U.S. and Canadian values? Michael Adams, in Fire & Ice, provides  
strong evidence that Canadian and American values are even more  
divergent than ever. Indeed, the two countries were founded on very  
different values.


On May 17, 2005, at 6:23 AM, Dennis Raphael wrote:

> The following are responses to a story equating Canadian and US value
> systems...
>
>
> Your letter writers (Still Friends, Right? -- May 10) need to be  
> reminded
>     that there are specific reasons why Canadians might feel  
> superior to
> Americans. I moved here from the U.S. five years ago. I no longer  
> have to
>     worry about losing health insurance if I lose my job. I can  
> marry my
> male partner. We have a functioning public transportation system.  
> Although
>     property crime is bad, violent crime is much lower. And we are at
> peace. The real question is, if our two countries' values are so  
> similar,
>     how is it that only the Canadian government reflects those  
> values?”
> -Bruce MacDonald,  Vancouver, May 11, 2005
>
> “Letter writer Bruce MacDonald, who moved to Canada from the U.S.,  
> says
> Canadians feel ‘superior’ to Americans because of Canada's better  
> medical
> system, superior public transportation, lower violent crime and  
> legalized
> gay marriage (Real Canadians Know -- May 11). Perhaps it would be  
> better if
> Canadians focused on feeling inferior to the Swedes, the Norwegians  
> and the
> Dutch. Smug feelings of superiority blaze a path to stagnant  
> mediocrity,
> whereas a sense of inferiority might stimulate improvement.”
> -Keith Stringer, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 12, 2005

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