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Jul. 21st, 2010 03:48 pm
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Is it possible to find nice things to say about France without the ensuing discussion rapidly evolving into a U!S!A! U!S!A! U!S!A! discussion of health-care systems and such?

No.

Date: 2010-07-21 10:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ocschwar.livejournal.com
Up until the 1950's or so, the Distinct Canadian Identity (TM) was based on being more tory than the United States and not having namby pamby programs like the ones FDR peddled. So itgoes...

Date: 2010-07-21 10:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] schizmatic.livejournal.com
I think the thing I find oddest in the whole Shifting Canadian Identity thing is that it hasn't been too long since Quebec was well-known for reactionary Catholicism.

Date: 2010-07-21 10:34 pm (UTC)

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