How Safe is Canada
POSTED BY: piratejenny
UPDATED: Saturday, January 31, 2026 18:13
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To all you Canadians out there, If the U.S becames a Facist nation under the Bush administration, to you guys fear the U.S
and do you plan on protecting your democracy, I'm going to give it a year maybe a little more but if I start to see things going dark in this country I'm running to Canada
I predict that within two to six months they will at least be talking about the draft, I have a brother and if I get a whiff of any draft being implemented it might be sooner then that
so I'm just curious as to what Canadians think about whats going on in this country
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I read the Canadian press or watch some Canadan Tv news coverage on the net just to see what those guys up north think of the US...even many folks in the US know baby-Bush ain't up to any good
Some in Canada hate what's happening in the US. I don't think Canada has ever hated anybody, but now they've managed to hate what's going on with Bush. U.S. Army privates Brandon Hughey and Jeremy Hinzman, both opposed to the U.S. war and occupation in Iraq, are seeking sanctuary in Canada. Their struggle for political asylum may be viewed as a test case for future dissent by U.S. military personnel who object to being used as cannon fodder . I've heard Academy Award winner Robert Redford might be think of going abroad to Norway or Ireland to escape the restrictions and changes during the Bush dynasty and I've heard that Actress Kim Basinger might be considering to try and escape to Canada or Germany,
she may get to escape the Bush dynasty... luck for some.
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I've heard Academy Award winner Robert Redford might be think of going abroad to Norway or Ireland to escape the restrictions and changes during the Bush dynasty and I've heard that Actress Kim Basinger might be considering to try and escape to Canada or Germany, she may get to escape the Bush dynasty... luck for some.
You make it sound like people are using some sort of underground railroad to leave the country. No one needs to 'escape' this country. They are simply choosing to leave. By the way, actors and actresses have been moving abroad for decades, and they do it for a multitude of reasons....many of them are not politically motivated. An actor who wins an Academy Award is no more or less qualified to determine the nature of politics than any other average citizen.
I understand that people disagree with a lot that is going on, and they have every right to do so. But, making it sound like people need to smuggle themselves out of the country because of political oppression is simply inaccurate.
Just my 2 cents
oh and by the way....its spelled "fascist".
They didnt call it the dark ages because it was dark.
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Quote:Uh, no offense, but it really isn't that easy. Leaving the country is one thing, but you can't stay in another country without a reason - they simply won't let you. If you want to stay, you have to either have a visa or gain citizenship, if I understand correctly. And different countries have different rules. If I read the documentation right when I went to Canada last week, in the case of Canada you can only stay for six months as most.
Originally posted by TauSetiPrime:
You make it sound like people are using some sort of underground railroad to leave the country. No one needs to 'escape' this country. They are simply choosing to leave.
These folks are looking for someone to give them a legally viable way to stay in their country long enough to avoid the damage that Bush is going to do to the USA.
Unfortunately, I personally think that the damage that he's going to do is going to last for the rest of our lives, and is going to hurt the entire world, so I don't see much point in running...
But hey, that's just me. 
Rabit
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??? HAHAHA! Ohio can take Canada!
We simply haven't the population. If the US occupied Canada no one would complain. We'd invite you in for tea. Really... silly thread. 
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Quote:Actually, it was dark in the dark ages. A "mini-ice age" around the 5th century.
Originally posted by TauSetiPrime:
... I understand that people disagree with a lot that is going on, and they have every right to do so. But, making it sound like people need to smuggle themselves out of the country because of political oppression is simply inaccurate.
Just my 2 cents
oh and by the way....its spelled "fascist".
They didnt call it the dark ages because it was dark.
And don't be a spelling Nazi.
BTW, some actors have lost thier jobs because of thier comments about the Bushites. Bill Mahar for example. Not to mention various actors who are now on HS Terrorist lists.
Don't think it can't happen in America. It has.
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Originally posted by Rabit:
Uh, no offense, but it really isn't that easy. Leaving the country is one thing, but you can't stay in another country without a reason - they simply won't let you. If you want to stay, you have to either have a visa or gain citizenship, if I understand correctly. And different countries have different rules. If I read the documentation right when I went to Canada last week, in the case of Canada you can only stay for six months as most.
These folks are looking for someone to give them a legally viable way to stay in their country long enough to avoid the damage that Bush is going to do to the USA.
Unfortunately, I personally think that the damage that he's going to do is going to last for the rest of our lives, and is going to hurt the entire world, so I don't see much point in running...
Rabit
This is for the most part true, most countries have strict rules about who can and can't enter the country for an extended period of time.
To my understanding, there are many countries that will let you stay as long as you dont try and gain employment. In the case of millionaires, this is not really a problem.
My point was that if Kim Basinger showed up in another country and asked them for asylum to escape political persecution in the United States.....they would laugh her out of the building.
My comments were intended to convey my opinion concerning the use of the word 'escape' to describe a couple actors and actresses living elsewhere. The only thing they are escaping from are ever present papparazi.
I also agree with GHOULMAN in that the idea of the U.S. invading Canada is laughable.
They didnt call it the dark ages because it was dark.
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One of the first things I did this morning
was research the possibility of sending
my daughter to college in Canada.
Apparently one can still qualify for US financial aid and attend better, less expensive, safer
universities across the northern border.
I sent her the link.
If she goes to school there, maybe we'll find
a way to move to Canada, if we have to.
And yes, at the rate Bush is exhausting our
"volunteer" military, I bellieve any mother
of a sixteen year old should be seriously
considering contingency "escape" plans.
I don't want to be caught completely
unprepared the day Pres W goes on TV and says,
"Well, shucks yeah, in a safer, more Christian world, there would never be need of involuntary
mitarian conskipshun, but our wars against Cuba,
Iraq and France require an emergency reinstatement
of the draft, and I know America stands with
me in realizing the necessity of this sacrifice..."
Hailing transport vessel Serenity!
Can I hitch a lift? Don't care where you're
heading, Captain Mal, just get me off of this
gorram planet afore it blows itself up...
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Originally posted by Ghoulman:
Actually, it was dark in the dark ages. A "mini-ice age" around the 5th century.
Really? Ive read much on World History, and I've never heard of this. How long did it last? The Dark ages usually refers to a period of 500-700 years after the fall of the Roman Empire.
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And don't be a spelling Nazi.
I try not to be...I mispell stuff all the time. In this case, though, I thought it was an important word to get right. That term carries a lot of weight with it....
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BTW, some actors have lost thier jobs because of thier comments about the Bushites. Bill Mahar for example. Not to mention various actors who are now on HS Terrorist lists.
I tried to find it, but I couldnt seem to find what Bill Mahar did (or said) that got him fired. Can you help me out?
They didnt call it the dark ages because it was dark.
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Originally posted by Ghoulman:
??? HAHAHA! Ohio can take Canada!
We simply haven't the population. If the US occupied Canada no one would complain. We'd invite you in for tea. Really... silly thread.
The U.S. tried once and failed
I think the French Canadians would complain, especially when we made English the national language.
Knowledge is sorrow; they who know the most
Must mourn the deepest o'er the fatal truth,
The Tree of Knowledge is not that of Life.
-- Byron
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