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Title: Ottawa to tread carefully in War of 1812 commemorations
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: EyeBrock
Date: 2011-07-17 05:34:55
Canadian

[EyeBrock]

Go the 97th! The Queen's own Germans from Manchester. Get a bit of British steel Yanks!

[GreenTiger]

There is nothing wrong and everything right about Canada commemorating their achievments in the war of 1812.

We invaded you, you kicked us in the ass and sent us home.

[CDN_PATRIOT]

Full out celebration needed. No offense to the Americans, but they celebrate their stuff without giving a shit as to what anyone else in the world thinks, so why aren't we doing the same? We have every right to, and the Americans would probably understand anyways, being a close ally.

1812 BABY!

-J.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

Yeah but they just wanna make sure it's about the achievemnent and that it doesn't devolve into some anti-US display of vitriol and rhetoric.

[Arctic_Menace]

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

Yeah but they just wanna make sure it's about the achievemnent and that it doesn't devolve into some anti-US display of vitriol and rhetoric.

Which is perfectly understandable. Nevertheless, I shall be celebrating with others about our achievements in that war, even though "Canada" the nation hadn't existed, the people living here called themselves Canadians. Also the last time the French, English, Scottish, Irish, English and even Natives got together to repel a common enemy.

[Zipperfish]

And the white house burned, burned, burned.
And we're the ones that did it,
It burned, burned, burned.
While the president ran and cried,
It burned, burned, burned.
And things were very historical,
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies WaWaWa
In the war of 1812.

[andyt]

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

And the white house burned, burned, burned.
And we're the ones that did it,
It burned, burned, burned.
While the president ran and cried,
It burned, burned, burned.
And things were very historical,
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies WaWaWa
In the war of 1812.

Probably want to stick to your day job.

[Goober_McGee]

andyt andyt:

Probably want to stick to your day job.

It seems to me that you've never listened to Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie:

[andyt]

they should probably get a day job.

[SprCForr]

Invite all the reenactors to stage a couple battles. I think they'd have a great turnout and fun had by all.

[EyeBrock]

That would be great Sapper! Living not too far from many of the 1812 battlefield sites, I would be more than happy to share photographs. I'm sure there will be a few things going on around here.

[SprCForr]

I'd imagine a good number of US re-enactors would be willing to come out.

They (re-enactors) live for this stuff.

[GreenTiger]

I am being accused of being a brown noser for an earlier comment on this thread by one of my fellow Americans.

My response is:

I have had the opportunity to study what went on in the War of 1812. It was not Americans finest hour in term of behavior. I am not attempting to "curry favor, brown nose or any other subservient attitude. I happen to agree with the Canadians on this and I don't mind saying so.

I can understand Canadians wanting to celebrate the success that they had in that war in defending their country. They have the same visceral response that we have to the Flag raising on Iwo Jima.

[EyeBrock]

GreenTiger GreenTiger:

I am being accused of being a brown noser for an earlier comment on this thread by one of my fellow Americans.

My response is:

I have had the opportunity to study what went on in the War of 1812. It was not Americans finest hour in term of behavior. I am not attempting to "curry favor, brown nose or any other subservient attitude. I happen to agree with the Canadians on this and I don't mind saying so.

I can understand Canadians wanting to celebrate the success that they had in that war in defending their country. They have the same visceral response that we have to the Flag raising on Iwo Jima.

Worry not GT. I'm sure the Yank(s) in question couldn't name any battles of that war or any of the major players. Leave them in their ignorance.

Me, I was well into the Napoleonic era when I emigrated here. One of the first Can history courses I did was on the war and as mentioned, I live in a part of Upper Canada where many battles were fought.

Check out Fort George in Niagara-on-the-Lake, very interesting. Also there are still strong United Empire Loyalist links in the Hamilton-Niagara area. Very cool.

I found it interesting that the New England States were very much aginst the war. This isn't an anti-Yank thing. This was a war between cousins. We should celebrate our shared history.

PS You lost!