[Foundation-l] How to dismantle a language committee

[Michael Bimmler]

On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Marcus Buck <me at marcusbuck.org> wrote:
> Ray Saintonge hett schreven:
>> That's an outrageous assumption.  Canadians who attend an international
>> sporting event between Americans and any other country will most often
>> cheer for the other country.  Since 1959 Canada has never broken
>> diplomatic relations with Cuba, and has not participated in the US
>> adventures against Vietnam and Iraq.
>>
>> Ec
>>
> Rivalry in sports is a good example of what I spoke of: animosities
> between neighbors. There can even be outspoken rivalries between
> neighboring villages or towns, although both places share every single
> value or custom or mentality. The mindset is identical and still they
> can be engaged in contention. But if their basic values or customs are
> threatened by a third party, they will forget their little animosities

I must say, I find this a bit of a difficult claim to make just out of
the air. What is your supporting evidence for US and Canada having
"the same mindset" and "the same mentality", other than the mindset
which both states also share with Germany, France, Britain,
Switzerland, Norway, Sweden etc.?

Michael

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