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I was born and lived in the US for 43 years before moving to Canada in late 2005. I became a dual citizen last summer.
Canada is not perfect -- and it never will be -- but it remains LIGHT YEARS ahead of the US. Even now, there is absolutely no comparison. When my Canadian friends talk about what is going in the US, I tell them, "You have no idea." You really need to live there and stay plugged into the news for months and years to get a inkling how screwed up the US is and how it is a sinking ship.
What is odd is that the Canadian media accepts everything from US politicians at face value. If Obama says that he will bring about racial equality, then he will absolutely do it - and isn't that amazing!!! It is a truly bizarre thing to see. This is the Globe & Mail, by the way!! Canadian media know that Canadian politicians lie and BS their way through everything, but they do not seem to realize that US politicians do it too (or maybe they simply think that Dems are 100% honest).
First of all, Harper is well to the left of Obama. That should be obvious to everyone; if not, go read some Glenn Greenwald. And yet there is no chance that Harper could get away with even 1/4 of what Obama has done as a matter of course (starting a few more wars, cracking down on whistleblowers, furthering Bush's plan of illegal detention and pseudo-trials). And although Harper now has a majority, his support has not grown very much. And now we have an actual Opposition, as opposed to the Liberals, who have been wannabe Conservatives for years.
I am actually excited to see what will happen now that Harper will be opposed by a party that will call him out on his agenda.
And damn straight we need to reclaim Canada from the right-wingers. And we do that be speaking out against Harper every chance we get,letting everyone know how much he is hated in this country - 78% of eligible voters did not vote for him.
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