What a remarkable day:
A day to celebrate something that really and truly cannot possibly
exist.
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Complete and total independence is a myth. You are never independent. Sure, on this day, we declared our
independence from Great Britain, who for nearly a century thereafter remained
our largest trading partner and even today stands as our 6th
largest.
Independent? I
hardly think so.
So, maybe the Canadians had it more accurately when they
marked their political separation from Great Britain as “Dominion Day” – or in
French Confederation Day (Since renamed “Canada Day”). Canadians mark it as “the day we got
together” as compared to our “the day we broke apart”.
We seem to have been high-maintenance drama queens from day
one, don’t we.
I looked forever to find the Canadian Civil War, but never
could find it. Darn it.
1 comment:
Ed, bad news. The link to buy the shorts doesn't work. Happy July 4th - is that okay? Just a date. Just another day. I'm starting to have more and more sympathy for the dogs of the world, and may spend the evening hours under my dining room table.
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