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Originally Posted by tphuang
I don't want to get in an argument about who is right or wrong in this scenario. But, you are basically saying that most informed Canadians should feel the way you do and most uninformed Canadians will feel the other way, due to the anti-American nature of Canadians. Do you have any proof of this?
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I'd have to dig for proof but my opinion comes from personal experience with my fellwow Canadians. My best freind who unfortunately is a huge beleiver in just about every conspiracy theory under the sun thinks Bush was the mastermind behind 9/11. I can't even get into a serious conversation with the guy on the subject without him flying off into another rant about aliens and such.....
Another freind thinks Bush is the next Hitler while completely egnoring the terrorism issue nor does she offer any tangable alternative to hitting them where they live.
My freinds are not stupid, they are merely miss-informed.
Its a matter of complaciency, Canadians have few WW2 era role models left to discuss the finer points of just when we should fight and why. As Alistriwen has stated, Canadians still cling to the Peacekeeping mantra, a mantra which clearly has its shortcomings in a region where both sides are content to beat the holy hell out of each other rather than settle for peace. When embrasing the "peace
keeping" mantra its tough to accept the "peace
making" doctrine thats needed in situations where combantants simply don't want to give up the fight.