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On 9/1/2014 11:03 AM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 9/1/14 11:52 AM, True North wrote:
We barely escaped the rabid snarling jaws of Yankee Imperialism and
it's so called 'manifest destiny'
Yes, we were afraid the North would turn it's attention to us after
defeating the South.

Only trouble is... the new confederation was tilted in favour of
Ontario and Quebec and Nova Scotia quickly dropped from probably the
richest province to a poor cousin after it's normal trading partners
in the Boston States disappeared.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinion...ar-made-canada



You lucked out...remaining a province of Canada. Had you been taken over
by the USA, you'd be as backwards and racist as we are.

Sprecken for yourself, Herr Krause.
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On Mon, 01 Sep 2014 11:21:13 -0500, Harrold wrote:

On 9/1/2014 11:03 AM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 9/1/14 11:52 AM, True North wrote:
We barely escaped the rabid snarling jaws of Yankee Imperialism and
it's so called 'manifest destiny'
Yes, we were afraid the North would turn it's attention to us after
defeating the South.

Only trouble is... the new confederation was tilted in favour of
Ontario and Quebec and Nova Scotia quickly dropped from probably the
richest province to a poor cousin after it's normal trading partners
in the Boston States disappeared.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinion...ar-made-canada



You lucked out...remaining a province of Canada. Had you been taken over
by the USA, you'd be as backwards and racist as we are.

Sprecken for yourself, Herr Krause.


He obviously was!

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