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And you can live in your delusions.

Yep, nothing like putting your mates in further danger.

IMO, the U.S. is a fear based society, unlike Canada where guns are harder to get, doors are still unlocked etc. We still have our share of crime, but statistically it's usually less per 100,000 than the U.S. link

Yep, that's why us boomers listen to "oldies" stations. The music from the 50's and 60's didn't die. I'd be very surprised if rap will travel as far as my music into the future.

Yup, same shit, different day.

Only because he wouldn't give in to Quebec. Hardly a traitor.

Unlikely, not that he wouldn't deserve it. More interesting reading.

I never said Canada doesn't have a illiteracy problem. I was merely pointing out the error made by the poster I was responding to.

I remember having a drink with Whitman way back in 1975 when he was covering the Canada Winter Games. He was one of about three patrons in a lounge where I was playing. Nice fellow.

Not a bad idea, and test the parents as well.

Is Scientology dangerous? I don't know, but THIS is scary.

Which unaccountable judges have written laws?

The difference is one wears it on his sleeve, the other on his head.

Your opinion. Your "morality" is based on the Bible I take it - you know that book filled with contradictions. This is not a black and white, right or wrong issue that you chose to make it. Society, through our politicians and polls have decided to accept gay marriage and thus it was made law. You want to change it, take it up with Harper. Othewise I suggest you get over it, and get on with your next crusade.

You kind of made it sound like the left have the problem with generalization. My point was that it's not about left or right, but about speaking out against injustice wherever and whenever it occurs regardless of political stripe. I don't know anyone that is critical of "anything the U.S. does" in my circle of friends and acquaintances. I think that attitude is severely overblown. Now if you're just referring to the actions of the Bush government, I might be willing to understand how people could arrive at that point of view.

So I take it then you would condone illegal invasions and bombings of other countries, and being continuously lied to by your government as okay. I am very critical and intolerant of any injustices, including those from our own governments, but that shouldn't be a partisan issue.

Well done Charles and Greg.

Not bashing so much as pointing out some of the hyprocrisy in your "greatest country in the world" mantra. You got a long ways to go IMO.

I challenge you to show as much discrepency in Canada as the US has had since 2000 election. Remember the Florida and Michigan escapades?

They could catch Bush stuffing ballot boxes and you wouldn't believe it.

I thought that was par for the course in American elections.

I don't think you know what functional literacy is. But here is a lengthy report describing the problems in the U.S. re literacy. link.

1 in 5 are functionally illiterate in America. And that is a conservative estimate. A cursory search will provide all the evidence you need. To site Wikipedia and the CIA as evidence of literacy is to include comic books and pictographs as reading material.

That's rich. I've yet to read the right on this board respond in a way that would "respect" Jean Chretian, Paul Martin, or even Trudeau.