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Ronald Zeeman said:
No 77 million voted for him. that's all we see.
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That's pretty narrow of you. Or should we assume it speaks poorly for your entire nation as well ?

See my point?

The one fragile point in every democracy. The possibility of a tyranny of a majority. So well critiqued by Alexis de Toqueville in his famous treatise, "Democracy In America" (1835-1840).

"Winston Churchill famously stated that "democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried," highlighting its flaws while acknowledging that alternatives often lead to worse outcomes. He believed that democracy, despite its imperfections, is essential for giving people a voice in governance and ensuring accountability."

So we must endure such "imperfections" as much as you are. More so given what you fear is right on our doorstep, and not on our borders.
 
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I do not speak for my nation, just see what is going on around me. I suspect the next marriage will be more open.
less controlling. Remember debate years ago with my buddy over free trade agreement. I was on negotiating committee for plant closing. Interesting times.
 
Ronald Zeeman said:
I do not speak for my nation, just see what is going on around me. I suspect the next marriage will be more open.
less controlling.
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One can only hope. In the meantime we on both sides of our borders must endure this period of understated, unfortunate uncertainty.
 
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That's pretty narrow of you. Or should we assume it speaks poorly for your entire nation as well ?

See my point?

The one fragile point in every democracy. The possibility of a tyranny of a majority. So well critiqued by Alexis de Toqueville in his famous treatise, "Democracy In America" (1835-1840).

"Winston Churchill famously stated that "democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried," highlighting its flaws while acknowledging that alternatives often lead to worse outcomes. He believed that democracy, despite its imperfections, is essential for giving people a voice in governance and ensuring accountability."

So we must endure such "imperfections" as much as you are. More so given what you fear is right on our doorstep, and not on our borders.
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Either way their democracy is more at threat than ours.
 
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Ronald Zeeman said:
Key to what happens over next few years infrastructure already in place, Suspect naval base will eventually be built near by just educated guess. Either way good for our first nations people, who bought the railway 2018. Quick shipping to Europe.
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Sound good. We already have NATO resources with other members like Canada. We don't need to expand our borders, but simply use such military resources of our allies as they would use our own.

It's an alliance. Not a bloody business agreement! It's a resource for multiple nations with common security interests. And improved commerce for one member state is often good for the others.

But everyone should mind the polar bears there...giving them some space for good reason!
 
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What happens in Churchill over the next few years will effect our neighbours and our friends. We have two major deep water ports, Churchill is quickly becoming the third. central location. Keep an eye on it. Key to everything going on. Who would have thought.
 
Ronald Zeeman said:
What happens in Churchill over the next few years will effect our neighbours and our friends. We have two major deep water ports, Churchill is quickly becoming the third. central location.
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No frozen saltwater to consider? I know the Russians would be envious of that.

Also reminds me of the north coast of Alaska and places like Prudhoe Bay that are not ice-free on a 12 month basis.
 
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Greenland is all about Northwest passage, not born yesterday. I have globe of world one look three islands important Cuba, Newfoundland, and green land, control those protect western hemisphere.
 
Ronald Zeeman said:
Some of you may like this
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Did Canada really take prisoners of war all the way back to Canada?

I've seen a whole series of videos like this about Australia but I never bothered to watch any of them because I know they're complete crap. Why would Australia ship prisoners all the way around the world? We didn't.

Our only prisoners of war here were Japanese that were caught In Australia, the few that made it to our shores. And there was one shipload of Jews that we put in an internment camp because we thought they were all Germans. We also put German and Italian Aussies in internment camps for the duration of the war but it was more of a formality than anything else and they were all allowed to come and go as they pleased and carry on with their lives.

Dunera Boys – Dunera and Queen Mary Association
 
German POWs in Canada. Reminds me of one in particular. - Franz Von Werra.

A German fighter ace who was shot down in 1940 over Britain and taken prisoner. He escaped and was recaptured enough times to warrant his being sent to Canada as a POW for the duration of the war. Sounded like many of the "bad apple" prisoners of the British wound up in Canada.

While being transported by train leaving Montreal, he jumped away and fled towards the US border which was still a neutral country at the time. He managed to survive the cold and surrendered himself to the authorities who charged him with illegally entering the country.

He then contacted the German Embassy who was able to take custody of him and they helped him to escape to Mexico, where Von Werra went through a number of South American nations until he could secure passage through neutral nations in Europe until he made it back to Germany, where he was decorated with much fanfare by the Nazis.

Ironically after all he had been through, he again assumed his role as a Luftwaffe fighter pilot. However he was not so fortunate, due to engine failure and crashing into the sea near the Netherlands in 1941. His remains were never found.

Though he went down in Allied history books as the only POW of the Canadians that got away. Yet there was another similar story about a German soldier named Georg Gaertner who escaped from a camp in New Mexico in 1945. He whereabouts were never heard of again until 1985 !

Another amusing tidbit about POWs remains the few Germans who elected to stay near their prison camp in the US. Deep in the heart of Texas! They came to love us...go figure. But then they escaped all the destruction of postwar Germany in the process, adapting to a new home and country.

My guess was that their captors probably served them barbecue at some point. :cool:
 
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Ronald Zeeman said:
I do not speak for my nation, just see what is going on around me. I suspect the next marriage will be more open.
less controlling. Remember debate years ago with my buddy over free trade agreement. I was on negotiating committee for plant closing. Interesting times.
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According to one guy, you may have to learn Mandarin.
 
Ronald Zeeman said:
American and British generals tried stealing his thunder. Fortunately he is a modest person.
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With Field Marshal Montgomery trying to steal everyone's thunder. Particularly George Patton's.

The Field Marshal's attitude eventually caught up with him, getting on Eisenhower's bad side and then doubling down complaining to both Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt. Which turned out to be a VERY bad idea. Prompting Roosevelt to reiterate that General Eisenhower is the "Supreme Commander" and final authority over all military matters in the European Theater of War.

Monty didn't lose his job, but it was made very clear to him that he was in the doghouse for the duration.
 
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