Well, this "dumbass Canuck" is damn glad that Canada is next to the
United States. I can easily guess how different things would have been
had Canada existed on the border of Russia, or China. After promising
that free elections would be held in Easter Europe at Yalta, Stalin
went ahead and broke his promise. Typical Communism at work. He also
promised that free elections would be held in North Korea. We all know
what happened there. Then we had the Hungarian Revolt of '56,
followed by the Prague Spring of '68. "Workers of the world unite, you
have nothing to lose but your chains." Well, chains is exactly what
they end up with. If they get caught complaining about their
government, or even worse criticizing the "Great Leader", they
disappear into the penal system.
I like being able to complain about my government. I like being
able to call my Prime Minister a jerk and an idiot. I like the
opportunity to vote for something and someone different if I so
choose. And no one is going to come and arrest me.
Anyone ever give any thought to Tibet? What happened there? I
suppose that the Tibetans "invited" the red Chinese to invade their
country to "get rid of Western infection". Ya, right... These
communists sometimes even fight each other. Look at the border
conflicts of the past between the Soviet Union and China. The little
war between Communist China and Communist Vietnam. These systems,
Fascism, Communism, Theocracy, (such as ther Islamic states) Absolute
Monarchys, and other forms of totalitarian dictatorships, rob people
of control over their own lives. They have no respect for the rights
and responsibilities of individuals. The spirit of freedom, liberty,
and individualism is crushed by these forms of government, and the
controling power-mad dictators that sit at the top of the "Party". And
these systems are the greatest murderers in the history of the world.
Almost all the wars in modern times have also been started by them.
The saddest thing is... that the seeds that create these systems
exist in our own western governments. If we are not vigilant, we could
end up with one of these types of government. We are headed that way.
Anyone who says that "It can't happen here" is no student of history.

Now, I would like to copy here, a Tribute to America written by a
Canadian, Gordon Sinclair back in June of 1973. The piece might be out
of date, but the spirit of the piece will never be out of date. It
expresses my feelings as well.
The following, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing.

Its subject is America: The Good Neighbor.

Widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to
a remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon
Sinclair, a Canadian television commentator. What follows is the
full text of his trenchant remarks as printed in the
Congressional Record:

"This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans
as the most generous and possibly the least appreciated people
on all the earth. Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent,
Britain and Italy were lifted out of the debris of war by the
Americans who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other
billions in debts. None of these countries is today paying
even the interest on its remaining debts to the United States.

When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the
Americans who propped it up, and their reward was to be insulted
and swindled on the streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it.

When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the United States
that hurries in to help. This spring, 59 American communities
were flattened by tornadoes. Nobody helped. The Marshall Plan
and the Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars into
discouraged countries. Now newspapers in those countries are
writing about the decadent, warmongering Americans.

I'd like to see just one of those countries that is gloating
over the erosion of the United States dollar build its own
airplane. Does any other country in the world have a plane to
equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the
Douglas DC10? If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all the
International lines except Russia fly American Planes?

Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or
woman on the moon? You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you
get radios. You talk about German technocracy, and you get
automobiles. You talk about American technocracy, and you find
men on the moon-not once, but several times, and safely home
again. You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs
right in the store window for everybody to look at. Even their
draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on
our streets, and most of them, unless they are breaking Canadian
laws, are getting American dollars from ma and pa at home to
spend here.

When the railways of France, Germany and India were breaking
down through age, it was the Americans who rebuilt them. When
the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went broke,
nobody loaned them an old caboose. Both are still broke. I can
name you 5000 times when the Americans raced to the help of
other people in trouble. Can you name me even one time when
someone else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don't think
there was outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake.

Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is
damned tired of hearing them get kicked around. They will come
out of this thing with their flag high. And when they do, they
are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating
over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not one of those."

Stand proud, America!