Ashamed of being a French-Canadian

[daves19]

Dude, seriously, i'm a french canadian, but feeling ashamed of...

I am proud of the old generation who protected french in quebec, but fucking tired of those who still thinks french is in danger in Canada!

Ashamed of those who says we are going to get more money if we separate from Canada!Why base our choices on money when we proclame being open minded?

Ashamed of those who act as racist, by hating english people because of what happened in the past, more precisely, we simply lost the war and must live along with it...

I am proud of all those english people trying to learn french, a pretty difficult language, not because they have to but because they want to...Or learning any other language because of a personal choice...

Ashamed of those who wants to separate when in fact the rest of the entire world is trying to unite...

In fact we all should be proud of being human, not proud of living under the shadow of a flag...

-Peace out :dance:

[eg420ne]

That reminds me- This reject named tucker carlson(a wanna be news pundit for msnbc) called canada the retarded cousin of the U.S... so i heard...

[daves19]

retarded??? not sure...

[Breukelen advocaat]

retarded??? not sure...



U.S. pundits bash 'retarded cousin' Canada
Dec. 19, 2005. 04:11 PM
BETH GORHAM
CANADIAN PRESS

WASHINGTON â?? Canada has been described lately by a conservative U.S. television host as "a stalker" and a "retarded cousin."

Another pundit recently asked if Canadians weren't getting "a little too big for their britches."

There's been a spate of Canada-bashing by right-wing media commentators in the United States ever since Prime Minister Paul Martin's complaints about lumber penalties and U.S. policy on climate change. His remarks prompted an unusual rebuke last week from the American ambassador.

The attacks on Canada have had web bloggers typing overtime and a non-profit group that's monitoring the trend, Media Matters for America, says it's disturbing.

Yet Paul Waldman, a senior fellow for the group, said Monday the criticism is confined to the usual faction that erupts whenever there's criticism of President George W. Bush's administration and it probably won't last past Canada's Jan. 23 election.

"There are always going to be occasions when it pops up. But Canada is never going to occupy an extraordinary amount of American thought," said Waldman.

"It's more like: `Who can we beat on today?' It's never going to reach the heights of animosity toward France in the run-up to the Iraq war."

Last week, MSNBC host Tucker Carlson, a well-known conservative pundit, let loose with a string of anti-Canada rants.

"Anybody with any ambition at all, or intelligence, has left Canada and is now living in New York," he said.

"Canada is a sweet country. It is like your retarded cousin you see at Thanksgiving and sort of pat him on the head. You know, he's nice but you don't take him seriously. That's Canada."

Carlson also said it's pointless to tell Canada to stop criticizing the United States.
"It only eggs them on. Canada is essentially a stalker, stalking the United States, right? Canada has little pictures of us in its bedroom, right?"

"It's unrequited love between Canada and the United States. We, meanwhile, don't even know Canada's name. We pay no attention at all," he said.

The day before, Fox News host Neil Cavuto highlighted Martin's remark at a news conference that the United States is a "reticent nation" lacking a "global conscience" on climate change.

"So have the Canadians gotten a little too big for their britches?" Cavuto asked.
"Could our neighbours to the north soon be our enemies?"

Douglas MacKinnon, a press secretary to former Republican senator Bob Dole, also recently accused Canada of harbouring terrorists.

"Can Canada really be considered our friend anymore?" he asked in a recent commentary in the right-wing Washington Times newspaper.

"What other question can be asked when the Canadian government not only willingly allows Islamic terrorists into their country but does nothing to stop them from entering our nation?"

U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins warned Martin last week to tone down anti-American jabs or risk hurting bilateral relations. But Martin was unrepentant, saying he would "not be dictated to" by the United States and his hard line appears to be resonating with some voters.

While the offensive from American pundits isn't widespread, it still has the potential to affect cross-border ties, said Waldman.

"On Capitol Hill, the TVs are turned to Fox News. This kind of media environment is what the White House pays attention to," he said.

"That hostility is probably shared by a lot of people in the administration."

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Render&c=Article&cid=1134990756913&call_pageid=968332188492

[daves19]

after reading those comments from Mr Carlson, i Wonder who's really retarded...Not the united state, but more tucker himself!!! What a joke this guy! Thanks for that post i needed it to get through my day!!

-Peace out

[Myth1184]

Canada is messed up place, your the Northern Version of Arkansas/Alabama, Where your Cousin is your Brother and your Uncle is your Dad

[F L E S H]

Dude, seriously, i'm a french canadian, but feeling ashamed of...

I am proud of the old generation who protected french in quebec, but fucking tired of those who still thinks french is in danger in Canada!

Ashamed of those who says we are going to get more money if we separate from Canada!Why base our choices on money when we proclame being open minded?

Ashamed of those who act as racist, by hating english people because of what happened in the past, more precisely, we simply lost the war and must live along with it...

I am proud of all those english people trying to learn french, a pretty difficult language, not because they have to but because they want to...Or learning any other language because of a personal choice...

Ashamed of those who wants to separate when in fact the rest of the entire world is trying to unite...

In fact we all should be proud of being human, not proud of living under the shadow of a flag...

-Peace out :dance:
Happy to see there's people like you in Quebec. It's strange that I was born in Quebec, speak French, but because my parents are Italian, I'm not "Quebecois". Unfortunately, many have never been outside their little town, and are quite close-minded. This separation business in the end makes absolutely no sense. Where did the last five major Prime Ministers come from? Who holds true power in Canada? BC? Alberta? If anything, the western provinces have more of a reason to separate than Quebec ever did!

In the end, even though I'm not "Quebecois", I'll always be a Montrealer, one of the few places in the world where people of different cultures can live together and get drunk every weekend! Not to mention the massive amounts of weed available to everyone... :dance: :glugglug: :stoned:

[F L E S H]

Canada is messed up place, your the Northern Version of Arkansas/Alabama, Where your Cousin is your Brother and your Uncle is your Dad
Asshole

[daves19]

Canada is messed up place, your the Northern Version of Arkansas/Alabama, Where your Cousin is your Brother and your Uncle is your Dad

thats one guy who never got out is lil town...or just celebrated is 13 year birthday... :dance:

[daves19]

by the way what the fuck is wrong with people only posting stuff like canada is retarded after that post i wrote??? did you guys ever read it??? wonder whos really retarded, and i begin to mean it fuck...

[nicholasstanko]

interesting...

canada runs things.


very interesting...

[eg420ne]

maybe canada is retarded and the U.S. is just crazy---- :thumbsup:

[eg420ne]

Good post by the way Dave....

[daves19]

yeah thanks!

[Esoteric416]

Anyone ever see "Canadian Bacon"? Funny movie with chilling political relevance.
Even more so now.