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Anti- Americanism

Contributor: cfallon

Date: 2003-03-04 14:57:10


Perhaps you have been spared the vitriol of a large segment of anti-american feeling. I guess that's because it is very rarely directed at any one person.

What bothers a small minority of Canadians with regards to our MPs calling Americans "bastards" is that we feel kinship with Americans and their way of living.

I can tell you, in the ordinairy course of the day, I would not be comfortable voicing any support for George W Bush and can be made to feel treasonous if I express a love for the American way. Even though, the American way is virtually identical to the Canadian way.

Yes, there are differences, but in the scheme of things, they are slight.

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