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Love it
Seriously ?
The US is burning ?
Yes, their presidential candidates are all weak.
Yes, their education system favors the wealthy 20% and is sub-par for the other 80%.
Yes, their legal system is rigged towards the wealthy and the prosecuting state attorney.
Yes, they have too large a population, especially male blacks, in prison.
Yes, their gun legislation is rooted in 17th century self-defense thinking.
Yes, they spend too much on the military.
Yes, Canada is, on balance better. See here why: http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/f-h-buckley-youre-more-conservative-than-you-think
Canada is following the wrong European path of excessive debt, too much spending, too many regulations and too cushy a social hammock. That is why the UK wants to leave the EU.
But burning ?
Note the lazy moose. That is better ?
To be fair, the house itself is not burning – just the car in front of the house. The process is messy, violent, and surreal, and still this is clearly not the whole story. From this side of the border, I can’t argue with this depiction of how the election process looks like.
Gordon – Sorry, but I feel this post is beneath you.
What is happening in USA could easily happen in Canada. One must be eternally vigilant. You’re shocked and appalled? try talking to an American…
Well our premier in BC and our PM aren’t exactly the smartest bulbs, either … merely good looking and stead-fast on their (often wrong) opinions ! A radio host and a drama teacher .. managing a $40B and $250B budget, respectively .. math .. deficits .. debt .. who cares. Mere puppets often of a massive bureaucracy behind the scences …