Posted on 07/05/2004 6:14:03 PM PDT by quidnunc
Can West News Services, owners of several Canadian newspapers including the National Post as well as the Global Television Network commissioned a series of polls to determine how young people feel about the issues that were facing the countrys voters. Dubbed "Youth Vote 2004", the polls, sponsored by the Dominion Institute and Navigator Ltd. were taken with a view to getting more young people involved in the political process.
In one telephone poll of teens between the ages of 14 and 18, over 40 per cent of the respondents described the United States as being "evil". That number rose to 64 per cent for French Canadian youth.
This being Canada, the amount of anti-Americanism that was found is not surprising. What is significant is the high number of teens who used the word "evil" to describe our southern neighbour. As Misty Harris pointed out in her column in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix, evil is usually associated with serial killers and "kids who tear the legs off baby spiders." These teens appear to equate George W. Bush and Americans with Osama bin Laden and Hitler, although it is unknown if the teens polled would describe the latter two as being evil. Whether someone who orders planes to be flown into heavily populated buildings would fit that description would make a good subject for a future poll.
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As an 18 year old Quebec Conservative, I am embarrassed. Total loss for words. I am already ticked off at the re-election of the liberals and now I am ticked even more. I do not know what is the matter with people in my age group let alone my province. I feel like I have been backed into a corner. Even my younger siblings know that America is a great country.
Hey, you're all right!
It's certainly a shock to see someone blowing kisses at the American Nation, instead of throwing rocks!
'Ping!' on newbie JudyinCanada's full comments at post 32.
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Observe all the State of The Union should the J-J Manboy Love Association prevail this coming November . .
(Is it any wonder Islam has found such a fertile breeding ground in Canada?)
bttt
Actually, considering our schools and their "educators" I would bet the percentage of American teens that feel that way isn't much lower.
"In one telephone poll of teens between the ages of 14 and 18, over 40 per cent of the respondents described the United States as being "evil". That number rose to 64 per cent for French Canadian youth."
A startling 97 percent however believe that Batman will save them from the evil doers.
Perhaps the USA should cease buying Canuckistanian oil. Let them eat mooseburgers.
Well don't feel bad. We took down our Canadian flag, dug up our old Union Jack flag and the American Flag.!! Anybody who doesn't like it can suck wind. I've HAD IT with these Liberals and the destruction they have wreaked upon this Country.
'doh!'
JudyinCanada, meet Canadian Outrage, another one of our long term and much appreciated Conservatives from up North (and as you can see from the screen name, quite irritated with liberalism). Shoot, you just might be neighbors or something!
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