Taking it a little too far

[LoneWolf]

Originally posted by Frogger


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Tire slashings in florida. Merchants refusing to ship to Canadian customers (even if they provide an American address). "Freedom Fries". Virulent anti-Gallicism on the front page of half the dailies in the States and on the tongues of most American commentators (beyond normal political criticism).

Given the repulsive behavior of our "allies", Canada included, this sort of stuff looks pretty minor to me. Defacing the graves of WWI soldiers in France???!!!!

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Frogger


I don't particularly care that much, NYE.

Tire slashings in florida. Merchants refusing to ship to Canadian customers (even if they provide an American address). "Freedom Fries". Virulent anti-Gallicism on the front page of half the dailies in the States and on the tongues of most American commentators (beyond normal political criticism).

Ahh, so. An eye for an eye. Is that it? Since Canada can't sway the US into using our prefered methods of international consensus building, and since some Yanks are ignorant jack-asses, we should do as much as possible to pee off as many more Americans as possible. Maybe, if we try hard enough, we can displace France as the most loathed in the lower 48.

At what point do we stop poking each other in the eye?

[KrazyHorse]

Cyclotron

Bull****. Have you even watched CNN in the last 3 months?

First off, nothing the *******s did was illegal. It wasn't violent and it wasn't destructive.

Secondly, you've got supposedly respectable columnists and commentators on air (on a station received around the world, BTW) using ethnic stereotypes to depict Europeans and looking rather pleased with themselves.

Thirdly, your congressmen have been out in full force lately wrapping hatred in the American flag. And unlike here, they aren't fired or forced to apologise; they're lauded for it.

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by cyclotron7
I am impressed at our tolerance, and dismayed at your apparent lack thereof.

Yeah right. American sport fans routinely boo the Canadian national anthem,even when we were supporting the war in Afghanistan, even right after four Canadians were killed by an American pilot.

We don't go around screaming about how the Americans are anti-Canadian. We don't go around screaming about how we should cut our trade links. We don't even retaliate. More often then not, if American fans boo our anthem, we respond by cheering their anthem just to prove how civilized we are.

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by cyclotron7
Tingkai, I think you fail to realize that while being a d*ck is not illegal, these actions were bigoted and should be avoided. It's a terrible shame that people behave like this, of any age. Just as the KKK is disgusting and yet legal, such blatant displays of bigotry and hatred are disgusting, regardless of whether they are exercising freedom of speech or not.

Laws are not the ultimate arbiter of morality, as there are certainly many legal acts that are deeply immoral and unacceptable in civilized society. This is one of them.

Come on, you can't compare vocal opposition to American foreign policy with the KKK. That's just stupid.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by notyoueither


Ahh, so. An eye for an eye. Is that it? Since Canada can't sway the US into using our prefered methods of international consensus building, and since some Yanks are ignorant jack-asses, we should do as much as possible to pee off as many more Americans as possible. Maybe, if we try hard enough, we can displace France as the most loathed in the lower 48.

At what point do we stop poking each other in the eye?

I didn't say I was in favour of booing and jeering at people because of their country of origin. But to watch Americans get sanctimonious about a couple of incidents which have been quickly disavowed by the majority of our society after watching the **** that's been going on down South without a public backlash gets my hackles up.

[notyoueither]

Re: Cyclotron

Originally posted by Frogger
Thirdly, your congressmen have been out in full force lately wrapping hatred in the American flag. And unlike here, they aren't fired or forced to apologise; they're lauded for it.

Whose been fired?

[LoneWolf]

The beauty of this whole event is how it is pulling the true anti-Amerciacn feelings out of people around the world. Hopefully, our leaders won't forgiven and forget, as we so often do.

[Ramo]

What's the big deal? There's nothing wrong with a little rivalry between kids. I did the same sort of **** on school teams.

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by LoneWolf
Given the repulsive behavior of our "allies", Canada included, this sort of stuff looks pretty minor to me. Defacing the graves of WWI soldiers in France???!!!!

Excuse me. When the US was attacked by terrorists, Canada came to your aid. We sent troops to Afghanistan. We sent, and have, ships in the Persian Gulf patrolling against terrorists.

And how has the US responded. Like a bloofdy bunch of ingrates (sp?). When an America pilot attacked and killed four Canadian soldiers, what happened to him? Even though there was enough evidence to charge him with manslaughter, the American military decided to drop the charges.

Some ally.

[KrazyHorse]

Re: Re: Cyclotron

Originally posted by notyoueither


Whose been fired?

What was her name? The moron character there...

[notyoueither]

She resigned. She was also a public servant, not an MP.

[KrazyHorse]

The other one (bastards) can't be fired. She's a backbencher MP.

She did come out one day later to "explain" herself, though.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by notyoueither
She resigned. She was also a public servant, not an MP.

"Resigned" my ass.

So did Paul Martin, depending on who you believe.

It just looks better than a firing.

[notyoueither]

She explained things alright, through a smirk on Mike Bullard. I saw it. She was not the least bit sorry.