You're not a cuddly one, are you? Do you think this above is perhaps part of the reason for Western Alienation? Is your mentality new (?) or has it been around for a while? Did you inherit it along with your inferiority complex?
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Ron, it just seems to me that Petros and others have such this negative attitude to anyone east of Manitoba, that they wouldn't dream living anywhere else.
Like all of us east of Manitoba are evil or corrupt or who knows what.
My point was that I may not "love" the west, but I also wouldn't mind living there either. I'd move for the land, the beauty; the people might have to take time to get used to, or not.
But I don't see that same sense in return. And to me, that's closed minded.
And look, maybe it's just how I was raised plus my own feelings about it all, but Canada is a Canada that exists now. You take any part of it out - the West, Quebec, the Maritimes - and it's not Canada anymore. You've destroyed the country. The country that I think, for all our problems, is one of the better ones out there to live in. So seeing people post almost daily about how the "East Sucks" and "Wexit is awesome" isn't just making me furious for daring to break up the country I love, but also heartbreaking because I can't believe there's so much hate for the rest of us.
All I could reply with was "okay" to a post in "The West Wants Out" Op, because I was that upset over it.
I'm sure that'll be mocked by others; but that's fine. I'm not saying the West hasn't tried hard enough, I'm not giving excuses...
But I'm also a proud Maritimer and you know what, we're just as amazing as the west and you want to destroy my country well fuk you very much.
I'd STILL live out west if I thought I could, even with those feelings because I know not all people out west think like the "Wexiters" do.
Reveals himself too.
He's with JLM and pgs now, far as I'm concerned.
Happy Another-Country's Holiday, Curious!
However much huff and puff they can muster, it wouldn't be a particularly viable one. One crop economies are notoriously vulnerable and that is one of the root causes of this separatist stupidity. They blame their inability to diversify their economy on someone else rather than themselves, though.
Thus is how the cult of the victim sees the world.
Don't you be talking about their women folk, like that!
A lot of them are bulls.
Well you have lost any credibility you had , as far as I am concerned . A simple Democratic Party hack .
Yup, just like you Pocahontas..
What I find amusing is that you "claim" to be ex-military and a lawyer living in the USA, yet you spend more time on a Canadian forum defending Canadian unity and social programs..
My take on you is, you are one of those Yankee Liberals who ran to Canada to avoid the draft.. a Hippie Draft Dodger.
Sure you brag about being something you're not, with no proof.
At least provide a photo of you in uniform, your lawyers degree.. otherwise your a fake.
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If only your opinion and demands ruled the world!
Poor you.
As I said to Girth, your beliefs have no effect on my licensing status or my veteran status.
Besides, you're a MAGAhat, and they've amply proven themselves immune to facts. If I produced what you demand, you'd simply declare them "fake" and carry on being an imbecile.
Which admittedly is playing to your strength, such as it is.
Happy Thursday.
I need to correct myself. I'd definetly live on the coast of NB or CBI. The people are a huge draw though and I will visit again. I have friends from Cheticamp that used to work here every winter so it's up to me to make the effort to keep contact alive. As you are or aren't aware Maritime people aren't getting any work in the West either.
Seems to mean a lot to you, otherwise you would have ignored it and not replied.
Happy Thanksgiving T-Bones (hope you have family to spend it with, unless you've pissed them all off with your obnoxious attitude)
Nobody is referring to the East coast when we are talking about the East, we are referring to the small area with the highest population in Canada that truly believe that they know what Canada is all about. Anything outside their version of Canada does not matter or deserve any say on what direction Canada should take.
Atlantic Canada falls into the same category as the West IMO treated as a charity case by Ottawa and greater Quebec
Why does Northern Ontario have the same concerns as the West? Why do they want to join the West? Or at least Manitoba vs Southern Ont.?
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One good reason we wouldn't live in the east is because it is too fukkin cold. ANother is the distinct lack of jobs. But I live about as far west as you can get and still have (sometimes) dry feet so to me all of you are back east. Or as we shorten it to " Beyond Hope". East of Hope is all a frozen wasteland.
From a guy that lives in an area that has only closed factories and retired government employees.
I know a lot of locals who have gone west for work, and have come back home though I've never asked their reasons.
I'm sorry Petros for jumping the gun on the close minded thing.