I was reading the newspaper the other day when I saw the comments made by some thoughtless Americans on the fox program Red Eye regarding the Canadian armed forces. Like most of you, I was outraged and completely appalled by the lack of respect shown by our American neighbours. So many questions went through my mind I couldn’t keep track of my thoughts. (And to be fair, it is FOX news, so let’s all keep this in perspective).

Are the Americans jealous? With all the corruption and financial failure in America today, who wouldn’t be envious of Canadians- we have universal health care, lower crime rates, a steadier banking system. Those could all be reasons for jealousy. Or maybe he truly is ignorant to the sacrifices Canadians have been making oversees. I mean, do you really expect American journalists to report on anything that doesn’t affect Americans? Please. Besides, Americans haven’t had any bit of real journalism in so long their opinions are baseless and without merit.

But after analyzing everything that was said it dawned on me- they are right. He was absolutely, positively 100% correct in his statement. Canadians would much rather see their young men and women home safe and happy than out in the killing fields in an unjustified war against a country that never posed any real threat to Canadians.

(And furthermore, how sad is it that that Americans’ equate the killing of a human being as being somehow better than ‘doing yoga, painting landscapes and running on the beach in Capri pants’).

So let the Americans say what they want about Canadians, because if painting landscapes and doing yoga instead of killing a human being makes me a Canadian- then I have never been prouder to be a Canuck.

And maybe they are just jealous of our beer.

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