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mmonk

(52,589 posts)
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 04:36 PM Oct 2012

My dream is probably to get my sons to Canada, [View all]

I do not look at Canada as some kind of panacea. I'd rather them live in a culture like Sweden or Denmark. However, I see us all going forward with "austerity" no matter who wins the presidency. I myself plan on voting for Obama and all down ticket Democrats. However I'm under no illusions who controls our political system. Therefore, besides voting, I will work outside the system with groups to change America back to a country where the citizens are on equal footing with the false god of the "heartland". the corporations and the rich. Thanks DU. You have been an inspiration to me. I will check in from time to time but my calling is to feed the poor victims of a corporate run America. I will try to mitigate the damage to everyday Americans made victim to our soulless corporatocracy in hopes someone will help my children as we give up citizen sovereignty for the corporate dictatorship with it's sick ideology of austerity.

Peace out.

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Immigration to Canada TrogL Oct 2012 #1
Are they studying French? Last time I looked, there was a strong preference for French speakers. patrice Oct 2012 #2
Not necessary rationalcalgarian Oct 2012 #5
Are you living in Calgary? That's where I live, arthritisR_US Oct 2012 #33
I'm in Edmonton TrogL Oct 2012 #36
In the belly of the beast, as it were rationalcalgarian Oct 2012 #46
No Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #44
Will it help in points? Will it be a plus in other words? mmonk Oct 2012 #50
I have one favor to ask of anyone who gives up on this country and leaves it for another slackmaster Oct 2012 #3
Oh please! lunatica Oct 2012 #6
I'm a moderate asking people not to selfishly put their personal interests over those of my country slackmaster Oct 2012 #7
Thank you for reminding us. Yes we must stand up for our country. southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #26
I've got a favor to ask also. How about you shut your sanctimonious yap? argyl Oct 2012 #16
I'm glad we live in a country where you are free to be so fucking rude without fear of reprisal slackmaster Oct 2012 #18
You really don't have any room to complain given your introduction to this thread. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #20
Who's complaining? slackmaster Oct 2012 #22
i left in 1971 joelz Oct 2012 #30
What nonsense nichomachus Oct 2012 #32
Check & Mate. bvar22 Oct 2012 #38
My ancestors bailed out of Germany in the 1870s and came to the USA for a better life slackmaster Oct 2012 #48
If you weren't fighting greater educational funding in our state, fewer would give up on us CreekDog Oct 2012 #40
Natural-born Canadian workers have been paying into Canada's support system their entire lives slackmaster Oct 2012 #47
BTW, what is your basis for claiming that I'm "fighting greater educational funding in our state?" slackmaster Oct 2012 #49
I hope you have some sort of demonstrable skill or trade education.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #4
Does Canada Just take in anyone who wants to go ? how about things like job, a home etc ? JI7 Oct 2012 #8
What precisely do you think is so different in Canada? I lived there for twenty years. Do believe: ohiosmith Oct 2012 #9
Interesting you should mention that. I worked for a Canadian corporation for five years in the USA. slackmaster Oct 2012 #10
I worked for two Canadian companies. Twenty years in Canada and ten in the states. There was no ohiosmith Oct 2012 #11
I must say that my personal experience with Canadian people is that they are generally nicer slackmaster Oct 2012 #12
I assume that you haven't been to Edmonton! ohiosmith Oct 2012 #14
Hey! TrogL Oct 2012 #37
The educational system is better, and you won't go broke paying for Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #13
It's reasonable for residents/landed immigrants. Not so much for those who do not meet the ohiosmith Oct 2012 #15
Four to five times? Where? Posteritatis Oct 2012 #19
As an example my wife's niece went to the University of Toronto. An Arts and Sciences major ohiosmith Oct 2012 #23
I'm in Nova Scotia and went to school in the Maritimes and Ontario Posteritatis Oct 2012 #27
Interesting! Another example, UBC where my wife attended. ohiosmith Oct 2012 #31
The solution to that is simple. Have the kids go to California illegally for college. slackmaster Oct 2012 #21
But if you gain citizenship, you're golden. Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #35
that is true but Whisp Oct 2012 #17
Blah blah alcibiades_mystery Oct 2012 #24
Not me. This is where the fight is and I'll not let them take my country from me. Hamlette Oct 2012 #25
interesting perspective, thanks nt grasswire Oct 2012 #28
+1 With ya. MerryBlooms Oct 2012 #34
today my teabagger sister said she is claiming her Canadian citizenship grasswire Oct 2012 #29
My dream is to get my daughters to fight all that bullshit right here in America. Throd Oct 2012 #39
Yours is a plea for a civilized country and in that measure, the USA is sliding CreekDog Oct 2012 #41
Now? realFedUp Oct 2012 #42
I think it's a good idea fujiyama Oct 2012 #43
Nice post. It is also easier to stay in touch with friends and family while living abroad than pampango Oct 2012 #45
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