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zentrum

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12. All the countries
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 08:58 PM
Sep 2018

.....that did not rebel against England are doing better today and are more like "civilizations".

And although they did treat indigenous people like hell, they never had institutionalized slavery or a civil war to protect it. This, among other things, makes a huge difference over the passage of centuries.

The Constitution itself was designed to protect rich, landed white males from both The Monarchy and from the power of the populace. Which laid the ground work for corporations having the power they do today.

I think what we are today is who we have been becoming for a long time. It's just now showing itself floridly.

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Canada is awesome, I was almost born there populistdriven Sep 2018 #1
I love my country even when it has problems. wasupaloopa Sep 2018 #2
Impressive. 7962 Sep 2018 #14
When I click on the link I just get a blank page Uncle Joe Sep 2018 #3
Fixed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2018 #4
Cool. Uncle Joe Sep 2018 #5
Montreal is one of my favorite cities, peacebuzzard Sep 2018 #6
Post removed Post removed Sep 2018 #7
I would venture a guess that Canada is a bit less racist than the U.S. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2018 #8
Pretty hostile post SCantiGOP Sep 2018 #9
It WAS civil. Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #23
I was responding to the post that has now been removed SCantiGOP Sep 2018 #25
Ooooops. My mistake. Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #28
I'm in Columbia SCantiGOP Sep 2018 #29
Just got my Passport Capperdan Sep 2018 #10
Summer's here in BC are pretty hot Fiendish Thingy Sep 2018 #11
All the countries zentrum Sep 2018 #12
I wouldn't come back here from Canada, either. EVER! SammyWinstonJack Sep 2018 #13
Nothing wrong with trying to make the USA warmfeet Sep 2018 #15
Love Canada, but I just cant deal with that winter. nt 7962 Sep 2018 #16
If you were living in Nazi Germany in the 30s and 40s would Sweden have been too cold for you? YOHABLO Sep 2018 #18
No. But this isnt and will never be Nazi Germany. 7962 Sep 2018 #20
Sweden collaborated with Nazi Germany. Sneederbunk Sep 2018 #26
That's just fine ..for you. Some of us would also like to live in a more civilized country. YOHABLO Sep 2018 #17
Canada has the progressive conservatives riverbendviewgal Sep 2018 #21
how about you work to make this qazplm135 Sep 2018 #27
Spent some time up there for business rurallib Sep 2018 #19
its always been my dream to dis "que je suis Canadien!" joanbarnes Sep 2018 #22
And near and dear to my heart, area51 Sep 2018 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Sep 2018 #30
Canada's Great Novembrist Sep 2018 #31
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