Jim Lad, we've been getting the view from the outside for a long, long time (several years). You're not the first person here in the Mudcat to offer us that view.

Your mistake in the other thread was your statement as fact that nobody posting to that thread was doing anything about the problem. You're not really in a position to comment on what people are or are not doing off-thread, since you simply don't have access to that information, and you come across as being pretty ignorant, as well as self-righteous and condescending, when you try to make those kinds of assertions. And I would suggest also, you come across as pretty unCanadian when you behave that way as well. I've found that most of the Canadians who behave in the way you did on the other thread are immigrants to that country from other countries.

You would have served your purpose better if you had recognized and embraced your allies instead of insulting them. That, by the way, insulting your allies, is one of the traits of the US that most of the rest of the world resents, so I figure you would make a very good USAn. ;-)


Yes, all in all, I have to say, you really would make a better USAn than Canadian.

The other problem with your posts on the other thread is that you talk like you think you understand the political system and the political process in this country, but you do not.

The system is rigged here. We do not have a democracy, and we haven't for some time now. The vast majority of us are disenfranchised on election day. My vote for president in the next election probably won't even be counted.

The candidate I will be voting for will probably not get elected, and if I use my vote for him, I will be taking my vote away from the "not Bush" candidate who has the greatest chance of winning. But from my perspective, none of the candidates of the not-Bush party who do have a chance of winning will be all that much different from the candidates of the Bush party. They will all continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and they will all try to wage war with Iran. You are not in a position to say whether or not I am doing enough outside of the voting process to correct this situation, since you know nothing whatever about me.

BTW, if you want to verify my politicl street-cred for yourself, I invite you to read my posting history. That should help you see the ignorance of your attitudes towards Mudcatters who live in the US.

You really should consider moving here to the US. You would feel quite at home here.