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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: Solon who wrote (48843)6/8/2006 2:42:55 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (1) of 90947
 
I don't remember you being anti-American. I'd like Peter to produce posts to back his position if he claims that. I believe you were against the Iraq war. So were a great many Americans. You're an atheist. So am I. So are a large number of American posters. (BTW, welcome to the war. I think Canada just got dragged in.) I thought religious freedom was a founding principal of both countries. If the religious believers are willing to leave me alone, I will do the same for them.

There are differences between the countries. You have nationalized medical care. So does Britain, generally referred to as our best ally. So do most European democracies and Australia

Canada is an ally of ours. It's a member of NATO and NORAD. I've been in Canada numerous times and found the people generous and helpful. I didn't see any anti-Americanism.

We are each other largest trading partners. There are occasional disputes between the two countries, such as the soft lumber dispute, but in general the countries get along pretty well. Both are first-world Western democracies. Both require their police forces and governments to act within constraints set by constitutions. Technically, Britain is a monarchy and Canada retains vestiges of its prior colonial government, but the monarch reigns but does not rule.
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