The other day as I was perusing the Facebook status updates of my friends when I came across a political statement that I found rather ironic. This friend who shall remain nameless posted something to the effect that she would like all the angry Republicans to stick to their promise and move to another country in case of an Obama victory.
Ironically, the most famous example of such a threat was made by Alec Baldwin and his ex-wife Kim Bassinger during the 2000 campaign when the couple vowed to move to Canada if George W. Bush was elected president (a promise that unfortunately they did not keep and instead Alec took out a lot of anger on his 12 year old daughter who is a little pig http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J0-ZatDHug) However, for a conservative or a McCain supporter to make the same promise is entirely illogical. I will admit that I don't know whether the comment in question was addressed to anyone in specific, but I will explain why it makes no sense.
The liberal view of the US is that we are a fixer upper mansion and the rest of the world is made up of either shacks or small but cozy high tech new constructions. In case that the much needed home improvement is not made, liberals would eagerly move into the cool new constructions (i.e., France or Canada). As a result liberals have no issues making such dramatic statements as the one made by Baldwin in 2000.
Conservatives believe through thick and thin that the United States is the greatest country in the world. It may not be perfect, and from time to time they deal with a landscaper that they don't like (Obama), but at the end of the day they would rather live in the United States than anywhere else. Conservatives cannot identify any other country in the world that values the free market economics, social, and foreign policies more than the United States, and hence no alternative can possibly exist.
If indeed this comment was addressed to a specific McCain supporter, I would be curious to know what country did he foresee himself moving to in case of an Obama victory. Yes, Canada has a "Conservative" Prime Minister in Ben Harper now, but Canadian Conservatives are near equivalent of American Liberals (Canadian Liberals = Communists). Same logic can be applied to the European Conservative governments in Germany, Italy, and France. So unless this individuals just likes the sound of the label "Conservatives" and doesn't care about substance, none of these countries are a viable alternative.
On a lighter note: Hilarious video of the consequence of the Obama victory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3_95F5e-Ac
3 comments:
Petyah!
I thought you were a smart guy. Ben Harper is not our PM. His name is Stephen Harper. And the PH makes a V sound.
- Eric
Another Canadian with no sense of humor. Its really a joke about how no one knows or really cares who the PM of Canada is. Canada exists only at the pleasure of the US, and if you canadians keep mouthing off you might wake up in the US
Typical ignorant, American response. You can't even come up with a decent argument so you instead resort to adhomonem attacks.
Correct me if I'm wrong, isin't your economy in a recession?
Call me when GM goes bankrupt and the entire city of Detroit moves to Windsor, Canada.
- Eric
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