Underestimating Canadians

temperance

Electoral Member
Sep 27, 2006
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Ever feel like we are being divide as a country by our government ??(on purpose --pitt ing us against each other
[/LIST]British colonial authorities and conservative groups in Canada underestimated the level of discontent in both Upper and Lower Canada. The violence that ensued forced them to act, and although conservatives in the Canadians did not realize it, spelled the beginning of the end of the old order.

We need to get back to this again ---Basics --


Many Peoples, Many Cultures
As today, there were many Aboriginal peoples in Canada before the arrival of the Europeans, each with its own culture and ways for making collective decisions. Nor did Aboriginal peoples stay in one place, or stay distinct and separate from their neighbors. They moved apart and merged with one another regularly. Warfare contributed to this state of flux.
No Centralized Government
Despite their differences, however, Aboriginal peoples did have some things in common. For one thing, they did not have centralized, formal government in the European sense.
Aboriginal societies were largely governed by unwritten customs and codes of conduct. For collective decision-making, the family was the most basic unit. Other units could include:
  • The Village
  • The Clan
  • The Tribe
  • The Nation
 

mabudon

Metal King
Mar 15, 2006
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Hell, practically every political thread here proves that the wedge has been in place for some time and is gaining traction, that's why I try REAL hard (most of the time) to discuss things with folks civilly, whether or not I agree with their POV (CDNBear comes right to mind- we are both pretty sure the others wrong LOL but we stilll take the time to explain things to each other)

It is the top-down nature of our society that makes the divide possible, popular even, which is a shame, as you point out, bottom-up is a much more realistic way to go about many things