“No time now, if ever, for a THOUGHTFUL response, but...”
Sir, perhaps you have found some time by now to “think” about the SIGNIFICANCE (to America) of the leader of a major country like Canada bragging about re-establishing his country’s sovereignty over vast areas of the Artic Ocean and countering the Russian Navy with his pitiful 18 ship Navy. If you cannot understand the SIGNIFICANCE of that statement by Canada’s leader and how ridiculous it is, given the facts pertaining to the Canadian Navy, then I probably can’t help you. But, I will try in 6 sentences, to wit:
...Our current leadership is cutting our Navy to the bone, that’s a fact. I am not an “expert” but that is a fact. If you want to argue that it is not a fact, please argue it with someone else. So, that’s the SIGNIFICANCE and it is why I “claim” it (re-establishing sovereignty over large portions of the Artic Ocean) is a fraudulent statement for Harper to make because it is simply not possible or even thinkable and is an insult to the intelligence of a gnat. He is trying to sound good and tough to his people when he knows better and oh never mind his obvious disrespect for his own people’s intellect. If America follows Canada’s lead into PURE Socialism, we will surely one day have very little military force like Canada and it’s sister country Britain.
Now, in your hurry, you stated “in Canada for a month and you’re an expert”. This is what happens when you don’t have time for a “thoughtful response”. I never used the word “expert” and I don’t think of myself as an “expert” on the Canadian “work ethic”. I do have an opinion though based upon what all the people (Canadians) I talked to face to face who told me about how they feel about “work” and how much they prefer to work. And, it is a fact that they do not like to work as much as Americans and generally don’t. Now, that’s my opinion. Sorry if you have a contrary opinion. And, by the way, over the years, I have spent many months in Canada and have an x wife and mother-in-law that are Canadian. The mother-in-law hasn’t hit a lick in 50 years (she’s ninety) and the daughter precious little.
Now, on gasoline, after paying several thousand for gasoline in a month I also have an opinion on the cost of gasoline in a socialist country. It’s not an EXPERT opinion but it is a well informed opinion. And, I don’t want America going that direction. You might but I don’t, again, that’s my opinion.
I also commented on FREE HEALTCARE. It is not FREE. The money has to come from somewhere. These folks I talked to over and over used the word FREE when referring to their Healthcare. It is not secret and is not debatable amongst people with time and intellect to think about it that a lot of the money the Canadian Gov’t uses to pass out these FREEBIES is derived from gasoline taxes among scores of others. I don’t like that either and that is my OPINION. Sorry if you disagree.
Your last sentence seems a philosophical departure from the rest of your post but I strongly disagree with you. Everybody I came in contact with in Canada, that was Canadian and Socialist by admission, with one or two exceptions, was as nice and friendly as they could be to this American and there was no “anti-Americanism” directed at me in any way and they weren’t “pulling my leg”. No doubt there are many up there but I didn’t meet any, this trip.
Thanks for your comments.