Canada ranks 6th out of 152 for its level of human freedom

JLM

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Who here has had their freedoms eroded by the Harper government?

Actually enhanced to the tune of $2000 yearly. I'd love to be a fly on the wall about a year after Jr. or Mulehair takes over. (With a heavy pair of ear muffs) Just saw Jr. on the news tonight showing his naivety - going to tax the rich some more (how many $thousands do they pay already?) to give to the middle class, who aren't really hurting either. (He really needs to study up on Abraham Lincoln)
 

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He can offer the moon but he still won't be PM.

Don't kid yourself, Petros, most people will see the flakes he's running against for what they are. Mulehair couldn't run a lemonade stand. :) People love to bitch until it comes down to the nitty gritty. You just have to listen to Jr. & Mulehair for 5 minutes to know full well they are going to increase taxes. Not to mention the only thing they can talk about is Duffy and the 90 grand.
 

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We're pretty free around here. It's the city folk that seem to be a lot less free.
There's very little for terrorism around here, cept for the occasional lunatic behind the wheel of a motorized vehicle and perhaps an occasional blackbear raiding someone's fridge or kitchen cupboard.
No-one packs firearms around in hopes of invading someone's home or mugging them.
Examples go on n on.
 

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ANd now Hong Kong is free.

Well it was free under British rule. Not sure how free the Hong Kongians are going to end up being under Chinese rule. The Chinese Administration isn 't well renowned for its love of freedom.

The reason why Hong Kong is so wealthy today is because it was part of the British Empire. Had it been part of the French Empire, for example, it'd still be a poor, backward place today, on a par with other former French colonies like Chad and Niger. It was British rule which made Hong Kong what it is today.

Although Britain could, and should, however, have kept most of Hong kong. It wasn't obliged to hand it all over to the Chinks in 1997. Britain could have kept most of Hong Kong for eternity, like Gibraltar.
 

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Well it was free under British rule. Not sure how free the Hong Kongians are going to end up being under Chinese rule. The Chinese Administration isn 't well renowned for its love of freedom.

The reason why Hong Kong is so wealthy today is because it was part of the British Empire. Had it been part of the French Empire, for example, it'd still be a poor, backward place today, on a par with other former French colonies like Chad and Niger. It was British rule which made Hong Kong what it is today.

Although Britain could, and should, however, have kept most of Hong kong. It wasn't obliged to hand it all over to the Chinks in 1997. Britain could have kept most of Hong Kong for eternity, like Gibraltar.

Looks like the Brits went French.
 

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What Canada would look like had it got its independence from the French rather than the British.
 

JLM

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Although Britain could, and should, however, have kept most of Hong kong. It wasn't obliged to hand it all over to the Chinks in 1997. Britain could have kept most of Hong Kong for eternity, like Gibraltar.

I believe they are referred to as Chinese by folks who aren't complete crass ignoramuses. 8O