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ConcernedCanuk

(13,509 posts)
39. THAT, is a sad situation IMO - -
Fri Mar 29, 2013, 09:50 AM
Mar 2013

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but I understand what you are saying . .

a disturbing thought all the same

(sigh)

CC

ya should change that smiley to . . .

I agree newfie11 Mar 2013 #1
Psssst, elleng Mar 2013 #2
LOL - yeah - I'm old enuf to not give a shit ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #4
I do give a shit, just felt like joking. elleng Mar 2013 #5
I'm not in a joking mood - tired of seeing the USA slaughter people ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #9
Do you have an extra room or a house for rent? ReRe Mar 2013 #20
You could be a nice contributor on Fox News with all that bullshit! Carnage251 Mar 2013 #30
The problem is, he's right, though. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #128
I believe any country with the US's type of domination would do exactly the same treestar Mar 2013 #45
"we were able to learn of our power" ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #53
It's a mixed bag on that though treestar Mar 2013 #113
"what if Germany was the superpower?" - hmm ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #124
I think the Russians and the Chinese would be far worse treestar Mar 2013 #127
right or wrong, I think we are in for a big change. ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #132
But they are Western companies treestar Mar 2013 #133
And yet demand for entry remains high. bluedigger Mar 2013 #3
The grass is always greener . . . elleng Mar 2013 #6
? ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #13
Yeah. From Haiti and Iran. Not Japan, France, England. tblue Mar 2013 #8
Great examples. bluedigger Mar 2013 #10
Otay. tblue Mar 2013 #15
"Believe whatever you want, if shaming us makes you feel morally superior." Number23 Mar 2013 #118
Mexico is the top nation on the waiting list at this point... MADem Mar 2013 #14
I was gonna say Mexico tblue Mar 2013 #18
Most of my friends were not born here, but are citizens, so I'm probably MADem Mar 2013 #21
Where is it from then? treestar Mar 2013 #47
You don't see much emigration from highly developed countries these days at all. Posteritatis Mar 2013 #75
you got stats on that?? ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #12
The waiting lists vary greatly by visa type Recursion Mar 2013 #37
Yes, I do. bluedigger Mar 2013 #62
Yeah the millions of Norwegians beating down the door to get in here is downright frightening. Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #24
Cause people want to leave countries we might bomb, safer for them here The Straight Story Mar 2013 #34
THAT, is a sad situation IMO - - ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #39
+1 treestar Mar 2013 #43
You haven't traveled much, have you? bvar22 Mar 2013 #134
Not all that much treestar Mar 2013 #135
Demand for entry is high from Third World countries, not so much from First World countries Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #54
My husband JustAnotherGen Mar 2013 #76
"But we're the good guys." tblue Mar 2013 #7
LOL - ya right - ask the World ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #11
I've always HATED "we're the good guys". HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #36
WWII treestar Mar 2013 #48
"No-one is gonna invade the USA" Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #16
'Fighting for our freedom' tblue Mar 2013 #19
That pisses me off, too! Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #129
name some famous leaders who think they can murder anyone just because they want to...and do nt msongs Mar 2013 #17
Well, let's see.... ReRe Mar 2013 #22
Bush comes to mind . . ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #40
Hubris is the typical downfall of the mighty. And it's the nuts on the right who shout about how the gtar100 Mar 2013 #23
Most of the World hates the USA!! Flashmann Mar 2013 #25
Not impossible, merely false. nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #42
Simplistic analysis. nt el_bryanto Mar 2013 #26
? ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #44
I'm sorry I wasn't clear. I thought the OPs analysis was overly simplistic el_bryanto Mar 2013 #46
I didn't say "everyone" hates the USA - I said "most" . . . ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #57
I know you guys have Poutaine el_bryanto Mar 2013 #60
Err, I think you erred, there. MineralMan Mar 2013 #126
It's Poutine! - that's how us dumb Canucks spell it ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #130
Only if you ignore the actual data Recursion Mar 2013 #27
There you go ruining a perfectly good rant with facts and data! stevenleser Mar 2013 #32
Did you actually READ the poll? ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #50
Yes, and they have several questions linked from that page Recursion Mar 2013 #51
Did that ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #52
Errr.. they approve of us 63-37 Recursion Mar 2013 #55
YOU jumped into my thread ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #65
Yes they did, because this is a discussion forum, not a personal blog. They responded on topic. stevenleser Mar 2013 #68
LMAO. Canadians are afraid the US is going geek tragedy Mar 2013 #69
yes we are . we see what they do across the globe ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #77
I have met hundreds if not thousands of Canadians geek tragedy Mar 2013 #79
Malarkey.... Clames Mar 2013 #82
Clames - I got more than Malarkey - Been on DU 10 years ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #85
It's a pdf document about Canadian travel trends. Clames Mar 2013 #86
You got schooled in your own thread. Union Scribe Mar 2013 #88
"schooled" - does that mean I learned something?? ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #90
That was from 2005 and it was 59% favorable amongst Canadians. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #56
Wow. As an American living in Australia (and this is the fourth country I've lived in) Number23 Mar 2013 #116
Like the B-2 flyover of South Korea Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #28
You must actually be puzzled because they didn't flyover North Korea Carnage251 Mar 2013 #29
a mistake Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #31
NK did the chest pounding antic nt treestar Mar 2013 #49
A 2009 review of "The Ugly American" written in 1958.... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #33
. ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #58
Please remember Shankapotomus Mar 2013 #35
I know that most USA citizens do not support this constant war ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #98
An earlier book, "The Quiet American", written in 1955.... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #38
No, the entire planet does not hate the US. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #41
I'm 62 years old, live beside the superepower ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #59
You speak for yourself, not most Canadians or most human beings geek tragedy Mar 2013 #61
Geek - you are indeed a tragedy! ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #95
Being a 62 year old Canadian makes you an expert RZM Mar 2013 #70
"Who cares who you are and where you are from?" ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #74
yes, but can you see Russia from your porch, sweetie? cali Mar 2013 #91
"I've never believed that age automatically confers wisdom" ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #92
How about agreeing with the Canadian and being a 62 yr old US Citizen and a vet..... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #99
I'm hardly one of the biggest critics of the U.S. on this board cali Mar 2013 #101
Bull...on all counts. nt. OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #103
Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #63
"canucky, dearie, why don't you go worry about Harper" ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #96
Jury bahrbearian Mar 2013 #104
WOW! I was the one getting slammed, but it offended someone ELSE enuf to do an alert! ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #106
No they don't bhikkhu Mar 2013 #64
The Planetary Rise in Conciousness... CanSocDem Mar 2013 #67
Having grown up well into adulthood in Mexico I agree with you lunatica Mar 2013 #66
But not enough to refuse the gifts in the form of US foreign aid. bike man Mar 2013 #71
Those "gifts" usually involve permission to have military bases ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #78
Which also involves lease payments, local citizens on payroll, money spent by bike man Mar 2013 #81
"ponder complete" - really?? ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #83
No, I do not think it is ok. Those 700+ military sites in more than 30 countries bike man Mar 2013 #94
As a member of the other 95% of the planet, we aren't a monolith. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #72
We should strive to be more like Canada, who was wise enough to stay out of Iraq, hughee99 Mar 2013 #73
I wish you were correct, Chretien kept us out of Iraq, but ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #89
Two words: geek tragedy Mar 2013 #80
LOL - even us Canuks know how to count - that's 5 words. ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #87
I was ready to do some traveling sfpcjock Mar 2013 #84
Why? - and where you planning on travelling to? ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #93
Europe, prolly. sfpcjock Mar 2013 #100
What do I like to do? Explore remote camping spots in Northern Ontario. ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #107
We've made plenty of mistakes... Comrade_McKenzie Mar 2013 #97
This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Mar 2013 #102
Does 810 Vermont Ave ring any bells here? ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #105
Many of the people in our nation get it. However, I suspect that does not include the bigwigs in the jwirr Mar 2013 #108
OH, I think they know - they just do not care! ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #109
Money and power are definitely the motives. But most of us do not have any of that money or that jwirr Mar 2013 #110
"most of this was done with the concent of the governed." - Not really methinks. ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #112
No I don't think you are wrong. But if you think back to 911 most of us were very willing to be jwirr Mar 2013 #114
Everybody loves me, baby, what's the matter with you? undeterred Mar 2013 #111
that simply is not true. And nobody criticizes U.S. foreign policy more than me Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 #115
The President of Ireland is my new hero. That was awesome! n/t Violet_Crumble Mar 2013 #120
From someone who's part of most of the rest of the world: We don't hate the US... Violet_Crumble Mar 2013 #117
Hasn't Canada been a "willing" member of the coalitions of the willing? Renew Deal Mar 2013 #119
Nope! - Chretien REFUSED to get us involved in Iraq. ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #125
No, not since President Obama was elected. Zax2me Mar 2013 #121
Agree. nt Raine Mar 2013 #123
You're preaching to the wrong people. davidthegnome Mar 2013 #122
... L0oniX Mar 2013 #131
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