Despite its rather inflammatory title, Danger! A Nation of Socialists Lurks Just Across Our Border!, cette pièce par Bill Mann dans le Huffington Post actually contains some thoughtful commentary about the experiences of Americans living in Canada.

“Vivre au Canada,” he writes, “is an experience that permanently changes most American expats.”

Comparing life in the United States versus Canada, dit-il, “There are significant differences in our two countries, et there’s a whole lot we can learn from our more civilized and less materialistic northern neighbors.”

Parmi ses pensées:

Une chose importante que vous apprenez qu'il ya que a bit of socialism, properly applied, benefits everyone — and makes for a better society. Et in the current health-care debate, we could learn a lot from our closest neighbors, bien, comme d'habitude, we probably won’t.

(It’s also sure as hell nice to live in a safe place without handguns. But we’ll save that for another day).

Ironie du sort, il devenait de plus cette semaine pour participer au Americaines. du Canada. Passeports ou I.D renforcée. sont maintenant nécessaires.

That’s absurd. If anything, il devrait être l'inverse. Après tout, WE’RE the loud, gun-owning types living downstairs who could know or care less about their neighbors. And who don’t have medical insurance….

Lire l'intégralité essai à la Huffington Post.

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