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Re: Swift was Right! (He just named the wrong people...)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003 04:06:01 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Terry Prosper wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> > Um, no. Saying so ain't making it so. Canada has economic issues, and too much
> > gun control. QED.
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> Too much gun control? What are you, a member of the NRA???
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> That's so stupid!!! I can't believe I just read that! What's the use of
> citizens having weapons??? Shooting each other? Well, if that's the reason >why
> criminality is MUCH lower in Canada/Québec than in the US, why our streets >are
> safe for everyone at night, why we had only one major shooting (one too much)
> here while I've stopped counting the ones in the USA (too many there too, >mind
> you), I prefer total gun control.
Actually the crime rate differnce has nothing to do with gun control. Most of
the studies I have seen actually suggest the crime rate went up after the main
gun control laws were put into effect in Canada. The crime rate in Canada has
always been lower even when the availability of guns was comparable to that in
the U.S. The only thing gun control accomplishes is preventing you from
defending yourself against the tyranny of the Government.
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> As for economic issues, well, the US/CDN maney exchange rate has been getting
> more and more profitable for us lately, so I'd say US is the one with economic
> issues. Especially here in Québec, we have absolutely no effects of the
> recession happening everywhere else in America for 2-3 years now.
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> And Canada has free health care for everyone.
Even though its quality while still excellent on a global average is now
proportionately less than it was prior to becoming free for everyone.
> And a much less terrible >poverty rate than in US.
Nevermind that those living in poverty in the US are living like kings compared
to most of the world.
> And true democraty too.
So the US isn't even supposed to be a democracy were are supposed to be a
representative republic.
> And we don't go around the world
> bombing other countries for WMD that don't exist...
Ok I'll give you that one.
-Mike Petrucelli
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