The Canadian Connection, Whose Brother are we Anyway?

National Review ^ | September 26, 2001 | Neil Seeman

[Mahone]

Well Alberta seems to be. Maybe it is time for them to try what Quebec has failed at.

[Democratshavenobrains]

I kinda think of Canada as our retarded younger brother. He really can't live by himself, but he usually means well and we love him despite his blunders. Also, Mexico is our screw-up older brother, always in debt, selling the family tv for pot etc.

[Mahone]

ROFL, and I love your username!

[gatorman]

Damn it . . . I just hate it when you're right!

[gatorman]

BTW . . . welcome to FReeRepublic!

[deadrock]

Ressam is just one of thousands.

[walden]

Very simple: they do what we tell them to, or they don't do business with the US. I suspect the US economy can survive just fine without Canadian business, but I doubt the reverse is true.

[smithson]

You did not need to write this for me to know somthing i already knew, Canadians hate America & Americans. As an American I tell people this all the time. Don't let their flag waving fool you. Don't forget, Canadians bash America around their coffee tables, dinner tables, at school, at work, etc... We must,MUST, keep this in mind. We have a phrase here in the US; F*&k me......F&%K YOU, Canadia!

[TopDog2]

Canada and Canadians are no "brother" to the US. A brother would stand side-by-side with their sibling in a time of trouble, not hem and haw and act like it's business as usual.

The Canadians will not tighten their borders, will not place additional security on their airlines (will they even allow US carriers to place armed sky marshalls on flights in and out of Canada?), will not help to identify and freeze terrorists assets in Canada and are, in general, behaving more like an enemy than a "brother."

The majority of the Canadian people obviously countenance this behavior since they keep electing anti-American politcians time after time.

If Canada does not start behaving like they are with us on this, they deserve the same fate as the Taliban in my opinion.

[smithson]

If their not with us then their against us! Their against us.

[x]

I kinda think of Canada as our retarded younger brother. He really can't live by himself, but he usually means well and we love him despite his blunders. Also, Mexico is our screw-up older brother, always in debt, selling the family tv for pot etc.

That is the funniest thing I have heard this month! Maybe not 100% true and certainly not PC, but hilarious!

[smithson]

I vote we move the UN to Canadia.

[Salgak]

I hate to say it, but the "South Park" movie may have gotten it right. . .

BLAME CANADA !

(G)

[smithson]

Woops, I spelled Canada wrong. I spell Bangladesh wrong too.

[headsonpikes]

Hoo boy, we got ourselves a couple of live ones, here.

Look here, you sun-addled hill-billies, our dumb*ssed socialists are no more pernicious than YOUR dumb*ss socialists.

That you don't readily see this is a tribute to your having been raised in a hollow so deep the sun didn't shine.

Best go check yer still, Cletus, them skunks from yonder valley might steal your 'shine.;;^)

[smithson]

A 30 story highrise is a hollow? Go back to making bacon!

[TopDog2]

LOL. Hit home huh?

Tell ya what. Go back to your igloo, slurp some syrup and turn on a hockey game. The adults will let you know when it's safe to come out.

[smithson]

Whether socialist or not, Canadans bad mouth America and Americans as a pass time. I know your not use to Americans waking up and joining in on some of the fun. God forbid we offend you Canadians. Thats just not PC is it?

[smithson]

A just reply!