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[Demonicat]

Ok, the right to bear arms.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.


Therefore, the constitution does NOT grant rights to private citizens to hacvve an armoury, but rather to join in a regular millitia with regular training. The purpose behind this amendment was so that the populace would have the ability to overthrow a tyrannical dictatorship should one arise... Of course, the US government and media has made an effort out of ridiculing and destroying many millitias and replacing the "Well Regulated Millitia", with the national guard, an extension of the military...which defies the point.
No law has ever been written specifically granting citizens the right to firearms, but in our recent past (as well as in some more rural parts today), owning a firearm was a nescesity of life. Hunting, wild animals, and predators attacking one's lifestock made gun ownership needed. The problem is, how do you get people to give up the guns they've had for decades. And how do you take them from yokels in the subburbs without taking them from ranchers who need them?

Meh, There it is. Oh, and on the Canada V US matter, may I say as a resident of Washington D.C. that I feel more intune with someone from Toronto than someone from, say Alberta. It all has to do with rural v urban and east v west. We share most of our history. Two hundred years is NOTHING culturally.

[ajgeddes]

[Thunndarr]

[Ya-ta Boy]

[Yu_Bum_suk]

[Newbie]

[RACETRAITOR]

[Tiger Beer]

[peppermint]

Who the hell thinks of themselves as"(insert nationality here) in Korea" after being here more than a few months anyway?

[Satori]

I find it seriously kills my buzz to talk about nationality or politics on a night out. I can't think of anything less cool, or more rediculous, and it certainly ain't relaxing. I don't want to hear about Canada, and I don't want to tell you about New Zealand. I want your considered opinion about whether the two hot chicks in the corner are single, and do you think they would be amenable if we went over for a chat...

I also think the premise of the book is very weak. You want people's experience "as a canadian in Korea". Now granted, every canadian in Korea will have an "experience" of some kind. But the particulars of that experience will have very little to do with thier nationality, and a lot to do with thier personality.

[Bladewarrior]

Well, first of all you are greatly mistaken as to the premise of the book, and secondly, the comments that I am getting from people will only be used in one of the smaller chapters of my book. As I stated from the beginning of this thread, the book is actually about my experiences here in Korea. What I purposely neglected to say, was that it's more specifically about being a Black Canadian in Korea, mainly because my experiences will differ greatly from that of a White Canadian, I know this to be true, as I have seen this first hand. However, the book neither puts Korea in a solely negative light, or a solely positive, it merely is meant to be an eye-opener, and hopefully a piece of information that not just Foreigners can use, but Koreans as well.

[travel zen]

I'm from Toronto, but my parnts are from the Caribbean.

I thought Korea was a cool place, didn't like the spitting and coldness from some people. That is clearly racism, but many people know that about Korea.

My girlfriend that I met in Canada, but toured with is Korean. She thinks koreans are macho-idiots for behaving the way they do.

Hmmm, If I would have landed in Korea first, instead of China, I probably would have disliked all the racism....but compared to China, Korea looks pretty damned accepting and accomodating. This must mean that China is about 300 years in the past with regards to socialization.

All in all, I met some really good Koreans, lots of foreigner-party-buddies, and had a reallllly good time in my two month stay.

[Satori]

[Bladewarrior]

haha, All right Satori, I can work on that.

[The Great Toad]

I do not like Canada they started the war in the gulf and before that attacked the World Trade Center Further they attacked South park Colorado. They are a neocommi welfare state. I think they have weak drug laws too so it all a bunch of hippies. Also, I went to the Rocky Mt Tavern and it was very loud and crowded I had to bump into a lot of them hockey players- to get to the bathroom- but they were nice and did not get mad. Still I think some of them need to stop green house growing all that pot and try to grow mushrooms or beats instead then at least they would not be dopes.