According to a poster here on CanCon

[CDNBear]

I do not apologise. ITN started the other thread down this tack. I threw in the bit of hyperbole that "most Canadians would rather die than be forced to be Americans". "Most" means "most", not "all", but "most". I still believe that most Canadians want to be Canadians, as opposed to being American.

I would agree with you 100%...perhaps it was the method, not the message?

But then again, you do have a history of being overtly critical of the US. To some... even hysterically so.

 

[Dreadful Nonsense]

i can't vote on this nonsense...
i have no problem reading the thread....to whom ever asked...lol

 

[Locutus]

I have a Chevrolet emblem on my backpack...

It was free with the purchase of a $30,000 SUV...

What a bargain, huh?

Nice one. :smile:

I think we might actually need a box of KD on ours one day...:lol:

 

[Toro]

I do not apologise. ITN started the other thread down this tack. I threw in the bit of hyperbole that "most Canadians would rather die than be forced to be Americans". "Most" means "most", not "all", but "most". I still believe that most Canadians want to be Canadians, as opposed to being American.

That is not what you said.

This is what you said

Becoming American would be a fate worse than death for most Canadians.

That is a very different statement. And it is ridiculous.

You said you used "a bit of" hyperbole. Okay, I'll take you at your word. However, these are what I think are fates worse than death.

• Seeing your children tortured and murdered.
• Brutal genocide.
• Your wife raped repeatedly.

I assume that you truly do not mean this. I mean, really, do you think that most Canadians, if they could have stopped the genocide in Rwanda by doing so, would not become Americans?

So therefore, I assume that when you mean "a bit of" hyperbole, you really mean "a lot of" hyperbole.

The original assertion is also suspect, when you consider all the Canadian hockey stars and coaches - Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman, Brendan Shanahan, Mike Keenan to name a few - (and what's not more Canadian than hockey, right?) not to mention all the Canadian entertainers who have opted to become Americans.

I would also bet that most Canadians would gladly give up their Canadian citizenship for $100 million. And since death has greater consequences to one's life than foregoing $100 million, the falsehood of this facile statement becomes even more evident.

 

[Kreskin]

So this is where all the ilks hang out.

 

[Toro]

So this is where all the ilks hang out.

Wasn't that a Dr. Suess character?

 

[thomaska]

Wasn't that a Dr. Suess character?

Not sure if these ilks have one star or two stars on their belly...or no star at all!:smile:

 

[Kreskin]

I'm trying to organize an Ilk Festival.

 

[Tonington]

I'm trying to organize an Ilk Festival.

Is that like the club, where I need my Grandpa to get membership?

 

[Toro]

Is that like the club, where I need my Grandpa to get membership?

No, that's your local "gentleman's club"

 

[lone wolf]

Is that like the club, where I need my Grandpa to get membership?

I thought it WAS a service club....

Wolf

 

[triedit]

:dark1::cyclopsani::smilebox::jerk:
translation: This thread is lame

 

[Outta here]

:dark1::cyclopsani::smilebox::jerk:
translation: This thread is lame

Kreskin - make sure you invite triedit to the Festival.... I like her ilk. ;-)

 

[triedit]

My ilk is bigger than your ilk.

 

[Outta here]

ermmm, I've heard it's not the size of the ilk that matters...

 

[I think not]

You can all play word games all you like, but I tell you that I know juan from the telus days and his vitriol is genuine. He's an American hater, hence a bigot. Period.

 

[Outta here]

You've been beating that horse for 2 days across at least 2 forums. I think we're all pretty clear on where you stand on the issue.

 

[55Mercury]

anyone else smell sour ilk?:fart:

:?D

 

[I think not]

You've been beating that horse for 2 days across at least 2 forums. I think we're all pretty clear on where you stand on the issue.

Good, and it's been 4 forums actually.

 

[Outta here]

We must be coming from a different set of values, ITN. I wouldn't do that. You obviously would and are proud of it. Now's the place where I usually nod politely and say you're entitled to your opinion, I'm entitled to mine.... and have a good day.