Comments on: I’m Really Not Patriotic, But… http://jsp.org/2006/06/10/im-really-not-patriotic-but/ Mon, 18 May 2009 19:25:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joel http://jsp.org/2006/06/10/im-really-not-patriotic-but/comment-page-1/#comment-486 Joel Thu, 15 Jun 2006 02:30:16 +0000 http://www.jsp.org/2006/06/10/im-really-not-patriotic-but/#comment-486 The War of 1812, which happened between 1812 and 1814. It's also known as the War where a warmongering party leading the U.S. thought it could kick Britain in the ass while Britain and the rest of Europe was preoccupied with Napoleon. So we won a few quick sea and land battles. Then Napoleon lost at Waterloo. Uh-oh. Are those men marching on Washington wearing redcoats? This was back in the days when wars were settled by protracted peace summits and face-saving surrender conditions, so nowadays plenty of Americans think that we won that War, if we think about it at all. Matt: I'm only a few miles closer to Canada than you were, but I can only add the Kids in the Hall, Cerebus, and metropolitan stunt doubles for New York City to your list. Oh, and not having nuclear weapons...or is that redundant with "irrelevance"? The War of 1812, which happened between 1812 and 1814. It’s also known as the War where a warmongering party leading the U.S. thought it could kick Britain in the ass while Britain and the rest of Europe was preoccupied with Napoleon. So we won a few quick sea and land battles. Then Napoleon lost at Waterloo. Uh-oh. Are those men marching on Washington wearing redcoats?

This was back in the days when wars were settled by protracted peace summits and face-saving surrender conditions, so nowadays plenty of Americans think that we won that War, if we think about it at all.

Matt: I’m only a few miles closer to Canada than you were, but I can only add the Kids in the Hall, Cerebus, and metropolitan stunt doubles for New York City to your list. Oh, and not having nuclear weapons…or is that redundant with “irrelevance”?

]]> By: JC http://jsp.org/2006/06/10/im-really-not-patriotic-but/comment-page-1/#comment-485 JC Wed, 14 Jun 2006 22:17:25 +0000 http://www.jsp.org/2006/06/10/im-really-not-patriotic-but/#comment-485 P.S. please forgive my incredible ignorance of North American history but when did Canada burn down the whitehouse? P.S. please forgive my incredible ignorance of North American history but when did Canada burn down the whitehouse?

]]> By: mjg http://jsp.org/2006/06/10/im-really-not-patriotic-but/comment-page-1/#comment-484 mjg Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:12:17 +0000 http://www.jsp.org/2006/06/10/im-really-not-patriotic-but/#comment-484 Despite nearly living on the border with Canada most of my life I still only associate it with maple leaves and irrelevance. Despite nearly living on the border with Canada most of my life I still only associate it with maple leaves and irrelevance.

]]> By: JC http://jsp.org/2006/06/10/im-really-not-patriotic-but/comment-page-1/#comment-483 JC Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:21:42 +0000 http://www.jsp.org/2006/06/10/im-really-not-patriotic-but/#comment-483 ahh one slight jobe from a Canadian and its enough to bring out the Bush in even the most peaceful American ahh one slight jobe from a Canadian and its enough to bring out the Bush in even the most peaceful American

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