Ya, gotta love the "Soviet Canuckistan" comment. 'Course, that was made by Rush Limbaugh, so I guess it would be easy to dismiss... except that it's crept into a lot of usage.
Of course, digs like that happen on both sides of the border, they ruffle a few feathers for a bit, and they get forgotten.
Things like friendly fire incidents are more serious. They hurt, but they're eventually forgiven. Friendly fire, while unfortunate, is considered part of waging war. You try to minimize it, but it will happen. Does it happen more with American forces? Possibly, but that simply reflect that, in most cases, the Americans are the biggest players on the battlefield. 'Course, Canadian troops ARE paid a danger bonus when on training exercises with the Americans... ;)
It's things like the Softwood Lumber Tax that do real, lasting damage. When families and communities suffer economically for long periods of time as a result of protectionist policies, some outright illegal, according to the so-called 'North American Free Trade Agreement' (I'm STILL pissed at Mulroney for signing us on to that!), that you get some serious and lasting bitterness and resentment.
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Of course, digs like that happen on both sides of the border, they ruffle a few feathers for a bit, and they get forgotten.
Things like friendly fire incidents are more serious. They hurt, but they're eventually forgiven. Friendly fire, while unfortunate, is considered part of waging war. You try to minimize it, but it will happen. Does it happen more with American forces? Possibly, but that simply reflect that, in most cases, the Americans are the biggest players on the battlefield. 'Course, Canadian troops ARE paid a danger bonus when on training exercises with the Americans... ;)
It's things like the Softwood Lumber Tax that do real, lasting damage. When families and communities suffer economically for long periods of time as a result of protectionist policies, some outright illegal, according to the so-called 'North American Free Trade Agreement' (I'm STILL pissed at Mulroney for signing us on to that!), that you get some serious and lasting bitterness and resentment.