OT - US Presidential Candiates Arrested!

[AMF]

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why the rest of the world calls Americans arrogant.

Starhawk said:
Oh and no offense to any Canadians here, I hear it's a lovley country with polite people but lets face it in the grand world scheme of things most of the 3rd world nations probobly don't know what Canada is while 99.999% of the world knows of that huge ol' country the United States.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Next time you're in Canada, try looking up a show called 'Talking To Americans'. They talk to university and college students as well as political candidates including presidential candidates when they can. I'm not sure if they are still running it, but if you can catch a show called 'This hour has 22 minutes' they'll have re-runs. Then, you can talk about the differences between Canada and the US.

[Starhawk]

alarikf said:
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why the rest of the world calls Americans arrogant.

Actually if you pay attention to the wording it is hardly arrogant, Americans have been everyhwere and usually it's in large numbers.
As others have pointed out so politely Canadians don't much go to other countries (em masse) so go ahead and ask an Afghani child if they know who Canada is I doubt theyd know.

How is that possibly arrogant or even insulting? It's just a matter of where your nation goes en masse vs where "private citizens" go and let's face it there are countries we here in the industrialized west don't know about (i'm talking on a citzen basis NOT government) and they probobly on average don't know much about north America so what are you claimimg i'm being arrogant by saying there are places in the world that your average joe on the street of a 3rd world country don't know about?

I mean damn man if you take everything an American says expecting it to sound arrogant and rude your going to find a way to twist it in your mind to sound arrogant and rude no?


Anyway Renegade as to what happened to my friend it was actually funny, he was stuck in Canada for two days before being "deported" (can't remember what they actually called it at the moment) to the US. basically they just sent him home because his passport was not entirely in order even after all the beurocratic stuff that took 2 days to find out what was wrong lol. but he hadn't done anything illegal so it was no big deal but it's not like the RCMP gave him a lawyer when they questioned him for the 4 hours.
Either way he thought it was funny because of the fact that his parents made a goof and he got to stay in Canada for two more days of vacation while the mess was sorted out. You know he never did tell me what was wrong with the passport heh.

[Gandalf Parker]

Starhawk said:
Oh and no offense to any Canadians here

Too much to respond to in all that.

This is embearrassing. Either you are an excellent troll or the best example of an american stereotype Ive met in a long time. Please... join something and visit the real world outside of the US.

[Renegade 13]

Starhawk said:

Actually if you pay attention to the wording it is hardly arrogant, Americans have been everyhwere and usually it's in large numbers.
As others have pointed out so politely Canadians don't much go to other countries (em masse) so go ahead and ask an Afghani child if they know who Canada is I doubt theyd know.

And Afghani would know, since Canadians are one of the largest (if not the largest) peace keeping forces in Afghanistan, since the US decided to pull out and concentrate on Iraq.

[Starhawk]

Actually we are still there it's just we have military presence as apposed to a "peacekeeper" contingent like Canada

Don't peacekeepers wear the UN symbols on their uniforms and not those of their homeland? hmmm I always forget that as I don't see many pictures of UN Peacekeeper contingents.

I meant huge as in the american government tends to but into alot more national affairs then canada (yes I said butt in in a bad way) that's all I meant by just about everyone knows who we are.


Anyway I'm out of this thread as I'm buisy working on my mod so have fun all

[Possum]

Goodness gracious!

Things certainly got heated in here.

But isn't the right to hold our own opinions, the right to publicly debate and question the policies of our elected leaders, in essence aren't these the things the Founding Fathers specifically safeguarded our right to do?

Why do any of you become angry over the opinions of the other?

It's obvious that you are all profoundly patriotic, in your separate ways. I'm sure you all support the First Amendment right to free speech. Why the anger?

[Renegade 13]

Starhawk said:
Actually we are still there it's just we have military presence as apposed to a "peacekeeper" contingent like Canada

Don't peacekeepers wear the UN symbols on their uniforms and not those of their homeland? hmmm I always forget that as I don't see many pictures of UN Peacekeeper contingents.

I meant huge as in the american government tends to but into alot more national affairs then canada (yes I said butt in in a bad way) that's all I meant by just about everyone knows who we are.


Anyway I'm out of this thread as I'm buisy working on my mod so have fun all

I know that's what you meant about "just about everyone knowing who the USA is". I was purposely being obtuse I do that lots, and was just trying to interject a little humor into the situation. I know, it was pathetic, but I just needed to try

Anywho, I (speaking as a Canadian) did not take any offense to what Starhawk said about Canada. Small population we have. Personally, I like it that way. If you want to live in the middle of nowhere, or in the middle of a metropolitan, modern city, or anywhere in between, you can. Its great. As for the small military....its true! And I know many Canadians would like us to have a larger military presence, but many would also like us to keep it just as it is. My opinion officially doesn't matter, since I'm not yet of voting age But I should be by the time the next federal and provincial elections come along.

I think we all need to take a small step back, and not become so incensed over what other people say. Everyone has different opinions, and though those opinions may clash, it tells just how free we all are. That we can voice our opinions, even though they may be anti-government, etc. Anyways, I guess you can call this just a plea to calm down, and discuss things in a more rational and...well...calm manner.

I'm outta here for today, hope next time I pop into this thread, things are a little more reasonable....

Also, I'm sorry if my opinion has insulted anyone, that has not been my intention. I haven't been insulted by anyone elses opinions...at times I've shaken my head at the apparent ignorance of some people, but then again, maybe I'm ignorant and missing something obvious.

[Ed Kolis]

Hey everybody... sorry for starting this whole mess, but I'm glad it got us all thinking!
As any good psychotherapist would say, "let's let it rest for now at this stable point, we'll talk about it some more later", hmm?

[Starhawk]

I KNOW WHAT IT IS NOW!!!

It's all a Canadian Conspiracy!

That whole "we're courteous" is just a show in reality they are a facist state hidden under the niceguy look we all beleive canadians to have!
Half of Toronto's population is the ARMY!

The reason that the Canadian dollar is on the rise is because they put hypnotic materials in their pretty blue money! and the Dollar has a chemical on it that makes you happy to be holding a Canadian dollar! and the more dollars you hold the happier you are yet you must give up the "buzz" dollar for food but you must work to get more! And thus other nations have heard of the lovely canadian money and they all want to get their hands on it no matter what!

Canada wants to rule the world I say! those mounties they are really an elite special forces unit disguised as a bunch of helpful policemen! Anyone who goes to Canada and runs into a Mounty is turned into a Sleeper! a mindless drone for the Canadian cause!

This MUST BE STOPPED (sounds of canadians breaking down the door with hockey sticks) IT MUST STOP!!!! (sceram thump repeated beating noises heard)

Hey ah Yah Canada is great ay I mean they are lovely people and you didn't read any of this okay ay.