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You also suggested that I was "rude" to running joke on another thread. And yet, it is running joke who was rude. Maybe you could apologize to me about that? :-). Here is his first quote.

"Btw, if I hear another idiot go off about the lack of French military victories and their cowardice, I would tell them that Napoleon was pretty darn successful with his French army and his men did not lack for courage." runningjoke

runningjoke not sunsong is rude

And, btw, that is what I am talking about when I say that foreigners are rude coming onto this American site and telling us off for expressing our opinions. You have not answered me yet when I have asked you where do you think Americans should go to rant and rave about anti-Americanism and antiAmerican policies in other countries?

You:”I agree that Canadians shouldn't come on Freerepublic to complain about us, but that is not what these Canadian freepers were doing.”

I disagree. I think that it is clear that runningjoke’s only purpose on that thread was to complain about us and tell us off and put us down. As I said, I think that he was rude, not me. And I think that this statement from hawkaw is about defending Canada rather than promoting conservatism in America:

{{{“It is important that Canada and the USA be serious and solid allies for we have to work together on this continent - may it be trading oil for goods or may be for protecting both of our lands - we both need one another (unlike what a few on this board think). Just as important is the relationships at the head of each country becoming solid again. As tensions ease between this solid President and new right leaning PM, then, maybe, just maybe, some on this board will wake up and quit with some of their comments addressed to "all" Canadians, when a left leaning Canadian journalist writes an article.” – hawkaw}}}

I find that attitude offensive. You may not. I think it is rude for foreigners to come here and complain about our criticism of their country. Especially countries like Canada, France and Syria – that are so anti-American.

Free Republic is not an international forum where people from all over the world are invited in to debate Americans and tell us off. It is an American site promoting conservatism *in* America. And, as I have said, there are Canadians who are here doing just that and I appreciate their contribution. Others, like hawaw and albertabound seem to have as their purpose – “the defense of Canada”. And again, I don’t see that as honoring what Free Republic is about.

I think it is healthy to let off steam and to rant a little bit. And I think that this is the perfect place to do that. I find it rude that foreigners come onto this “American soil” and complain about that. You may not agree, but you have not said where you think it would be appropriate for Americans to rant about Canada or France or Syria – if not here.

In the end, Canada is an arrogant, irrelevant, UN-loving country that benefits so much from its proximity to the United States, but rather than showing gratitude and acknowledge us – continually puts us down. Hawkaw said that the new PM, Paul Martin was a right-leaning guy. I totally disagree and perhaps you can see from the present scandal going on up there that Paul Martin is still part of the problem, not part of the solution. My opinion is that Martin should resign.

I believe that Canada is a threat to us. Linda Vestor on Fox News is going to do a special tonight on the threat of terrorism coming from both our border with Mexico and with Canada. I hope that you can get a chance to see it. And, btw, Fox News Channel is not *allowed* in Canada.

I want to thank you for standing up for the right of Canadian Freepers to participate in discussion on Free Republic. For the record and in my opinion, the media and the politicians on both sides of the border have contributed mightily to the bickering, nitpicking and insulting nattering that has gone on between the two closest nations in the world. Generally speaking, an exercise that only benefits the terrorists in this post 9/11 world. Free republic is one of the few forums where the man on the street can exercise his viewpoint and possibly make a difference. My only purpose when posting on these good pages is to input a Canadian Conservative viewpoint into the Canadian American discussions and to correct perceived inaccuracies when they arise. In Canada, we have been struggling under the heel on liberal dominance for ten years, similar to the Clinton era in the U.S. We have found Achilles in the liberal heel and are exploiting it for all it is worth. Much of the strength in our movement has come from interacting with American counterparts also fighting the good fight. Freepers like Quidnuc and others who, without fear, favors or insult have posted articles exposing Canadian liberal hypocrisies, helping us to remove our mask of moral superiority and see Canadian liberalism for what it is.