Canadian Hate? Hardly
SDFeuerzauber, I agree that this is a growing problem that needs to be addressed.
In Canada, we have a very small, very loud group of US-bashers that hate everything the US does. In spite of what their little minds think, they don’t represent the views of the majority.
We have an unfortunate political situation in Canada. We have a so-called democracy that’s a joke. We have a single party system with a group of “fringe parties”, none of which is strong enough or capable enough to form a government. They barely form an opposition. This means that the party in power will remain so for the foreseeable future no matter how bad or incompetent they are. Because of this, they have become so arrogant and self-righteous. They’re mostly looney left wing, with a disproportionate number of French running the country. There are no personal consequences to what they do or say. They will get re-elected anyway. They can get away with calling Bush a “moron” or “Damn Americans, I hate those bastards.” They are too small-minded to realize the consequences to the country by all this trash talk coming from our so-called “leaders.” Again, they don’t represent the views of the majority.
As far as the US policy on Iraq goes, the Canadian people are roughly 50/50 divided on whether they support the war or not. This is approximately the same in the US. This is according to some polls that I've read.
This is most unfortunate for both the US and Canada that some Americans perceive the noise in Canada as “hatred.”
It’s left up to the rest of Canadians, the quiet majority of moderates, to try to repair the damage the bashers and the Liberals have done. We value the relationship that we’ve developed over the years with the US even though our leaders don’t.
To all our American friends, don’t be afraid to visit Canada. When you’re finished with the regime change in Iraq, see what you can do for us as well.
