We'd do it again in a heartbeat. And right now, Canada needs your help, and the rest of Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Let's get that cheap garbage yank beers, chocolate, produce, and the like off our shelves and replace it with quality European goods.
I’m tired of hearing “and look what we did for you in ww2”. Most people who say this have no idea how bad that war was- one of my friend’s grandfather never spoke about it. He lost tons of friends. I’d hate to be friends with someone who constantly reminded me of everything they do for me. Right now, it appears like America has not learned anything about the slide into an authoritarian government.
They lost the space race on every single point except the moon, where they drew a line in the sand and said "we won". Their favorite pass time is deluding themselves of their unmatched greatness. That same nationalism is now leading them down a dark path.
They simply disregarded our warnings and cringing when it came to their 'patriotism' (read: nationalism) and what it could lead to. Look wherr we are now.
To qoute a scholar from Canada: "I hate to say atoadaso, but I toadaso. I fricking atoadaso" - Ricky, Trailer Park Boys (2000s)
Low in schooling, low in healthcare, low in civics.
High in bravado, high in foreign military bases, high in propaganda.
There are a lot of stupid people here, but that's everywhere. Stupid people tend to be vocal. The problem is that America promotes itself as a world example of democracy- but nobody has a voice here for under $10m. America is what happens when narcissism is given a global stage.
They lost the space race on every single point except the moon, where they drew a line in the sand and said "we won"
Lol, get fucked with this Russian propaganda bullshit. America won the space race, because America won the space race. In addition to the moon landing, America had tons of other "firsts". The American program was better, safer, and more successful. The Soviets had plenty of impressive accomplishments and their own host of "firsts", but your statement is absolute nonsense Russian propaganda that redditors love to spew because r/AmericaBad
first rendezvous of manned spacecraft first spacecraft docking
first space launch from another celestial body
first spacecraft to orbit another planet
first mission in the asteroid belt
first jupiter flyby
first mercury flyby
first Saturn flyby
first untethered spacewalk
first uranus flyby
first neptune flyby
first object to leave the solar system
Oh yeah, and literally everything the Soviets did do first, the US did, and better, and with purpose of building to further advancements. You can cherry pick Soviet "firsts" all you want and try and downplay the American achievements. It changes nothing about the fact that the American space program was by any measure more successful, impactful, and technically more impressive.
The whole "America got to the moon first and declared the space race over, after the Soviets got all the firsts" is stupid Russian propaganda that everyone with an axe to grind against the US loves to spout despite it having no leg to stand on. America didn't declare the space race over after the moon landing. The Soviets did.
I often wonder what WW2 veterans must he thinking now that the freedom they fought tooth and nail for is being taken away in the same manner the 3rd reich seized it's power
I've noticed that people who say "but remember when I did <y thing>" use it as a justification for more recent shitty things they've done or to shame someone into their line of thinking.
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u/Lente_ui 13d ago
Dutch here. We have a much shorter answer :
We were liberated by Canadians.
Thank you Canada.