"Canada Day" or "Dominion Day"

[gerryh]

I'm going pike fishing.

Sure, rub it in asshole.

 

[CDNBear]

Sure, rub it in asshole.

Sorry dude, just thought I'd explain my soon to be, absence.

 

[CUBert]

(4/2/99) How the IMF Dismantled Yugoslavia

[SIZE=+2]As [/SIZE] heavily-armed U.S. and NATO troops enforce the peace in Bosnia, the press and politicians alike portray Western intervention in the former Yugoslavia as a noble, if agonizingly belated, response to an outbreak of ethnic massacres and human rights violations.

That sounds like Bear.

In the wake of the November 1995 Dayton peace accords, the West is eager to touch up its self-portrait as savior of the Southern Slavs and get on with "the work of rebuilding" the newly sovereign states. But following a pattern set early on, Western public opinion has been misled. The conventional wisdom holds that the plight of the Balkans is the outcome of an "aggressive nationalism", the inevitable result of deep-seated ethnic and religious tensions rooted in history. Likewise, commentators cite "Balkans power- plays" and the clash of political personalities to explain the conflicts.

Lost in the barrage of images and self-serving analyses are the economic and social causes of the conflict. The deep-seated economic crisis which preceded the civil war is long forgotten. The strategic interests of Germany and the U.S. in laying the groundwork for the disintegration of Yugoslavia go unmentioned, as does the role of external creditors and international financial institutions. In the eyes of the global media, Western powers bear no responsibility for the impoverishment and destruction of a nation of 24 million people.

Highly recommended reading.

 

[gerryh]

LOL "opinion" . When you're proven wrong just pretend those actually aren't facts but "opinions" .. Not really a good strategy , better off just admitting you were wrong.

Ok, if it'll make you feel better, I was wrong.


There, feel better? Feel superior? Good boy, obviously the fact that you haven't learned a damn thing is less important to you than feeling you were right.

 

[CUBert]

Ok, if it'll make you feel better, I was wrong.


There, feel better? Feel superior? Good boy, obviously the fact that you haven't learned a damn thing is less important to you than feeling you were right.

----------- Guy who thought Yugoslavia was a Soviet satellite but didn't realize ties were broken in 1948

 

[CDNBear]

(4/2/99) How the IMF Dismantled Yugoslavia

That sounds like Bear.

No it doesn't. The tone is wrong and I've never said anything like it.

Who exactly is the west?

Highly recommended reading.

Did you read that, like you watched your own video?

By 95, the conflict had been in full swing for several years. Are you planning on jumping around the timeline, or can you muster up some coherency?

What strategic German and US interests are they talking about?

Ok, if it'll make you feel better, I was wrong.


There, feel better? Feel superior? Good boy, obviously the fact that you haven't learned a damn thing is less important to you than feeling you were right.

----------- Guy who thought Yugoslavia was a Soviet satellite but didn't realize ties were broken in 1948

It was a hands off satellite. Look it up.

 

[gerryh]

----------- Guy who thought Yugoslavia was a Soviet satellite but didn't realize ties were broken in 1948

Said I was wrong there bubba, what else do you need to help you feel better about yourself?

 

[JLM]

We're already well aware of your penchant for anti Americanism, and how that blinds you to reality.

Sweet Jesus!!!

You're dangerously close to saying something, that could be construed as defending the US.

Oh, and you do realize that cubby loves fascist socialism. The old Soviet Russian, gives him wood.

That wouldn't be surprising if he's been paying attention to what I've been saying! :lol:

 

[CUBert]

No it doesn't. The tone is wrong and I've never said anything like it.

Who exactly is the west?

Mainly Amerikkkka.

Did you read that, like you watched your own video?

I don't know what this means, but it was a good and informative read.

By 95, the conflict had been in full swing for several years.

What's your point?

What strategic German and US interests are they talking about?

Gonna have to read the link, don't be lazy.

It was a hands off satellite. Look it up.

LOL.... What the hell is a hands off satellite? And no , they cut ties completely with the Soviets.

 

[gerryh]

they cut ties completely with the Soviets.

only till '53 or so.... unless of course you tell me that I'm wrong on that also.

 

[petros]

Maybe from Bawston and spellin' it with local flavour....

Local flavour is always good. My kid who just moved to Halifax phoned the other night said she picked up a pt job working a baaaar. She is picking up the language pretty quickly.

 

[DurkaDurka]

You're kidding, right? NOBODY could be so stupid as to honestly believe what you just posted. We're talking about Yugoslavia, the former Soviet satelite.

To be fair, Yugoslavia wasn't a USSR satellite, Tito went his own way in regards to socialism/communism, belonging to the non-aligned states.

 

[petros]

Eastern Block but not Iron Curtain I think is how it went.

 

[cranky]

Hey just a quick topic related question....

I put up a fairly nice size canada flag yesterday to celebrated cananda day. I love it and want to kep it flying all summer? Is it a breech of etiquette if i dont take it down at night?

 

[lone wolf]

Shine a light on it by night.

 

[Mowich]

Another thing that got screwed up during Trudeau's watch. "Dominion Day" was a perfectly good name as we are a dominion and this is just another case of some a$$hole changing something for the sake of change. "Canada Day" in my mind just lacks any imagination. Anyone else with ideas?

It might have been perfectly good, JLM but to me it had overtones of British Imperialism and I was happy that we started to call our country's birthday - Canada Day. After all we are called Canadians, not Dominionites.

 

[Andem]

To be fair, Yugoslavia wasn't a USSR satellite, Tito went his own way in regards to socialism/communism, belonging to the non-aligned states.

Wow. At least somebody knows his (recent) history! Kudos Durka.

Eastern Block but not Iron Curtain I think is how it went.

More like the founders of the 'non-aligned-movement'

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But Happy Canada Day everyone. I was really in the middle of transforming the web site into a red-and-white scheme with the CC logo becoming a "Happy Canada Day" thing with the maple leaf and all until I heard some horrible news about a friend and I just stopped. Sorry guys. There's still an old Canada Day CC logo here.

 

[Ocean Breeze]

Wow. At least somebody knows his (recent) history! Kudos Durka.



More like the founders of the 'non-aligned-movement'

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But Happy Canada Day everyone. I was really in the middle of transforming the web site into a red-and-white scheme with the CC logo becoming a "Happy Canada Day" thing with the maple leaf and all until I heard some horrible news about a friend and I just stopped. Sorry guys. There's still an old Canada Day CC logo here.

Hope the "horrible news" is not something too devestating. Thinking of you.

 

[Chev]

YouTube - ‪I Am Canadian Anthem‬‏

Super gerryh, take a bow!

 

[Liberalman]

Another thing that got screwed up during Trudeau's watch. "Dominion Day" was a
perfectly good name as we are a dominion and this is just another case of some
a$$hole changing something for the sake of change. "Canada Day" in my mind just
lacks any imagination. Anyone else with ideas?

In my youth I found it odd that a country would celebrate a grocery store. People went to Dominion mainly because of the meat.

I was happy when they changed it to Canada Day