can make it on our own," said Don.

"Harper," said St. Clair, "wants to turn our military into one like the Americans. Armed to the teeth, kill at the drop of a hat. Our history is one of peacekeeping, not fighting."

"Our soldiers," said Heather, "go into situations to keep the peace, not to shoot people. They have all the equipment they need, they don't need American-style weapons."

"We're not a warrior nation," said St. Clair. "Canadians don't want our military over-armed."

If we're ever attacked by a powerful enemy, wouldn't we expect the Americans to defend us?

"That's another myth," said Don. "Who the hell's going to attack us? No one's ever going to attack us. Who've we ever harmed? Go anywhere in the world and Canadians are liked and respected. We're recognized as a peaceful nation."

It's hard to believe that I live in a country with people that stupid -- public education was supposed to solve that -- but there you go. So my friends in America, please remember these three clods the next time the thought passes through your mind that Canadians are your friends.

Read on.