Comments on: Carolyn Parrish is a big, fat idiot (on anti-Americanism in Canada)

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:56:42 +0000

I just linked to this post on my blog. I want to thank you for sticking up for us Americans. Glad to see that there are some Canucks like you who TRULY stand for peace and not just say they do. I appreciate you more than you know.

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Tue, 10 May 2005 10:59:38 +0000

Thank you for your well-timed, and well-written, rant on Parrish and the racist anti-americanism that is so prevalent in Canada these days.

Being a Canadian recently married to an American who inexplicably agreed to move up here to be with me, I feel her pain every single time some thoughtless Canadian moron finds it amusing to make anti-american slurs when speaking with her. it’s almost as if they’re goading her on. Maybe they don’t realize how insulting they’re being?

But watching my wife wince every time someone in Toronto feels the desperate need to comment on how “rude”, how “pushy”, how “aggressive” Americans can be, or feels it’s their right to trot out statistics on the Iraq conflict, George W Bush’s criminal record or the NRA and the proliferation of weaponry throughout the USA, makes me damn angry. I’m tired of my fellow Canadians telling Americans how terrible they are.

As others have pointed out here, Canadians are in NO position to point the finger at their American neighbours, folks.

How many of us would, given the chance, move down to the USA in an instant if offered the right opportunity? Many of us I’ll bet. So we’re just hypocrites. And jealous hypocrites at that.

Well enough of my rant. Back to work!! Thanks for listening.

By: colette

colette — Sat, 07 May 2005 16:09:36 +0000

and she was right ..all you american think is war and killing …us we think about peace to give good medical insurance to everybody..good security penssion
not to take that from our people for killing inocent people how stupid is this

By: Shawn

Shawn — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 19:53:55 +0000

Lovely. My Canadian identity is “not being American”. That’s it?

I think I’ll take a relaxing drive in my old Ford, rent a couple of Disney dvds, maybe treat my kids at McDonalds, come back to this old P3 IBM and read more crap from True North (BTW Parrish was never a “leader”, she was a nobody, according to PET standards) or others.

I read a lot of comments above, and I won’t comment on the war in Iraq, missle defence etc…
I’ll leave that for more sophisticated minds.

What I can say is having served in UNPROFOR (twice), at Camp Pleso, there was minimum Canadian support for the 7 to 10 of us there. Who helped us? The Yanks. I repeat – the Yanks.

What I also found is the friendly rivalry between us, (football, darts, soccer, poker, etc), and a good solid friendship that continues to this day.

I ask again, my Canadian identity is “not being American”? Screw it, I’d rather be American then.

By: qazzaq

qazzaq — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 17:59:24 +0000

Can we be anymore stereotyped? I agree that I don’t like some Americans but that is based on their own individual traits, not simply because they are American. To bash Americans as being all arrogant and idiots is to prove how ignorant and egotiscal you are yourself. But at the same time, Americans who feel the need to resort to insulting those who insult them are no better. every single country has their own strengths and weaknesses. In response to why Canadians might feel strongly against Americans, there are several reasons and this is not just true in Canada but in all parts of the world. Bush’s decision to go to war with Iraq has triggered animosity towards Americans. In our present age, the mention of war has become taboo for politicians since any war could well lead to the destruction of man. We have already two world wars to show for humanity’s violent nature. Now if Bush had gone to war with Iraq without going against the UN, and the common wishes of all people, including some Americans, the world’s reaction might have been better. But he did not. He chose to go to war despite the consequences and now we learn there were no wmp to start with. Americans in American do not support Bush’s plan of action and its doubly true for people in other parts of the world who feel no need for revenge and are perhaps still unsure why Bush chose to attack Iraq at all if it was a question of revenge for September 11. This is already a much debated about issue but I personally find the link between Iraq and Osama Binladen extremely questionable. If you are fighting terrorism, then go to North Korea, not just Iraq. Now, why the anti- Americanism? Because when the president of the United States acts, he represents all Americans. So can we really blame the world community when Americans at home feel the same way towards Bush? His re-election has made the anti- Americanism worse, since it shows that Americans support his war policies, even with no wmps in Iraq. That is why there is anti- Americanism. As for the countries being sad that Bush is pulling the troops out, please keep in mind that the news we all receive is biased and editted. The news you may receive in Canada is different than the news in America with completely different perspectives. Some people may be sad but I doubt that is the overall case. I do not believe that Iraq was happy at having foreign troops enter their country. Yes, Americans freed them from oppression , but at the cost of how many lives? We have heard about American lives being lost but the Iraqis? What about them? This is core of the problem. The world thinks Americans believe their lives are worth more than others, and can you blame them when all the statistics we receive are about how many American soldiers died.

By: Another proud Canadian!

Another proud Canadian! — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 15:32:19 +0000

Being discriminatory toward Americans is different than being discriminatory toward minorities or different ethnic/religion cultures. Why? Because Americans are not a type of people, unless you say they’re all ignorant, stupid, etc. But not ALL of them are. Discrimination occurs when the discriminator(s) feel threatened by the discriminated. Well, as a Canadian (PROUD if I may add, such as the guy who posted the blog like 30 mins ago), we are threatened Americans via: ignorance, crime, racism, greed, arrogance, no self-control, and worse of all…senseless stupidity. Unfortunately, many Canadians have already succumbed to these forms of…idiocy. That’s why I’m posting this blog, so Canadians will hopefully smarten up and drink a cup of Tim’s rather than Starbucks, and non-Canadians wil understand the anti-americanism.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 15:06:06 +0000

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By: PROUD CANADIAN

PROUD CANADIAN — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 15:05:24 +0000

Everyone wonders: why the anti-americanism in Canada? I haven’t read all these blogs, but I’ll tell you again if the reasons are already stated: when was the last time the US supported Canada in Canadian interest, rather than the usual all-about-me-the-great-America interest? When was the last time you saw an American praising Canada and waving the Canadian flag…maybe even proudly??? I don’t think there was a last time. There was no time at all. Although I don’t hate all americans (51% at least). Ok, so maybe the US supported Canada once or twice. Maybe even three times. But the number of times Americans supported Canada will never be half, if not a third or even a millionth, of how many times Canada had to give in the the greedy and ignorant ways of the American government. Maybe this will help you readers understand the sentiments better. I’m pretty sure most of you read the “I AM CANADIAN/ITALIAN/CHINESE/AMERICAN” email that goes around a lot (it’s also one of the best Canadian commercials ever). They have good reasons in that email. And as a multicultural country – no, white culturalism doesn’t count – we have a right to make fun of Americans for being ignorant and racist (which most are, especially in the South). Oh, by the way, we can kick your sorry ass at hockey ANYDAY. Hasn’t the olympics taught you anything? We’ve beaten you like a million times already.

By: Kev

Kev — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 14:06:37 +0000

Everyone wonders: why the anti-americanism in Canada? I haven’t read all these blogs, but I’ll tell you again if the reasons are already stated: when was the last time the US supported Canada in Canadian interest, rather than the usual all-about-me-the-great-America interest? When was the last time you saw an American praising Canada and waving the Canadian flag…maybe even proudly??? I don’t think there was a last time. There was no time at all. Although I don’t hate all americans (51% at least). Ok, so maybe the US supported Canada once or twice. Maybe even three times. But the number of times Americans supported Canada will never be half, if not a third or even a millionth, of how many times Canada had to give in the the greedy and ignorant ways of the American government. Maybe this will help you readers understand the sentiments better. I’m pretty sure most of you read the “I AM CANADIAN/ITALIAN/CHINESE/AMERICAN” email that goes around a lot (it’s also one of the best Canadian commercials ever). They have good reasons in that email. Oh, by the way, we can kick your sorry ass at hockey ANYDAY. Hasn’t the olympics taught you anything? We’ve beaten you like a million times already.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 02:03:30 +0000

Ben Harper! Loved that. I’m sure few people will get that joke. I agree with everything you said there, except for the “reefer”, but thats my personal opinion.