Agreeing with Sarah Vowell
Although Sarah is an American, she seems to fancy the Canadian way of life. Can you blame her? They seem all kinds of perfect, and if you take a step back to realize, who are the only people you never hear about in any negative way? Yes, Canadians, or as Sarah will say, Mounties. Americans for the most part feel as if solving problems mean war, while Canada simply feels that a treaty is a decent way to handle the situation. If you think about it, they have a good way of dealing with problems, if they have any at all. Even in the earlier days, they felt that war would not solve anything and I am going to have to agree. I hate everything about war.
Although Sarah is an American, she seems to fancy the Canadian way of life. Can you blame her? They seem all kinds of perfect, and if you take a step back to realize, who are the only people you never hear about in any negative way? Yes, Canadians, or as Sarah will say, Mounties. Americans for the most part feel as if solving problems mean war, while Canada simply feels that a treaty is a decent way to handle the situation. If you think about it, they have a good way of dealing with problems, if they have any at all. Even in the earlier days, they felt that war would not solve anything and I am going to have to agree. I hate everything about war.
I don’t feel that it is completely pointless, but I do feel that it could be dealt in other ways. Resulting in a major loss of money and lives, I’ll stick with the ‘Mounties’ on this one and say three cheers for treaties. One other major difference between us and Canada would have to be the fact that they are true when they say everyone is treated the same. Everyone knows that as much as we say, “Everyone is created equal” it will never be completely true. Yes, that is an opinion, but who really feels that every single person has the same rights and is treated the same? As for their take on conformity, that is a different story. That is the only topic I will have to disagree on with my fellow Canadians. If it wasn’t for unconformity we would not have some of the things we have today. For example, how do you think women got the right to vote? If it wasn’t for individualism, women would still be house wives and house wives only. I think it is perfectly fine to agree to disagree rather than everyone having the same opinion on everything. At times it can cause problems but this country isn’t perfect, no country is, although Canada comes awkwardly close. They have their way of life and we have ours. I cannot completely disagree with Sarah because the Canadians have a good thing going but I was born and raised in American and I will stand by what my country decides.
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I really appreciate your graphics, which compliment your thoughtful and interesting blogs.
As to the women's movement--it's true that it was individuals seeking equality and self-expression, but it's important to note that in order to achieve that they had to act collectively. Tehr is a wonderful film starring Hilary Swank I would highly recommend to you--"Iron Hawed Angels." It is an historically accurate rendering of this movement and a truly inspiring and uplifting story.
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