Reply #47: Welcome to the Canadian Left

[Canadian_moderate]

Animosity is the usual treatment for anyone here who believes that Israel has the right to exist and protect itself and that terrorists actually do exist.

By American standards I'm considered a liberal, in Canada, some of the more rabid leftists call me a conservative or neocon. This is because of my support our mission in Afghanistan (yes, the Taliban aren't really such nice people and we should help Afghanistan) or my support of the nation of Israel, which is more democratic and liberal than all of its neighbours.

Many Canadian socialists are generally tolerant of everything, even people and cultures that are not tolerant of people like them. Christian fundamentalists are evil while Muslim fundamentalists are innocent victims of western aggression. Go figure.