Response from Peace Activists Barred by Canada: (Medea Benjamin)

[Hissyspit]

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[The Wielding Truth]

1. Very disturbing to think that a misdemeanor for some can

be enough of a criminal record for Canada to refuse entrance to some Americans.

Yet the mercenaries of Blackwater committing no crime for murdering innocent Iraqi's would have no misdemeanors on their record.

This is another shameful thing in our Country's history brought to you by the GOP.

[PDJane]

2. This makes me thoroughly ashamed

Of our Canadian government.

This is wrong on too many levels to count, and I will be writing letters and asking questions. It's outrageous.

[FREEWILL56]

3. The worst part is we citizens do not have access to those

FBI files easilly that we could check on it for anything erronious as the quickest way to find out is to try to go there and be turned down. I had visited the Canadian side of Niagra Falls in years past and in light of this the Canadian government can stick it along with bush. No more of my money going to your only casino in town. I had heard the Canadian people got a conservative bush cronie in office and it seems to be true.

[thunder rising]

4. Our FBI is politicized thru and thru.

But that old news. Fucking criminals in charge of the law. I so despise those crooked cretins that would judge us.

[JohnyCanuck]

5. Better get used to more of this fascist behaviour

by Canadian "authorities" in the future as our neocon, Bush ass kisser PM, Stephen Harper, is eager to step up the plate and show his White House buds he is fully on board with their plans for demolishing democracy under the pretext of fighting the bogus and illegitimate war on terror.

I have said it before, the neocons will never allow an independent, free and democratic Canada to survive on their Northern border while they tighten the screws on freedom and democracy in the USA. Canada will be subverted and/or Anschlussed into obedience and cooperation.


"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."

James Madison, while a United States Congressman

To the Germans in Mayer's study, each occasion of Nazi violence was worse than the last, but only a little worse. So they waited for the one shocking event, thinking that they would join with others if or when it happened. But as the violence escalated, no one rose up to condemn the concentration camps and general oppression. No one wanted to act alone, and when a mass uprising failed to occur, the common people just let events take their course. They progressively lost the ability to understand the horror of Nazism and the will to oppose it.

Similarly, we don't see the growing fascism in America and the world because we don't want to see it and because it happens somewhat gradually, which makes it almost imperceptible to those who don't think critically. (emphasis added) Everything in your society--Nazi Germany or twenty-first century America--seems so ordinary.


America 2007 is Germany 1930

[babylonsister]

6. Recommend. This should NOT be happening, to a vet, no less. nt

[constitution_matters]

7. Blame Canada?

Certainly the excuse "We don't care what you did to get on the list, you're on the list" sounds almost Bushian. But I would like to know who at the FBI (or its sub-contractors) is responsible for putting them on the list in the first place.

[ooglymoogly]

8. The Ef Bee Eye

is Murka's KGB

[farmhand]

9. The Canadians are doing what they have always done

I have allot of Canadian friends and its funny, because they are all Progressive like me, but they always elect a conservative government that sucks up to the U.S. every chance it gets. Canadians really remind me of America 2, they think one way and vote the exact opposite way, so in that regard they are almost no different than Americans. They say there against war, but they have no problem with us installing all kinds of military crap in their country to track things in space. They tell me their Progressive but they have more laws against every fucking thing then we do. You can't even buy beer in Canada unless its from a government ran store, just like in Utah, probably one of the most conservative states in the U.S. Actually there even more conservative on alcohol sales because I can buy beer from any store I want in Utah, just not liquor, i have to goto a Govt ran store for that. Canadians have to goto a Govt ran store for all alcohol purchases. At least thats how it is in Toronto. I was reading this morning how the Canadian govt is going to go along fully with the drug war. Guess what Canadians, do that and kiss any rights you have goodbye. That was one of the main reasons for fucking everyone over here before the War on Terrorism , and after the War on Communism. Harper needs to get that brown shit off his face. His face looks like it is permanently stuck in Bush's ass.

[PDJane]

10. We've voted liberal for years...........

The harper government snuck in under the radar as being more "uncorrupted". It's a minority government, too, and it isn't likely to last. In fact, it's liable to go down in the next session, right after the "throne" speech.

The Drug War thing is popular with Harper's base, but the rest of the country isn't liable to go along with it so easily. Moreover, gay marriage was put to a free vote in the house (the Harper govmint is agin' it), and the statute stays.

The reason for alcohol being sold in government-run outlets has to do with taxes and popular opinion. The tax thing is that sin taxes go towards repairing the damage done by addictions and medical necessities; I'd rather pay the taxes and have treatment centres. A lot of folks don't want alcohol sold in corner stores; it's too available to the underage and alcoholics at that point.

*shrug* It's a different country. We have a somewhat different attitude. We restrict alcohol sales and figure you can buy whatever sex toys you want to--it's just one of those things.

ETA: The alcohol sales laws vary from province to province, by the way.

[provis99]

11. Canadians like their liquor from govt run shops

Because the workers there are unionized; you can make a living wage. Where they're turned liquor sales to private businesses in Alberta (Texas-lite), the workers earn shitty wages. I'm all for gov't run liquor stores in the US if it means the workers get unionized, living wages.

And keep in mind, their leader up there, Conservative Stephen Harper, is in a minority government. Conservatives only get about 25% support. They're only in power because the asshole French in Quebec fucked up the electoral system when they moved from supporting the Liberal party to supporting the separatist (read: treasonous) Bloc Quebecois.

[PDJane]

12. Not to worry.......

The bloc is going to bring the Conservatives down shortly. They're making demands.

[scholarsOrAcademics]

13. I remember the Go to Canada Days

that of course was in the good old days of the 60's.
Now we have the newest amalgum,the trail to NAU.