So you're proposing that we need to censor ourselves lest the residents of T&C take us up on our offer?
No, I'm saying you should censor yourselves because it's imperialist and colonialist.
In Canada though, we can talk about it all we want.
So you support colonialism?
The islands being British does not necessarily hamper their tourism industry. However, this would:
"I think Britain has got every right to tell Canada to stay away from BRITISH TERRITORY."
I doubt it. Because I think most tourists are inteligent enough to know that Britain has every right to tell Canada to get stuffed and to stay away from British territory. Every country has a right to defend its territory.
If you do not want Canadians near T&C Terrirory, all you need to do is pass a law saying Canadians are not allowed on T&C Territory. As you said, it's your territory, so Canada has no power to tell its citizens not to go there. As far as I'm concerned, it's not up to Canada to tell its citizens what they can or cannot do abroad.
It's no Canadian tourists I have an issue with. Canadian tourists are just a fraction of the tourists who go to the islands.
But should any Canadian military personnel arrive on the islands and claim the islands for Canada, then Canada will be for it.
But here's the question. Is she yours whether she likes it or not, or is she free to leave if she wishes to?
She's ours whether she likes it or not, just like Norfolk, or Manchester. And she does like it, like all our Overseas Territories.
When did we ever claim it as our own. We merely invited her to join if if she liked.
Well, you shouldn't have done, should you?
Clearly T&C is not interested, so why are you so concerned?
I'm not concerned that the islands are going to become angry. I'm concerned at the attempted Canadian colonialism and designs on starting a Canadian Empire that is taking place.
Blackleaf, depending on the details of the agreement, I'd be willing to have Canada join T&C or the UK or the US just as much as I'd be open to them joining us or even create a new constitution.
If it's not coerced, how is it imperialist?
Are you suggesting that if T&C wanted to join, that we should turn it down because accepting would be imperailist?
The islands have NEVER wantesd to join Canada, yet Canada keeps trying. It's imperialism. Canada isn't taking "no" for an answer.
I am not "educating" myself with false pro-Tibetan propaganda. I read REAL history.
What's wrong with Corrie? ANY British soap opera is better than the cheesy soaps you have in North America, filled solely with bad acting, wobbly walls and hunky men and airhead bimbos with blinding white teeth.
Good point. I see that the Brits are more hands-on and like to use cleavers
The murder rate England and Wales is one of the lowest in the world, much lower than it is in Canada.
Which Spice Girl is your favorite?... Snaggle-tooth Spice maybe?
Baby Spice used to be my favourite.
I'll bet that hurts you to the core. Not only did you (absolutely) need Canada and the US to pull your fat out of the fire in the major WWs,
Bollocks. When it comes to the World Wars you North Americans are the world champions are unjustified arrogance and high self-esteem.
You seem to forget that whilst American companies like Ford were siding with the Nazis, the British were the only people taking them on in the early parts of the war - and beating them in battles in the process.
but literally a handful of US and Canadian soldiers traveled 1/2 way 'round the world and in no time at all, were kickin' *** and takin' names.
Yeah, you're all bad-***, world-saving Supermen, aren't you? Did you all get changed in a telephone box beforehand?
The reality is that American intervention in WWII did nothing but prolong it. The British had almost won the Battle of the Atlantic until the Yanks joined in and messed it up, making it go on for several more years.
And the British had threats of invasion, rationing and cities being bombed to worry about, which is not something that the Yanks and Canucks ever had to endure.
