Frank, I agree with you. I was deliberately provoking you with the "All the benefits and none of the responsibilities" line. I think more accurate would be, "You get some benefits, but you have no say in what's happening." I bite my tongue because I feel like "You get some benefits, but you have no liability." And some folks are very vocal critics (self rightous) telling us to fix our problems. Easier said than done... Regards, Bob S.
On 10/18/07, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/18/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have enough Canadian heritage to appreciate why Northern North > > Americans, ;-), don't like that proposition, but I'm far enough > > removed from Canadian/US politics that I find it funny :-D > > It's not a political issue as much as a cultural one. > > I know Bob was joking, and truly meant no harm, and in so many ways > it's great being next to the only superpower in the world. > > I think many of us (which is really my way of sayng "I") are tired of > is being thought of or portrayed as second-class citizens or some sort > of poor cousin to the US. > > Even worse is the thought that somehow we're "just like Americans", > but we don't do all (or any) of the dirty work they do to keep the > world safe for democracy. Like Bob said, "all the benefits" and "none > of the responsibility". That pretty much sums up the message that we > hear time and time again. > > Bob may have been joking, but too many ~aren't~ when comments like > that are made. > > cheers, > frank > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
