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Originally Posted by Kipper is King
^^^the problem is that the satire was of a particularly degrading and ignorant variety. More so than most satire. Also, it was aired just after Canadian troops had died in Afghanistan.
Here's Rick Mercer's well-stated response:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...Story/National |
Rick Mercer telling someone not to be an ass is laughable.
He made a whole show out of misleading comments, taking advantage of pre-occupied politicians, and massive editing.
Red Eye is pretty dumb, but its privately funded. Mercer gets paid by the Canadian taxpayer to make fun of Americans, making as many of them as possible look like total morons.
Between Korea and now, Canada has notoriously been a mooch to the US. (You can maybe argue Suez). We've been offered free equipment/weapons/ships to do our jobs but refused them, yet openly mock them. We're also the destination of choice for their draft-dodgers. They often have to help us out. Yes, now we're doing our part again, but I don't think Canada's military contribution is sancrosanct. We have the reputation of being military milquetoasts, just as the French have theirs as surrender monkeys. Americans are imperialist warlords... etc.
We have a field day with them, often crassly, and its "funny." They make some (poor) jokes, and we freak out.