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To: wlyonmackenzie
Thanks for the comments and the gracious offer.

I can only speak for myself, of course, but I assumed that Canada has the same sort of diversity of political views as does my country, and that, as it does here, the left in your country tends to dominate the organs of public discourse.

I have further assumed that the anti-American tone of much of your political culture springs from a complex dynamic, a decision resulting from many forces that find it useful to consistantly stand in opposition to the US as long as that is a cost-free position. They know we pose no physical threat to Canada, and no commercial or economic threat either, as our commercial behaviour is governed to a very great extent by private capitalists who do not care a fig about your public pro- or anti-Americanism.

I find your CBC program "As It Happens" to be amusing when I occaisionally listen in. It's amazing how many "stories from a Canadian perspective" turn out to consist of a Canadian reporter interviewing some American who is actually accomplishing something worth talking about. Quite a few of the stories in which they interview Canadians consist of criticisms of the US (on the Kyoto protocols or the EU's International Criminal Court or whatever).

I've no doubt that if Canada were ever to feel an existential level of fear from some foreigh power, your countrymen would stand shoulder to shoulder with us in short order. I well remember what Canadians did, and the risks they took, to help our hostages in Tehran in 1978 and 1979.

Stay well and stay warm,

(steely)

6 posted on 11/22/2002 7:52:44 PM PST by Steely Tom
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To: Steely Tom
#6 good post
13 posted on 11/22/2002 8:30:17 PM PST by Int
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