Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "Trudeau's Dystopia: How the Woke Conquered Canada. (Prof. Eric Kaufmann)" video.
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I was born in Canada. I migrated with my family to the U.S. in the 1960s and was raised in the American system. I became a U.S. citizen, served 20 + years in the military, you could say of my entire family I was always the flag-waving patriot. But I still have relatives living in Canada and I finished my military career embedded with a Canadian unit. I served with a mixed-bag, some good soldiers, some not-so-good soldiers, not much different from the U.S. I then worked as a civilian contractor training Canadian service-members for an additional three years, making my stint a seven-year run. I learned a lot about the culture and a couple things stand out.
First, the myth of government is always a force for good is deeply rooted in the national psyche. I brought up the draconian tax system with one of my co-workers, federal tax, provincial tax, municipal tax, provincial sales tax, federal sales tax, and he responded: "Yeah, but look at all we get." I asked him honestly: "What do you get?" The medical system is a mess. As I say, I lived as a civilian for three years near the country's largest city and I could not find a doctor. I was on several lists but once they hit a certain threshold they stop taking on patients. I asked: "what should I do if I get sick?" I was told to go to the E.R. or one of their walk-in clinics where you might find a nurse on hand if you were lucky. But people accepted it. I did turn my coworker onto Ayn Rand, Thomas Sowell, and a few others and he is now a militant in his home province of Quebec. So good for him. My one conservative apple seed.
That is the second point, the go-along-get-along-don't-make-waves nature of the populace, at least not in any meaningful way. Oh I heard a lot of bitching, but I saw little action. That sheepish nature is a direct byproduct of the first point. Nobody wants to upset the nanny government. I was bothered by the general look-down-our-nose at the racist American attitude that permeated the culture. Truthfully, I heard more racist and chauvinistic commentary during my time in Canada than anywhere else I was ever stationed, including the deepest heart of Dixie. Canadians do like to get on their high-moral-horse when it comes to their neighbors to the south. But they do love shopping here.
I told my fellow workers what they needed, a Canadian Ronald Reagan to come in change the mindset. But it's just not in em. Castro's kid gets away with the nonsense he pulls because he knows he can. Will there even be another election? What if he pulled a Nancy Reagan and just said no? There is no Canadian Bill of Rights similar to the one our heathen forefathers insisted on. See, as a rule, we have a tradition of not trusting government. We don't see it as a force for good. Unless and until that mindset changes, enjoy Hockey Night in Canada...for now anyway. My heart does bleed for my native land, but I'll never be back, not until there is a real change in rulers.
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