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Originally Posted by vicphoenix13
After watching all the angry groups crashing townhalls in the U.S., I realized how much more Canadians as a whole respect political differences. Political discussion is way more civil in that you don't see people screaming and shouting. Whether you belong to the NDP, Liberal or Conservative parties, no one questions each others patriotism. While the U.S. is a good neighbor, I wish they would tone down the political rhetoric on both sides.
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The thing is, the "angry groups" in the U.S. are frequently staged mobs organized by lobby groups, not true "grassroots protests."
I think it's true that the general tone of the political debate is more civil in Canada. But I don't think as a general rule
Americans are any less civil. This is just one ugly aspect of their political culture, and has nothing to do with the beliefs and attitudes of Americans themselves. I've had many very civil political debates with Americans of different political stripes than mine.