Posted on 08/10/2005 10:53:34 AM PDT by curtisgardner
I'm writing this letter to the editor of the main newspaper of my birthplace, Sarnia, Ontario.
I was born in Sarnia in 1951 and moved to the United States in 1954..I joined the United States Army in 1970 during the Viet Nam War as a Canadian citizen and did not flee to Canada like many of the cowards in my country did, even though I had a valid Canadian passport.In 1992 I became an American citizen.
It was at that time that I started to realize the depth and range of the anti-American sentiment of many of the Canadian people.I had always believed that we were good neighbors but I was becoming aware that this was not the case.
Because of my Canadian roots, I'm frequently asked to comment on the reasoning behind the anti-American attitudes of many Canadians.
Many people here believe that the current attitude is a result of the war in the Middle East and that it is a fashionable position to take; much like your European allies.However, I know that this pervasive attitude transcends this particular conflict.This perception and animosity is much older than the current situation.
We hear about your peace rallies and protests-but never hear any viable solutions or alternatives.
We have heard you "boo"and disrespect our national anthem at hockey games and other sporting events.
We have heard your elected officials call our President a" moron" and most recently,one of your Members of Parliament commented that she "hated those American bastards."
Well do you know how this Canadian/American bastard explains it ? I tell them that Canadians(for the most part) are jealous of our prosperity,our power and our world influence.I tell them Canada has emulated European Socialists and abrogated your freedoms and wealth to the government and yet you can't understand why you haven't prospered or are held at any level of esteem by any nation ,with the possible exception of France.
I tell them that the Canadians have inhabited North America for as long as we have and possess natural resources greater than ours, yet they have produced nothing of any worth;in fact they are out produced by S.Korea.
You cannot design your own automobiles(you take ours and put Canadian names on them), computers, semi-conductors, consumer electronics, etc. You have never liberated any countries from tyranny.What are your accomplishments for your 200 plus years? Canadian bacon and Molsons, eh?
You benefit from your proximity to the United States and the commonality of language (Quebec excepted) in terms of security, freedom and commodities that you purchase here with your semi-worthless currency .
This American bastard is really sick of the whining and the insults.I'm proud to be an American citizen and ashamed of the country of my birthplace for their continued condemnation of the United States.
There is a profound need for a world super-power and those of you who believe in God should thank Him that a country as benevolent, powerful and as influential as ours is that super power.
You should also ask yourselves what country can best direct global peace and liberty? France? Germany? Russia? China? Canada?
You might also ask yourselves what your life would be like without the achievement, technologies, freedoms and sacrifices provided by "those American bastards" to your south.
Well said!!
You might also ask yourselves what your life would be like without the achievement, technologies, freedoms and sacrifices provided by "those American bastards" to your south.
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Salute Sir !
You are a star rising above the selfish losers of this world.
This American bastard used to stop in Sarnia on my way to vacation at Ipperwash provencial park every summer. These days I think I'll just stay on my side of the lake.
I'd like to buy this guy a Molson's!
Excellent !!!
Sadly for me that "worthless" Canadian currency is worth 83% of the US dollar.
Um,...curling?
He who sheds his blood with me ... shall be my brother. I gladly acknowledge your membership in the "Brotherhood of American Bastards". Welcome, fellow veteran.
All humor aside, you have my full respect. Good luck to you.
Even given the many and varied sights to be seen in Canada, because of the attitudes there that you so well described, I would never go back there and give them any of my American currency. Tit for tat is part of my simple philosophy of life.
Whoa! This citizen is one who sets a great example and sees the truth better than any leftist does. Well said and well written.
I have occasion to use Canada as a shortcut to western New York every year or two. That's about it.
Even that will end next year when the passport law goes into effect. I'm not dropping $500.00 to get passports for the wife and kids to save 3 hours of driving.
Awesome.
It's folks like you that help make America.
Glad you're one of us.
How about France, 1944. Canada hasn't always been the way they are now. They have a rich and wonderful history.
I find it ironic that hockey teams can't get out of Canada fast enough, so our players won't have to listen to Canadian heckling soon if the trend continues.
There are a whole lot of Americans who need to read this and be educated. It sure is a nice alternative to what the American media is saying. They're trying to instill a national inferiority complex in Americans.
That will sting.
BARTENDER!!! A round of Labatt's for the thread.
Great read.
A short and incomplete list. And dammit, there are still Conservative Canadians. Don't tar all of us with the same brush. But anyways, on to the list...
And Americans, if you want to boycott Canada: enjoy life without baseball, TV, zippers, insulin, modern air force (we invented the anti-grav suit), AC radio (what? Talk tadio?) and wireless radio, bowling, etc. etc.
5 Pin Bowling ...a truly Canadian sport invented by T.E. Ryan of Toronto in 1909
Able Walker ...the walker was patented by Norm Rolston in 1986
Access Bar ...patented food bar designed to help burn fat by Dr Larry Wang
Air-Conditioned Railway Coach ...invented by Henry Ruttan in 1858
Abdominizer ...the infomercial exercise darling invented by Dennis Colonello in 1984
AC Radio Tube ..invented by Edward Samuels Rogers in 1925
Acetylene ...Thomas L. Wilson invented the production process in 1892
Acetylene Buoy ...invented by Thomas L. Wilson in 1904
Agrifoam Crop Cold Protector ...co-invented in 1967 by D. Siminovitch & J. W. Butler
Analytical Plotter ...a 3d map making system invented by Uno Vilho Helava in 1957
Andromonon ...a 3 wheeled vehicle invented in 1851 by Thomas Turnbull
Anti-Gravity Suit ...invented by Wilbur Rounding Franks in 1941, a suit for high altitude jet pilots
Automatic Foghorn ...the first steam foghorn was invented by Robert Foulis in 1859
Automatic Machinery Lubricator ...one of the many inventions invented by Elijah McCoy, the "Real McCoy"
Automatic Postal Sorter ...in 1957, Maurice Levy invented a postal sorter that could handle 200,000 letters an hour
Basketball ...invented by James Naismith in 1891
Bone Marrow Compatibility Test ...invented by Barbara Bain in 1960
Bromine ...a process to extract was invented by Herbert Henry Dow in 1890
Calcium Carbide ...in 1892, Thomas Leopold Willson invented a process for Calcium Carbide
Canada Dry Ginger Ale ...invented in 1907 by John A. McLaughlin
Chocolate Nut Bar ...Arthur Ganong made the first nickel bar in 1910
Computerized Braille ...invented by Roland Galarneau in 1972
Creed Telegraph System ..in 1900, Fredrick Creed invented a way to convert Morse Code to text
Compound Steam Engine ...invented by Benjamin Franklin Tibbetts in 1842
CPR Mannequin ...invented by Dianne Croteau in 1989.
Electric Car Heater ...Thomas Ahearn invented the first electric car heater in 1890
Electric Cooking Range ...Thomas Ahearn invented the first in 1882
Electric Light Bulb ...Henry Woodward invented the electric light bulb in 1874 and sold the patent to Thomas Edison
Electron Microscope ...Eli Franklin Burton, Cecil Hall, James Hillier, Albert Prebus co-invented the electron microscope in 1937
Electric Organ ...Morse Robb of Belleville, Ontario, patented the world's first electric organ in 1928
Electric Streetcar - Invented by John Joseph Wright in 1883
Fathometer ...An early form of sonar invented by Reginald A. Fessenden in 1919
Film Colourization ...invented by Wilson Markle in 1983
Garbage Bag ...(polyethylene) invented by Harry Wasylyk in 1950
Goalie Mask ...invented by Jaques Plante in 1960
Gramophone ...co-invented by Alexander Graham Bell & Emile Berliner in 1889
Green Ink ...currency or greenbacks ink invented by Thomas Sterry Hunt in 1862
Half-tone Engraving ...co-invented by Georges Edouard Desbarats & William Augustus Leggo in 1869
Heart Pacemaker ...invented by Dr. John A. Hopps in 1950
Hydrofoil Boats ...co-invented by Alexander Graham Bell, & Casey Baldwin in 1908
IMax Movie System ...co-invented in 1968 by Grahame Ferguson, Roman Kroitor and Robert Kerr
Instant Mashed Potatoes ...dehydrated potato flakes were invented by Edward A. Asselbergs, in 1962
Insulin Process ...Fredrick Banting, J. J. Macleod, Charles Best and Collip invented the process for insulin in 1922
JAVA ...a programming language invented by James Gosling in 1994
Jetliner ...the first jetliner was designed by James Floyd in 1949
Jolly Jumper ...a baby's delight invented by Olivia Poole in 1959
Kerosene ...invented by Doctor Abraham Gesner in 1846
Lawn Sprinkler ...another invention made by the Real McCoy
Light Bulb Leads ..leads made of nickel & iron alloy were invented by Reginald A. Fessenden in 1892
Marquis Wheat ...invented by Sir Charles E. Saunders in 1908
Mcintosh Apple ...invented by John McIntosh in 1796
Music Synthesizer ...invented by Hugh Le Caine in 1945
Newsprint ...invented by Charles Fenerty in 1838
Odometer ...invented by Samuel McKeen in 1854
Paint Roller ...invented by Norman Breakey of Toronto in 1940
Plexiglas ...(Polymerized Methyl Methacrylate) invented by William Chalmers in 1931
Polypump Liquid Dispenser ...Harold Humphrey made pumpable liquid hand soap possible in 1972
Portable Film Developing System ...invented by Arthur Williams McCurdy in 1890, but he foolishly sold the patent to George Eastman in 1903
Potato Digger ...invented by Alexander Anderson in 1856
Process to Extract Helium from Natural Gas ...invented by Sir John Cunningham McLennan in 1915
Prosthetic Hand ...an electric prosthetic invented by Helmut Lucas in 1971
Quartz Clock ...Warren Marrison developed the first quartz clock
R-Theta Navigation System ...invented by J.E.G. Wright in 1958
Radio-Transmitted Voice ...invented by Reginald A. Fessenden in 1904
Railway Car Brake ...invented by George B. Dorey in 1913
Railway Sleeper Car ...invented by Samuel Sharp in 1857
Robertson Screw ...invented by Peter L. Robertson in 1908
Rotary Blow Molding Machine ...this plastic bottle maker was invented by Gustave Côté in 1966
Rotary Railroad Snowplow ...invented by J.E. Elliott in 1869
Rubber Shoe Heels ...Elijah McCoy patented an important iimprovement to rubber heels in 1879
Safety Paint ...a high reflectivity paint invented by Neil Harpham in 1974
Screw Propeller ...a ship's propeller invented by John Patch in 1833
Silicon Chip Blood Analyzer ...invented by Imants Lauks in 1986
SlickLicker ...made for cleaning oil spills, patented by Richard Sewell in 1970
Snowblower ...invented by Arthur Sicard in 1925
Snowmobile ...invented by Joseph-Armand Bombardier in 1922
Standard Time ...invented by Sir Sanford Fleming in 1878
Stereo-orthography Map Making System ...invented by T.J. Blachut, Stanley Collins in 1965
Superphosphate Fertilizer ...invented by Thomas L. Wilson in 1896
Synthetic Sucrose ...invented by Dr. Raymond Lemieux in 1953
Television ...Reginald A. Fessenden patented a television system in 1927
Television Camera ...invented by F. C. P. Henroteau in 1934
Telephone ..invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876
Telephone Handset ...invented by Cyril Duquet in 1878
Tone-to-Pulse Converter ...invented by Michael Cowpland in 1974
Trivial Pursuit ...invented on December 15, 1979 by Chris Haney and Scott Abbott
Tuck-Away-Handle Beer Carton ...invented by Steve Pasjac in 1957
Undersea Telegraph Cable ...invented by Fredrick Newton Gisborne in 1857
UV-degradable Plastics ...invented by Dr. James Guillet in 1971
Variable Pitch Aircraft Propeller ...invented by Walter Rupert Turnbull in 1922
Walkie-Talkie ...invented by Donald L. Hings in 1942
Wireless Radio ...invented by Reginald A. Fessenden in 1900
Wirephoto ...Edward Samuels Rogers invented the first in 1925
Zipper ...invented by Gideon Sundback in 1913
AM radio
IMAX projector and system
panoramic pictures and camera
standard time
telephone
transceiver (walkie-talkie)
world's first commercial motion picture
butter substitute
electric cooking range
instant potato flakes
Pablum
cigarette box
freehand
hair tonic
jolly jumper
improved ironing board
measure for footwear
paint roller
portable high chair
robertson screw
washing machine
zipper
degradable plastic
green box
kerosene
oil well
pulp newsprint
sewage recycling system
Actar 911 CPR Dummy
dental mirror
electron microscope
insulin
liposomes
medical instruments
electric hand prosthesis for children
myoelectric prosthesis
fog bell or gong
personal distress device
MacPherson gas mask
ear piercer
Abdomenizer
Balderdash
basketball
5-pin bowling
hockey goalie mask
Muskol
Puzz-3D
rollerskate
ski-binding
tabletop hockey game
Trivial Pursuit
air-conditioned vehicle
Canadarm
electric car
guardrail
snowblower
snowmobile
lacrosse
ice brewed beer
hockey
back bacon
Superman
Beano
baseball (yes! we played it first)
basketball
Candu Nuclear Reactors
Commodore Computers
Red Rose Tea
Smarties
the wonderbra
V-chip
cable TV
peacekeeping
Geiger Counter
engineered yarn
beer cases with tuck-in handles
flight simulators for pilot training
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