Re: Fascism then. Fascism now?

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:56:41 GMT, "Count 1" <omnipitus2002@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>First you type;
>
>> Smart, lovely and eloquent information with out anger, just facts.
>
>Then;
>
>> There is not doubt that Canadians are a better and more advance culture
>> than many others in the Western World.
>
>Which pretty much confirms you're a moonbat.
>
> Perhaps that is the reason
>> Canadians chose to side with the United Nations and not the Warlords.
>
>"Canada" didn't chose to side with the UN, the PM at the time didn't like W,
>and vice versa, so he chose not to help the US. You can bet your last dollar
>if Clinton had decided on war Chretien would have made sure we were on board
>with or without the UN.
>

I agree that was part of it, but I also think that Canada's reluctance
to support the US was out of fear that if they angered al-Qaeda, they
would be attacked and Canada has no visible means to defend herself.
This is sometimes referred to as feeding the alligator in hopes that
it will eat you last.

>But I don't know, beyond symbolic, what good a dozen F-18's and a couple of
>obsolete ships would have been, which is all this better and more advanced
>culture could have mustered up.
>

Symbolism can be very important. I am still disappointed that the
Canadian government did not support the US in our time of need.


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