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John said..."I do not understand how a discussion on equality leads to attacks on Canada and the fact we are some 90 pound weakling, with bad military, bad health care, and again some inferior nation."



John, I hope you know that I think very highly of you. I have said so openly on many occasions, spontaneously when nobody was asking for such a statement. With that thought in mind, please do not hear what I am about to say as an attack, for I have absolutely no desire to attack you. I like you and and therefore I want you to be happy, not attacked.

But if you read back through the thread you will see that you were the one who introduced a comparison of Canada to the USA, and THAT is the reason why a discussion on equality led to comments about Canada. Moreover, you hit the ground running with multiple statements that really looked like you were baiting, itching for a fight. As a general rule, if you walk up to a dog and kick it, it will probably bite you. And if you enter a conversation with flaming rhetoric, you can pretty much expect people to throw it right back.

Conversely, I recall a thread recently when everybody was saying good things about Canada. In the absence of jabs, people say what they really think. And when there was nobody throwing gasoline on the fire, people said good things.

I think that is significant.

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