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Shonai Ben · Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 617

What can I say?I guess I beat Caper Girl to the punch.

Happy Canada Day to all you canucks out there.

Sorry Steiner:I couldn't resist. Cool

Capergirl · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 10:37 pm Post subject:

Hahahaha....Shonai Ben, you didn't beat me to the punch...I was sitting back waiting for another Canuck to post this. Wink

Now the PC police will call you ethnocentric and insensitive. Don't think for one moment you will get away with this act of Canadian superiority "scot"-free. *snicker*

Happy Canada Day right back atcha, eh..... Laughing

khmerhit · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 10:50 pm Post subject:

I still think of it as Dominion Day. How many countries have holidays named after themselves? Most odd. Smacks of cultural insecurity. I guess thats what it is----duh!!

gerard · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 581 Location: Internet Cafe

I was talking to my mate about this. Do you party on June 30 because you can sleep in or on July 1 when you have to work the next day??? My friend thinks wait until July 1 and get hammered around the barbecue. Get to bed by midnight. Happy Canada day and lets wait for the clowns to tell us we are cultural impereliasts. (sp.) Evil or Very Mad

Wait to see what I have to say on July 4. Twisted Evil

Mosley · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 158

Someone beat me to the punch. Yeah, it'll always be Dominion Day in my books.

johnslat · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 3:20 am Post subject: Plain speaking

As a citizen of the world's only ( current ) super/hyperpower, the " one indispensable nation " - presently enagaged in extending the benefits of democracy and free entrpise to the grateful inhabitants of ( most conspicuously ) Iraq and Afghanistan, I would like to wish a most happy Canada/Dominion Day to all Canadians, our all too often overlooked and underappreciated good neighbors to the north.
Regards,
John
P.S. And thank you for having had one in the halls of power who was willing to say in public what so many of us know: that Dubya is a moron.

gerard · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 581 Location: Internet Cafe

johnslat-----You have a happy Independence Day now. Gotta go on a cigarette/alcohol run now. The US hasnt done anything useful since D-Day and even then the English had it under control. Pearl Harbour?? Heres a quarter call someone who cares. Spare us the nonsense. Have a nice day.

johnslat · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 5:24 am Post subject: What if . . .

Dear gerard,
" The US hasn't done anything useful since D-Day . . "
Well, let me preface this rebuttal by stating first that no country ever does anything out of any motive than its own self-interest ( hmm, rather a sweeping generalization there; can anyone come up with any exceptions? ) Having discounted altruism, I would like to mention:
The Marshall Plan
The Berlin Airlift
The Civil Rights Movement
The " intervention " in Bosnia
The attempt in Somalia
Contributing to the fall of communism
Foreign Aid ( admittedly all too often misdirected, inappropriate or misapplied )
Disaster Relief
The Space Program
The Peace Corps ( OK - it has its upsides and downsides, but upside, in general )
Habitat for Humanity

OK, I've probably left some out, and some I've put in may be debatable.
But the point is - saying the USA is all bad is just as silly as saying it's all good. Here's an article about that subject that I think is a pertinent one:

http://www.metropulse.com/dir_zine/dir_2003/1317/t_rationally.html

The USA, under its current administration, is doing a LOT of things I don't like. But I still believe in the original concept and feel certain that we will get back on the right track. It's interesting to speculate: what would the world be like now if the USA had somehow vanished from the globe right after D-Day? Would it be a better or worse place? Or just about the same?
Regards,
John

Wolf · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 1245 Location: Middle Earth

Surely wishing everyone a happy Canada Day needn't entail any policial commentary. Surely it's something that we can all - and yes let's extend the invitaiton to everyone - just enjoy!

So, let's have a politics free happy Canada Day! And an equally fun because it's fun what reason do we need ot be happy Independance day in 3 days.

Don't forget kids - Ocean Day is July 20 (observed July 21).

tjpnz2000 · Joined: 22 May 2003 Posts: 118 Location: Japan

I have met enough Americans