Re: America is not for Black People
I'm proud of the cultural mosaic that is Toronto. It's not without its problems and obligatory 10% of abusers, but overall I think it works quite well for us here in Canada. I think that the reason it works here is that no single immigrant group comprises a significant proportion of the population.
Originally posted by TheOldCaddy
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The countries you named were remarkably homogenous compared to America. Even today, Denmark is almost 90% Danish. Same thing in Sweden, where almost 80% of the population is ethnically Swedish, and a good chunk of the remainder (almost half) is from other Nordic countries or Europe. Homogenized populations means the people share, for the most part, the same ideals, goals, and norms. Same thing holds true in S. Korea and Japan, which is one reason those countries grew so quickly; when everyone agrees on the basics, it's easy to agree how to change and move ahead.
I suggest you start reading about the Religion of Peace, and what's happening in Sweden, Denmark, and Holland. Just having 5% Muslims seems to be causing trouble, as there have been riots and the usual demands for sharia law, etc. As their populations become less 'native' and more dominated by immigrants who don't share native values, you can be sure more strife will come. As more immigrants come in through 'family reunification' and other crap, you can be sure the troubles in Europe will look very much like the current troubles in Ferguson.
The USA "fight(s) all things socialist?" Since when? The Federal Reserve took over in 1913, and socialism has been growing ever since. Prior to 1929, the Federal gov't in the US rarely spent more than 8% of GDP (exception was WWI); after 1929, in war and in peace, Federal spending was never LESS than 20%, and is about 40% now.
But let me attempt to answer your sincere question: What do I propose?
First, let's stop treating Canadian citizenship like it's a participant ribbon for 8-year old soccer teams. I think it should mean the following:
Finally, let's get rid of 'universal suffrage'. It is the poison pill in the democratic concept because it eventually lets the Lilliputians tie down and enslave Gulliver. If slavery of the weak is wrong - and it is! - why isn't slavery of the able? StatsCan just noted that the average Cdn spends 42% of income on taxes; I know most of that isn't coming back to me.
Your right to vote - to have a say in how the country is governed - should be determined by your contributions to society. If you're not making a contribution yet - not paying taxes, not serving the nation, but instead drawing resources from it (students, welfare) - then no vote for you. A lot of nations have compulsory 'national service' which doesn't have to mean the Army. In Canada, for example, maybe we could get young people to serve in a corp that helps out with floods in the spring, ice storms in winter, forest fires in summer, etc. They would get to see other parts of the country, meet people from other parts of the country, and live and work together with them for a while. That alone would help us develop a set of shared values and goals, which would make this country much better off than our current "Gimme, gimme, gimme" culture where the game we play is "Don't tax you, don't tax me, let's tax the man behind the tree!" when in fact, we all live in the forest.
I suggest you start reading about the Religion of Peace, and what's happening in Sweden, Denmark, and Holland. Just having 5% Muslims seems to be causing trouble, as there have been riots and the usual demands for sharia law, etc. As their populations become less 'native' and more dominated by immigrants who don't share native values, you can be sure more strife will come. As more immigrants come in through 'family reunification' and other crap, you can be sure the troubles in Europe will look very much like the current troubles in Ferguson.
The USA "fight(s) all things socialist?" Since when? The Federal Reserve took over in 1913, and socialism has been growing ever since. Prior to 1929, the Federal gov't in the US rarely spent more than 8% of GDP (exception was WWI); after 1929, in war and in peace, Federal spending was never LESS than 20%, and is about 40% now.
But let me attempt to answer your sincere question: What do I propose?
First, let's stop treating Canadian citizenship like it's a participant ribbon for 8-year old soccer teams. I think it should mean the following:
- You accept and agree to certain principles, such as Dief's Bill of Rights, the Monarchy, and primacy of law over religion.
- You accept and agree to the traditions of the country, the most important of which is: you are here to make your own life, not to have the country make a life for you.
- You live at least 60% of the year here (exceptions for armed services and diplomatic corps, and people studying abroad)
- Most important, you RENOUNCE all other citizenships if born elsewhere or at age of majority if you have dual citizenship by reason of parent's birth. Get rid of this "passport of convenience" BS where people come here, get a passport, flee back to their 'home' land and then start wailing and whining for Canada to bail them out when their 'home' land erupts into chaos (e.g. Lebanon, Syria, etc.)
- Anyone who accepts the above, be he/she white, brown, black, yellow or green, be he/she straight/gay/confused, or golfer/non-golfer is welcome in the country I'd like to live in.
Finally, let's get rid of 'universal suffrage'. It is the poison pill in the democratic concept because it eventually lets the Lilliputians tie down and enslave Gulliver. If slavery of the weak is wrong - and it is! - why isn't slavery of the able? StatsCan just noted that the average Cdn spends 42% of income on taxes; I know most of that isn't coming back to me.
Your right to vote - to have a say in how the country is governed - should be determined by your contributions to society. If you're not making a contribution yet - not paying taxes, not serving the nation, but instead drawing resources from it (students, welfare) - then no vote for you. A lot of nations have compulsory 'national service' which doesn't have to mean the Army. In Canada, for example, maybe we could get young people to serve in a corp that helps out with floods in the spring, ice storms in winter, forest fires in summer, etc. They would get to see other parts of the country, meet people from other parts of the country, and live and work together with them for a while. That alone would help us develop a set of shared values and goals, which would make this country much better off than our current "Gimme, gimme, gimme" culture where the game we play is "Don't tax you, don't tax me, let's tax the man behind the tree!" when in fact, we all live in the forest.
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