Majority of Canadians support U.S.A.

[vibenorth]

In case the message isn't getting across the border, most Canadians support the U.S. Our Prime Minister is dispised by many of us and there are a few left wing nuts in his party who bad mouth the States but they don't represent many of us. After 911 there were a lot of Canadians who went to New York with equipment to help. They are more reflective of how we feel. We support you.

[Zamboni Guy]

That's interesting info. With the Montreal Canadien fans booing the US national anthem at a recent NHL game, I wasn't sure what our friends to the north thought.

[Chris]

This is a highly emotional issue so I don't want to get into it, particularly as each of our governments do things that not all of us support... generally for purely political reasons.HOWEVER, booing our closest friends anthem is downright uncivilized and, as a Canadian, I do apologise. May the not to distant future bring peace and good will to the people of the US, Canada and Iraq.

[Sputnik]

Yes, I agree... politics aside, booing any national anthem is just poor, poor taste.

[rasermon]

Dallas Mavericks guard Steve Nash (a Canadian) says he's against the war in Iraq but supportive of our soldiers, it is viewed as disrespectful to the U.S. troops risking their lives overseas. But the very freedom he is exercising, the one that allows him to state his opinion, is the one that would get him his tongue cut out in Iraq. What we have here is a deeply conflicted nation in a world fairly united over a difficult issue. This isn't the time for silence on either side of the argument. You have the right to remain silent, just as you have the right to sing as loudly as you want during the anthem, just as you have the right to boo during it.United we stand over the meaning of democracy or divided we fall. Embarrassed, Canadiens officials apologized. Before the singing of the National Anthem at a later Montreal-Carolina game, they played a videotape of Hall of Famer Jean Beliveau urging fans to be respectful.

[Kirby]

A few idiots booing a national anthem does not reflect the opinion of all 30 million or so Canadians. If I remember correctly several Americans were booing the Canadian anthem at a game in the US as well. We cannot assume that Canadians don't like Americans and vice versa just because each country has its share of morons who boo national anthems. The choice not to support the American effort was the choice of our Government and not us. How safe would Canadians feel if they did not have the military backing of the US? That question alone should be reason enough for our government to support the war but apparently it isn't.

[Stang2Vibe]

A big thank you to our Canadian members who have posted here not only to shed light on the situation, but also to stand up and let their voices be heard in support of a good and righteous cause. I want to personally thank all Canadians as well as all members of all other nations as well as our own who are lending their support morally, verbally, militarily, or otherwise to the current international coalition action going on in all parts of the world, especially in the Middle East. You are truly the well informed and intelligent members of the domestic and international communities who at least understand some of the important steps that have to be taken to make our world a better place for all of its' inhabitants. You are the ones who understand that we must go through a temporary time of hardship to gain a greater, lasting peace in the world. Again, I thank you. May God bless the USA and all her allies in our fight to usher in more peace and freedom in our world.

[Stang2Vibe]

quote:It was sad to see that 11 dead bodies were found in a shallow grave and there was a torture chamber also.In no way any other government in the world would treat anyone like that. That is a horrible, horrible thing to find. But as for no other countries doing a thing like that, I'm not so sure. I think that type of thing still goes on in different ways in places like China, North Korea, Iran, Syria, Libya, Somalia, and several other nations.quote:Don Cherry also apologized and said it was not right, weraring his american flag tie. Wow, it must have took him hours to clean the dust off of that thing. He probably hasn't worn that since the end of WWII. That is just too much for Don Cherry, I'm sure he was wearing a Canadian flag t-shirt undernieth his dress shirt.

[Vibe Rater]

I am stunned that any American would doubt for a moment that we Canadians don't support America. Please don't listen to our Prime Minister. You cannot get the foggiest notion of what he thinks by listening to what he says. He is a village idiot. No more. He gets elected with a majority government with less that 40% popular vote. Don't listen to members of his government. They are trained seals. We, the people of Canada, love the U.S.A.

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[Herb]

quote:With the Montreal Canadien fans booing the US national anthem at a recent NHL game, I wasn't sure what our friends to the north thought.Probably similar lines of thought when the Canadian Flag was flown upside down at a game (I can't remember which sport), and on another occasion the American guy who sang the Canadian anthem at another sports event who didn't even know the tune, and sang it to the tune of Oh Christmas Tree.Though the examples I noted were due more to carelessness, I do agree that booing a national anthem is uncalled for.As for my thoughts of support... What really can we offer? Our so called military is a joke. Our helicopter fleet is ancient and falling apart. Our recently purchased subs from Britain leak. We've only got a small handful of fighters. We couldn't provide the proper color uniforms for what little troops we had in Afganistan last year.As it is we have been supporting the war on terrorism, and it's VERY interesting that fact has completely been forgotten by the American media.There's alot of talk about how Canada should support the US, but I don't see much US support of Canada. There are alot of issues Canadians are supposed to just roll over just for the US, such as softwood lumber trade and fishing policies.With all that said, I know at least this much is true. The decisions made by our respective governments do no necessarily reflect the opinions of everyone.

[Vibe Rater]

All they are asking for is for our Village Idiot Prime Minister to try to string a complete coherent sentence together and state that we support our traditonal friends and allies. They don't want or need our military support. As for your concern about softwood lumber and fishing, these are totally separate issues from showing support for a traditional friend and ally in a time of war. With King Chretien's constant bumbling and flip flopping and total lack of leadership or vision, these issues have never been further away from being resolved as they are now. There is a dear price to be paid for stupidity and bad government like we have, and we will pay it.

[Stang2Vibe]

quote:Probably similar lines of thought when the Canadian Flag was flown upside down at a game (I can't remember which sport),I distinctly remember that one. That was in the Major League Baseball playoff game at Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium. The Braves were playing in the playoffs. That was in 1994, if I remember correctly. There was a big deal made about that, I remember. They went to great lengths to apologize for that too, they said that it was an embarrasing mistake and was not done intentionally. I thought it was kind of funny at the time that something so important and noticable went overlooked. Flying the American flag upside down is a signal of distress. I had a small American flag sticker that I put upside down in the back window of my car throughout most of Clinton's second term in office because as long as he was in there, we were in a national state of distress. It was right next to my "Impeach Clinton" bumper sticker in the rear window also.

[Stang2Vibe]

Clinton was impeached. Only the second president in history to receive such an honor (Andrew Jackson was the first). However, the Senate did not get enough votes to remove either one of them from office. The House of Representatives votes to impeach (where they got enough votes to do it), but to remove a sitting President, the Senate must vote to remove the President by a two-thirds majority (called a "supermajority" in political talk). I think they fell about 16 votes shy of ousting "Slick Willie". What a shame. But let history be very clear, he WAS officially impeached.I don't think that "smart" is the best characterization of Clinton. A better term would be "sly".

[Herb]

quote:With King Chretien's constant bumbling and flip flopping and total lack of leadership or vision, these issues have never been further away from being resolved as they are now. There is a dear price to be paid for stupidity and bad government like we have, and we will pay it.Well with the splintered opposition parties we have there doesn't seem to be much of a chance of the Liberals falling out of power. Not unless they start breaking apart. But if that happens the Bloc Québécois might end up being the federal government. Now that would be interesting.

[Stang2Vibe]

Too bad that you have no interest in what governs and will govern most every aspect of your life until the day you die! If you're not looking, you won't see what they are trying to take away until it's already gone. And good luck with getting ANYTHING back from the government once they've found a way to take it! Politicians in the future will have the easiest time ever doing whatever they want. Most people my age and a bit younger have already had their brains rotted out by the trash on MTV and certain other stations. The only things they know about politics and the world around them are the lies in the sound bytes that the talking heads on TV constantly repeat. I think Hitler used this as a brainwashing technique. On the radio, of course, nobody really had TV over there back then.

[Stang2Vibe]

Yeah, the EPA is really crooked. Most of the stuff they come up with regarding vehicle regulations is 100% B.S. too.If you ever want to get the real story on global warming, go to www.cato.org . Most of what is being passed along as fact is lies based on scientific assumptions, not facts, that don't resemble how things really work.

[NovaResource]

Interesting reading:http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/Art ... TopStories

[vibenorth]

There is a Pro American rally planned in Toronto today.

[Vibe Rater]

Yes, I attached a flyer in an earlier post. Don't know how big the turnout will be with the weather around here the last few days. I would love to be there, but I have to work. The same can't be said for the lackeys that always show up at the anti U.S. rallies.

[Stang2Vibe]

We just had a "Support Our Troops" rally here on campus the other day. Looked like only about 40 or so people showed up. . On a campus of about 11,500 students, only about 40 show up in support of those risking their lives defending our freedom. Thats pretty sad. Many are misinformed, don't understand/don't care that people are out there fighting and dying to make their lives as well as the lives of millions of others across the globe better and safer. Very sad indeed.

[Vibe Rater]

Don't despair. Most of the people who support the U.S. have jobs. The low life usual suspect lackeys who frequent the anti rallys are left wing nuts who either have no job or have government 'jobs'. We are the silent majority.