Posted on 01/23/2012 8:08:35 AM PST by oblomov
It’s well known that America’s dependence on foreign oil forces us to partner with some pretty unsavory regimes. Take, for instance, the country that provides by far the largest share of our petroleum imports. Its regime, in thrall to big oil interests, has grown increasingly bellicose, labeling environmental activists “radicals” and “terrorists” and is considering a crackdown on nonprofits that oppose its policies. It blames political dissent on the influence of “foreigners,” while steamrolling domestic opposition to oil projects bankrolled entirely by overseas investors. Meanwhile, its skyrocketing oil exports have sent the value of its currency soaring, enriching energy industry barons but crippling other sectors of its economy.
Yes, Canada is becoming a jingoistic petro-state.
OK, so our friendly northern neighbor isn’t exactly Saudi Arabia or Venezuela. But neither is it the verdant progressive utopia once viewed as a haven by American liberals fed up with George W. Bush. These days Canada has a Dubya of its own. And judging by a flurry of negative press from around the world—the latest: Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other African leaders are taking out newspaper ads accusing Canada of contributing to famine and drought on the continent—it seems anti-Canadianism could be the new anti-Americanism.
Stephen Harper, the son of an oil-company accountant, built his political career in Alberta, a province whose right-wing tendencies and booming energy sector make it Canada’s equivalent of Texas. Harper took over the Conservative Party in 2004 and became prime minister two years later on a platform that evoked Bush’s “compassionate conservatism.” In 2009, he quelled a Bush-esque Afghan-detainee abuse scandal by sending the parliament home to forestall further investigation.
(Excerpt) Read more at slate.com ...
We are becoming more like Peron's Argentina by the day.
To: The Canadians..
From: The everyday citizens of the United States..
Subject: Keystone Pipeline...
Dear Canada,
We the citizens of the United States of America understand if you choose to put a pipeline to your west coast to sell your oil abroad. We ask that at the juncture where this pipeline was supposed to go to the US, that you install a “T” joint with valve at this location. The reason is that soon the communist socialist muslim loving american hating SOB that occupies the White House will soon be gone, and the hard working normal american would love nothing better than to purchase and consume your product. This will give you flexibility like you have not known in the past, and will undoubtably increase your profit potentional,
Sincerely,
The average American worker.
So there you have it: Canada is just racist.
The article just illustrates the insane leftist mindset.
Oh, for pity freaking sake. Canada has a multi-century tradition of being strong in natural resources. They are doing everything they can to offer us the oil and it is the US acting like pantywaste that cannot make up its twisted little mind whether to act or not. “Dumbest Article Ever” award.
I like it. Why not call it the ‘”T” Joint Movement’ and accept members. I’d like to be your first member.
Oil sales pay for the Canadian Left’s welfare rackets, American lefties whine.
Harper Derangement Syndrome has now been identified in Canada (unfortunately).
The bleeding-hearts that control the CBC, the Globe and Mail, and Canadian Press are determined to do all they can - whether moral or not - to make “conservative” a four-letter word.
The smear campaign going on up here is almost unbelievable.
“Jingoistic”?......Canada is becoming bent on military domination? Our liberals/progressives are worried that Canada is going to come down and get us? Are they worried about the boogie-man, too? Gotta prop-up their guy Obama. He didn’t want that oil pipeline because those bad Canadians are “jingoistic”. It doesn’t have anything to do with political blackmail by the US environmentalists. Obama chose environmentalist WORRIES over union FAMILIES. So, now they try and blame it on the Canadians. What a bunch of children the Democrats are. They act like a bunch of 10 year olds.
I'm hurt. We want to be the exceptional nation that all others loath. We want to to be bellicose and brash with our determination and flamboyant success militarily and economically. Come on, world. You can hate us again. We're not done saving you ungrateful SOBs from genocide, natural disasters, starvation, oppressive dictators, terrorists, pirates, nuclear national threats, Iran, etc.
Next, we are going to hear Radical Islaam announce an end to the war and declare victory.
Dang it! I forgot the sarcasm tag.
It’s a stupid article.
We should be the ultimate “petro state”.
I believe if you rank the countries of the world by the potential BTUs they have in the ground the US would rank NUMBER 1. Oil, coal, gas, uranium...we have it all in abundance.
Lets divide up both countries and then recombine them based on ideology. We could have the Republic of North America and the Socialist States of North America.
One could develop its natural resources and the other could fulfill its deepest green fantasies.
From what little I’ve read, Canadians see us going through a nutty Trudeau era of our own, and that we’ll soon come to our senses.
that newsbabe Wendy on The National goes out of her way
to disparage the Government.
To the leftist everything is political. Canada is at odds with their boy so now Canada is an enemy.
Countries have interests.
Obama has made it crystal clear that even when American interests can best be served by fulfilling Canada's interests, he, personally has decided to screw with them, just because it hurts the country he personally hates above all.
The one he was raised to think of as the source of all the worlds problems, the one his religion calls The Great Satan.
US.
Not quite.
Besides wanting to wound, to cripple, to humble America, they left claims to be concerned about environmental damage from potential pipeline leaks and the actual use of the oil in the USofA.
To "Save The Environment" they prefer it be shipped by poorly maintained foreign supertankers across the Pacific and burned in a country that is exempt from Kyoto Protocols and has no functional pollution control measures.
Wake up Americans; it’s a hard cruel world out there and if you do not buy our oil that’s fine. Lose the billions of investments and the thousands of jobs so your President can “bow tow for votes” from his lefty environmentalists friends.
Obama by his refusal is helping us form deeper commercial bonds with the Communist Chinese! Go figure!
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