The pathology of Canada - a byproduct of American civilization

[paxamericana]

"Americans were the first major population group to settle permanently in Canada in more than token numbers, and they dominated Canada’s population for six decades.  From the 1770s until the 1830s, the majority of English-speaking Canadians were U.S.-born…

Over the preceding decades, most ambitious and inventive immigrants to Canada had quickly departed for the United States.  The colonies were left with a self-selected group who didn’t want much from life: an agrarian, very religious, austere population of peasants and labourers who tended to see change and growth as a threat rather than an opportunity and a consumer economy as generally sinful excess." - Doug Saunders, Maximum Canada: Toward a Country of 100 Million

Canada is an abandoned British Colony, let go of your British imperial fantasy. It's time for Canada to be 51st. You're North American, not Canadian. 

 

p.s. seek help, denial, hostility and insecurity will not set you free, only by being an American can Canucks be at peace.

 

 

Edited September 1, 2025 by paxamericana

[SpankyMcFarland]

American civilization sounds like an interesting idea. Let’s see if it happens. 

[herbie]

Does American and civilization belong in the same sentence?

 

[paxamericana]

14 hours ago, herbie said:

Does American and civilization belong in the same sentence?

 

Deep down in your blood and bones you know you are American. Canada is a fairy tale you've all told yourselves. Your best and brightest went to America.  Leaving you laggards behind to seathe in resentment. There are more Canadian snowbird living in Florida than some of your provincial maritime territory mmkay.

Edited September 2, 2025 by paxamericana

[herbie]

You know how common that belief is held by Americans? Can't even imagine the quality of life any where else is as good or even better than there. Brainwashed that Europe recovered from the war and angry that the poor, the oppressed and the desperate are all brown people now.
Oblivious the Fanta Fool is shaming you everywhere else.

[paxamericana]

23 minutes ago, herbie said:

shaming you everywhere else.

America does not care about other countries, we have a unassailable strength. But Canada, oh Canada , you've been found wanting, a thorn in the American side, but no longer. We will absorb you. It's only a matter of time. The Brits are no longer around to buy you time.

By the way, caring about what others think of you just shows how weak you are.

Edited September 2, 2025 by paxamericana

[paxamericana]

Canada is a remnant of a bygone era, only America exist. Soon Canada will be absorbed as the 51st state along with Greenland. So while America and Canada does have two different political systems, make no mistake. No other two countries share identical cultural roots that are for all practical intent and purpose indistinguishable. All Canucks know this to be true for it is the primary source of Canadian cultural insecurity. You are not Canadian, you are North American. Why else would Canadians care more about US politics than even actual Americans. Confess to this shame Canada and accept that you are in fact just another American.

Oh and if you disagree, let me guess, you’re glad you don’t live in America because you’re xenophobic. Seek help, it’s not healthy.

Edited September 15, 2025 by paxamericana

[SpankyMcFarland]

On 9/2/2025 at 10:51 AM, paxamericana said:

Deep down in your blood and bones you know you are American. Canada is a fairy tale you've all told yourselves. Your best and brightest went to America.  Leaving you laggards behind to seathe in resentment. There are more Canadian snowbird living in Florida than some of your provincial maritime territory mmkay.

I am not American in any way, shape or form. I chose to become Canadian and thank God daily for choosing citizenship of this wonderful country when both options were available to me long ago. BTW many of my snowbird neighbours are ruing the day they ever got mixed up in Florida real estate. 

Edited October 24, 2025 by SpankyMcFarland

[John Stone]

Anyone want to explain why Canada went metric.......... what genius decided on that? 

[Barquentine]

16 hours ago, John Stone said:

Anyone want to explain why Canada went metric.......... what genius decided on that?

Seriously? 

"The United States, Liberia, and Myanmar are the only countries that have not officially adopted the metric system." Explain that.

[John Stone]

1 hour ago, Barquentine said:

Seriously? 

"The United States, Liberia, and Myanmar are the only countries that have not officially adopted the metric system." Explain that.

You mean the United States that is the largest economy in the world, our largest trading partner (still)  and geo-adjacent - that United States? 

[herbie]

Easy to explain. Counting by tens is too difficult for Americans.

In actuality it's hidden economic protectionism and also perpetuates their brainwashing that they're right and the rest of the world is wrong.

 

[paxamericana]

1 hour ago, herbie said:

Easy to explain. Counting by tens is too difficult for Americans.

In actuality it's hidden economic protectionism and also perpetuates their brainwashing that they're right and the rest of the world is wrong.

 

Mhmmmm, yeah says the person whose country also originated from the same empire that gave us the IMPERIAL system. We’re more British than you Canucks.

[Legato]

1 hour ago, herbie said:

Easy to explain. Counting by tens is too difficult for Americans.

In actuality it's hidden economic protectionism and also perpetuates their brainwashing that they're right and the rest of the world is wrong.

 

Okay Baldrick, put down the turnip and say "that guy's one hundred and eighty two decimal eight eight centimeters tall" instead of "he's six foot tall".

Here's a pumpkin that weighs 2 pounds, not zero point nine zero seven one eight five kilograms.

You can shove metric and give us back MPH.

 

[Barquentine]

On 11/14/2025 at 10:25 AM, John Stone said:

You mean the United States that is the largest economy in the world, our largest trading partner (still)  and geo-adjacent - that United States? 

What's your point? Every country adopted metric because it's so much better than imperial. Easier, more precise, makes business, education,trade, manufacturing, science... BETTER!
If you're so stuck in the past, go back to using shillings and pence, guineas and crowns. Drive a brace of furlongs to buy a firkin of ale. That'll last you a fortnight.

[herbie]

In Dicken's time the street urchins that used shillings and pence were most likely far more proficient at math than a lot of Americans these days.
And I include the stodgy old Canadians griping about the metric system 50 years later who couldn't remember how may cups in a quart or the miles per gallon their Frontenac got after all these years.

[Down East]

On 9/15/2025 at 1:47 AM, paxamericana said:

Canada is a remnant of a bygone era, only America exist. Soon Canada will be absorbed as the 51st state along with Greenland.

This OP is a prime example of why social media has been turned into a social contagion over the past 20 years. 

As an American, I would be embarrassed to make some of the statements that are being thrown out here.

Canada isn't going anywhere, and it sure as hell isn't going to be part of the US. Why would they?

I have a few minor pet peeves with Canada myself, but Trump did nothing more than  embarrass himself and the USA with his misinformed rhetoric leading up to this crazy tariff war with our northern neighbors.  Canada, England, and Israel have been our three closest allies for a very long time.............and Trump decides alienate Canada over some petty lumber and dairy tariffs? 

Years ago, a President or Prime Minister would have picked up the phone and settled a petty dairy and lumber disagreement before it got out of hand. 

Years ago, a President and Prime Minister would pick up the phone if they had a border issue.  But no, Trump decided to make it a 5 alarm fire in the media before making the call.

I'm not saying that Canada is 100% innocent with the price wars, and I won't say that Trump hasn't done some good things in his first year................ but he most certainly screwed the pooch with our northern neighbors.  

 

 

 

Edited November 16, 2025 by Down East

[paxamericana]

3 hours ago, Down East said:

screwed the pooch with our northern neighbors.  

It’s been in the US strategic interest to have all people living on the North American continent to fly one banner. The Canadian are the easiest to integrate onto American society as they’re already…American. Trump is not wrong in wanting to absorb Canada and Greenland. It’s purely for security. However, there is a cost, Canada is aging into obsolescence, it’s not economically viable to support a dozen Mississippi and their pensioners. Whether America wants to burden that cost is a fair question. 

[John Stone]

On 11/15/2025 at 11:59 AM, Barquentine said:

What's your point? Every country adopted metric because it's so much better than imperial. Easier, more precise, makes business, education,trade, manufacturing, science... BETTER!
If you're so stuck in the past, go back to using shillings and pence, guineas and crowns. Drive a brace of furlongs to buy a firkin of ale. That'll last you a fortnight.

What's my point? Economics, maybe. 

OMG I laugh when  you mentioned trade. 

[Radiorum]

On 9/1/2025 at 1:28 AM, paxamericana said:

You're North American, not Canadian.

It’s a mistake to think there was only one type of American in colonial times. There was in fact a sharp division between the Anglican royalists and the Presbyterian anti-monarchists. These are the two sides that fought in the war of independence – which at the time was considered a civil war.

And it’s the royalists – the United Empire Loyalists – that settled Canada. So, America and Canada began with two different zeitgeists. Canada was founded on “peace, order and good government” and America on “individual liberty.” Americans are loud and Canadians are quiet. Americans are more attracted to spectacle, and Canadians are much more understated. We laugh at ourselves, and Americans take themselves much too seriously. We’re affronted by your garishness, since modesty more guides us.

I distinctly remember watching the movie “Independence Day” in 1996, and thinking, “this movie would never have been made in Canada.” Another American saves the world! There is even a literary trope about it – America Saves the Day. American movies tend to be very much about self-promotion, and Canadian movies are much more elegant and personal.

I am Canadian.

[herbie]

Like most wrong-wingers, the man gets everything ass backwards.
The black sheep offspring of Anglo civilization thinks it's the father.

[paxamericana]

2 hours ago, Radiorum said:

Canada was founded on “peace, order and good government” and America on “individual liberty.” Americans are loud and Canadians are quiet.

You’re describing the differences between rural provinces and the city crowd. This isn’t what defines a country. Yes to your point there is a cultural divide but that’s not just Canada, the same is true of America. The Prairies are akin to the Midwest and Texas. Canada’s respective coast has their equivalent just south of the border. 

[John Stone]

I'm always somewhat amused by the fact that the individual (Sir John A. M that saved and developed Canada from 'sea- to- shining-sea' is now demeaned  in the most forthright manner. At the same time, a traitor is feted,  toasted and held up as one of the fathers of confederation. They say ignorance is bliss but this is at a National level. Oh yeah, the guy that engineered the CPR  -  truly brilliant, was a U.S. citizen as were the majority of his cohorts  - he resided in a Mansion in Montreal - later destroyed by separatists. 

............ speaking of iron men?