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percy · 05-25-2006, 01:45 PM

Which brings up another point surrounding this absurd sense of Harper trying to Americanize Canada. Good Grief

How many people here have, as I stated, supported Tim Hortons? How many of you have eaten a Big Mac, Whopper or Subway Sub? Guess what? American owned.

Anyone driven in or owned a Ford or a Buick car or truck? Watched tv or been to a movie recently? Read a book or magazine lately? Chances are it was produced by Americans.

The point being Canada is so saturated by American influence that it has over run our daily lives. And people are terrified that Stephen Harper is priming Canada to become the next state or states belonging to the USA. Oh the horror.

It's like people who bitch about Walmart because they've been told it's bad,bad bad. If Walmart is as bad as people say, then Greenpeace are terrorists. Geez, Walmart pays terrible wages for workers in China so people here can save a buck. Look around your homes and find how many things are made in China or Taiwan then compare them to how much stuff is Made in Canada.

Anyone eat an apple, an orange or strawberry lately. If it came from America, chances are that piece of fruit you have eaten was picked by a migrant worker working his ass off for peanuts. Do you care? Do you think about it?

Anyone have a Bell Canada land line in their house? Do you think the call center in India where Bell employs hundreds of people at are making $20 bucks an hour like they would here? Bet it is hot in there too. And not unionized either.

Anyway the point is before people go off on this ridiculous notion that we are becoming too American, look around. And look at the world as well. Quietly acknowledging our sometime hypocritical self is rather humbling at times, in a polite Canadian way that is.

05-25-2006, 01:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
percy Addict	Which brings up another point surrounding this absurd sense of Harper trying to Americanize Canada. Good Grief How many people here have, as I stated, supported Tim Hortons? How many of you have eaten a Big Mac, Whopper or Subway Sub? Guess what? American owned. Anyone driven in or owned a Ford or a Buick car or truck? Watched tv or been to a movie recently? Read a book or magazine lately? Chances are it was produced by Americans. The point being Canada is so saturated by American influence that it has over run our daily lives. And people are terrified that Stephen Harper is priming Canada to become the next state or states belonging to the USA. Oh the horror. It's like people who bitch about Walmart because they've been told it's bad,bad bad. If Walmart is as bad as people say, then Greenpeace are terrorists. Geez, Walmart pays terrible wages for workers in China so people here can save a buck. Look around your homes and find how many things are made in China or Taiwan then compare them to how much stuff is Made in Canada. Anyone eat an apple, an orange or strawberry lately. If it came from America, chances are that piece of fruit you have eaten was picked by a migrant worker working his ass off for peanuts. Do you care? Do you think about it? Anyone have a Bell Canada land line in their house? Do you think the call center in India where Bell employs hundreds of people at are making $20 bucks an hour like they would here? Bet it is hot in there too. And not unionized either. Anyway the point is before people go off on this ridiculous notion that we are becoming too American, look around. And look at the world as well. Quietly acknowledging our sometime hypocritical self is rather humbling at times, in a polite Canadian way that is. Last edited by percy; 05-25-2006 at 01:52 PM..