Whither Canadian Liberalism?

This is OK, as long as you view it strictly as a datapoint on what a conservative American college student is thinking. We're way ahead of him or her in our understanding of what's going on here. In particular, the idea the the Conservatives have any chance to win any election in the next two decades is laughable. I know that the next comment will be that Harvard is in fact liberal, but of course that is true only in comparison to Texas.

I actually disagree, I think the student who wrote this article is in fact a Democrat. After all there's not much difference these days between a Republican or a Democrat so you could easily be fooled into believing this person is a Republican.

The country described in this article is not Canada. I wish it were, but it's not. For one thing they got their facts wrong; unfortunately Canada is far from legalizing marijuana. The government is only trying to decrminalise marijuana. I guess they just decided to leave that fact out.

My one question after reading this article was who was it written for Americans or Canadians?

Why is it that it's always left-wing Americans who are constantly telling us what to do? As we know, it's hard to take Republican attitudes and comments directed towards Canada and Canadians seriously as they're usually devoid of any facts. But there is always something serious, almost threatening or fearful in the Democrats tone towards us? Why is that? They make it always sound as if our "enlightened utopia" is about to evaporate right in front of our eyes, when in fact Canada is just like any other country; a nation with as many positive traits as negative attributes.

Or was this article written for American Liberals in the hopes that it may inspire them and their cause south of the border? Canada is such a progressive paradise and it's all because of Liberalism, so let's get busy in America and get Liberalism back on track! Of course this article avoids the clear differences that exist between Canadian Liberals and American Liberals. They probably don't want to mention to their readers that Liberalism in Canada is as much an obstacle to Canadian nationalism as Conservatism is. At least in their current form(s)

Not only do they fail to mention the Bloc or the NDP, but they fail to mention the many serious issues and problems facing our country; a failing health care system, an under funded military, an over taxed population, poorly envision foreign policy, an ever increasing democratic deficit, and an over dependancy on free markets south of the border. Not to mention the problems with Quebec separatism. No Canadian nationalist could take this article seriously.

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"I pick the bones of what's been done. I'm the revolution when the door is shut. I bite the hand that slaps me senseless. I am far too Canadian" -SotW

Harper won't win.

I'd say "whither the value of a Harvard Degree?"

HAHA!

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Now call it extreme if you like, but I propose we hit it hard, and we hit it fast, with a major, and I mean major, leaflet campaign.--Rimmer, Red Dwarf

UT rules, Harvard drools.

You mean, you aren't all American-hating, cowardly, communistic, indecisive, gay, flannel-wearing drunken hockey watchers? Just what does Canada stand for in the eyes of the World, if not those, the purest of Canadian Values?

The numb-headed vitriol from that remark must make your fat, smelly corn-bread eating, shotgun toting, racist drawling mother very proud. YeeHAwww! He made what squiggles luk like werdsss mommA!

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I am routinely called obtuse, so please explain what this article "Chicken and pork processor Olymel cuts 366 jobs" has to do with this thread.