[GMMAC]

Among the factors these conspiracy freaks don't appreciate and/or willfully ignore:

Unlike Stateside, where you've got xenophobic moonbats coming at you from both ends of your political spectrum, in Canada virtually all of their 'ultra-nationalist' fellow travelers - like Laxer above & Mel Hurtig, Maude Barlow et al - are long-time, well known, hard left extremists.

While in the U.S. 'patriotism' & 'nationalism' are pretty much interchangeable terms and/or one & the same thing, up here they're not and the latter is largely a socialist euphemism for anti-Americanism.

Canadian conservatives - other than a few old-time pro-British 'monarchists' who've yet to do us the favor of dying-off - tend to be very USA-friendly & display a 'patriotism' more or less limited to taking pride in our history & cultural traditions & cheering on their 'home team' during international sporting events.

Canadian FReepers are unabashedly pro-American (both herein & at home) and, accordingly, find outright bashing of Canada & all Canadians as well as the thinly veiled sort evident on threads like this one incredibly offensive.

[Badeye]

“Canadian FReepers are unabashedly pro-American (both herein & at home) and, accordingly, find outright bashing of Canada & all Canadians as well as the thinly veiled sort evident on threads like this one incredibly offensive.”

I sit on a council in my industry with several Canadian’s, and they express embarrassment at the anti American stuff thats come out from their elected officials on a routine basis.

[colorado tanker]

Well, I hope you don’t think my posts bashed Canada. I’m a Canadaphile, even though I wasn’t too fond of the unmourned Liberal government. I still have a soft spot for the old flag with the Union Jack in it.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I have no intention of bashing Canada and Canadians, just the unconstitutional SPP. I don’t believe in the NAU stuff.