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Originally Posted by redforever
I second that!!! Crying before the milk is even spilled!!!
I was never a Liberal, never voted Liberal, but I do admire Trudeau, even though I was dead against the NEP and even though he ran Canada into a huge deficit to finance all the social programs and initiatives he introduced.
Why did I admire him? Well, for one thing, he put Canada on the international stage. For instance, he basically told the USA to take a little hike as he kept relations with Cuba and would visit with Fidel Castro. And I think he made Canada a kinder and gentler nation, a nation the rest of the world admires. Yes, we pay a lot for that "kind" image, but to most Canadians, that image is money well spent. And he brought a kind of intellect to the international stage that I think had been lacking from Canada. And he brought us our own constitution, yes a constitution with challenges, but one that is ours none the less. Yes he had charisma, many will say that is all he had, but he had it in spades and the Canadian public bought into that hook, line and sinker, for 14 years.
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He was a better politician on the international stage (debatable), but had half of his own country hate him. In my mind you should be looking after your own country before you worry about other countries. I honestly find it hard to believe that you can admire someone that did so many bad things to half the country.
As for his son, do you really think he is not going to follow his fathers "legace"? I'm sure he has growen up surrounded by people who loved his father and in turn loved him the same way. And considering he was raised by his father I am sure that it is ingrained into his mind how the country should be operated. I could be wrong, but I'm not putting my money on the side that says he is different than his father.