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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
I can't believed I just thanked a flip post. UNFREAKINGBELIEVABLE!
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YAY.
One thing I would like to point out DFF, because we have clashed before, is how the negative generalizations about a group are always hated and despised but the positive generalizations are embraced.
Candadians love being known (to a varying degree) for being nice, polite, friendly, fun loving, beer drinking people.
We don't like being known as a bunch of igloo dwelling hicks that are still living in the stone age.
Unfortunately for you Americans is that most of the stereotypes are negative. The fat, gun toting, 2nd amendment spewing mid-Westerner stereotype seems to be really prevalent.
I only point this out because I know you and a few of the other Yanks seem to get pretty rattled when these stereotypes are brought up. I'll say two things: First, don't worry, just because we are making generalizations doesn't mean we believe it to be true of every last soul. Second, though is that these stereotypes weren't just made up for no reason.
DFF I find it ironic that you are defending the sweeping generalizations and yet thanked Gozer's post which makes a sweeping generalization about Canadians which I find offensive (and I rarely get offended).
I am proud of all things Canadian, have stereotypes about Americans that so far have somewhat proved to be true (stupid NY people were WAY too friendly compared to what I was expecting), and I certainly don't believe that Gozer's ridiculous description of us (canadians) being a bunch of "sanctimonious jackasses" is fair or warranted. We are far from "full of ourselves" nor have we "lost the good-natured humility that made us great."
What I will say is that Canadians are slowly but surely developing an identity because I think, generally, Canadians have lacked a proud sense of ourselves. One thing is for sure, the stereotype of patriotic Americans was firmly reinforced when I visited the US and I do not mean that in a way that is synonymous with "arrogant dicks", although sometimes it certainly can be.
To think that Gozer is ashamed that Canadians seem to be embracing an identity, even one that has us labeled sanctimonious by some s****y ass tv show, is fine by me (although I think it is pretty sad and quite ridiculous).
I don't think this is a gun control debate so I'll steer clear of that debate that is ongoing in this thread.
I do believe it is a 2nd amendment debate and in and of itself, without considering "Canadian style gun control" or the social contexts of gun violence in the US, it is my belief that the 2nd amendment is complete and utter BS, when used in the context of walking around with assault rifles in public places.
By that I mean that it was totally appropriate and relevant when it was created and for about 100 years after that, and that is not to say it might not be relevant again. However, as it stands now, almost NO ONE should be using the 2nd amendment to defend gun toting needlessly around, unless they genuinely feel they are being oppressed by the wicked government and want to form a militia.
Unfortunately for anyone who wants to form a militia the country isn't actually tyrannical enough to warrant it and they should just STFU and talk to their elected official or go to court.
Until the country is in disarray and ordinary, innocent citizens are being dragged away in the middle of the night Nazi Germany style, anyone who uses the 2nd amendment to defend their right to carry around a gun in public is a fool.