As a Canadian, I'm tired of hearing how disagreement with this US
administration and its policies makes one "anti-American". When
Reformers and Tories up here disagreed with the Clinton
administration, was that anti-American? For God's sake, I've only
met a handful of Americans in my life, and I tend to enjoy their
company.
There's this attitude among both the left and right up here that if
you're at all wary of the political and cultural influence the US
has on our country, that means you must hate America. It's a straw
man argument the Right uses in the media, and a number of Lefties
fall for it. The fact of the matter is the United States and Canada
are so closely allied that any disagreement over trade or politics
makes waves.
I have strong concerns about Canadian autonomy in an age of
ever-increasing integration of trade and security (ie, the
nonsensical missile defense shield, our probable participation in
NorthCom, constant trade sniping by some protectionist industries),
but I would never consider myself against Americans in general.
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