Somewhere around 50,000 Canadians served in (mostly) the Union Army. The vast majority were volunteers but many men were also shanghaied in border taverns in a scheme run by local US army enlistment units.
Anyway, the U.S. Civil War forced the Canadian federation into existence. That huge Army of the Potomac could just as easily have marched North as South (and the even discussed doing that very thing)
Mind you, the Army of the Potomac was so hapless that they may have been defeated by 800-900 Redcoats, just as they were the time before.
Well then put a fence around your farm and stay inside . You will feel very comfortable reliving 200 year old battles and wallowing in self pity , or festering in hate . But by no means go out and interact with your closest neighbour .Good fences make good neighbours. No sense giving any encouragement to the latent aspiration of Manifest Destiny.. very much an integral part of America's founding conception of itself to this day.
Some of those memorialized would be those who crossed our borders to realize that in 1812. But in fairness we've fought as allies and in common causes since.
So in the spirit of one sovereign nation to another... respectful greetings to them as a solemn remembrance of their war dead on Memorial Day... (rather than a 'happy holiday')
The Americans finished the fight , their problem is they are to nice and politically correct to maintain the peace .The Americans started the fight in Iraq and decided not to finish the fight The soldiers became heroes and came back in boxes. The soldiers defended the freedoms of the homeland and the politicians put them in harm's way. The high cost of freedom is paid by the blood of the brave. When you see a person in military uniform tell that person thanks for a job well done.
Good fences make good neighbours. No sense giving any encouragement to the latent aspiration of Manifest Destiny.. very much an integral part of America's founding conception of itself to this day.
Have you ever observed what Canada looked like at Confederation and what it looks like today? You have the balls to bring up "Manifest Destiny"?
He'll probably claim that Canada treated the Indians better than the U.S. did. And you know something? He's right, they did. So I guess that makes it OK.Have you ever observed what Canada looked like at Confederation and what it looks like today? You have the balls to bring up "Manifest Destiny"?
Yep. And the Canadians were so polite! They said "Sore-ry we're stealing your land. Have some poutine."They went happily to their reservations.
Ahhhh... too funny.
That's all us savages ever wanted, really. We're good with the rape, the torture, the mass murder, the mutilation, the genocide. We're just terribly upset by rudeness.
Both. I see we're back to the tu quoque fallacy.Good with or good at it? (minus the rape of course...historically speaking Native Americans seemed pretty content with the kidnapping, torturing, pillaging, enslaving, burning, killing and mutilating but stayed clear of the rape thing.)
Yep. And the Canadians were so polite! They said "Sore-ry we're stealing your land. Have some poutine."
That's all us savages ever wanted, really. We're good with the rape, the torture, the mass murder, the mutilation, the genocide. We're just terribly upset by rudeness.
Both. I see we're back to the tu quoque fallacy.
I was pretty much agreeing with you up until that last post.Your back hurts and you're snappy... so I will have to revisit this at a later date.
By Sintaluta?On HWY #1 in Saskatchewan, I saw a Indian lady wrapped up in a hudson bay blanket sitting on the side of the freeway in the middle of the winter.
I could not pull my rig over in time, nor would it be safe. I called the RCMP and asked them to do a Welfare check on the lady.. the minute I said she was Native, I was told she can keep care of herself and was hung up on..