In Monty Python's hilarious 'Life of Brian', there was a group calling itself The People's Front of Judea. They were all talk and no action and mired in minutaie. In one of their meetings, Reggie the leader, tries to stir up popular revolt as he proclaims "...what have the Romans ever done for us?" Upon further reflection, the other members start to list a number of Roman contributions - aqueducts, baths, sanitation, irrigation, wine, education, etc.
Sounds like Canada. Lot of rhetoric little action of substance these days. What have the Americans ever done for us?
Canadians, I think, fall into three groups each found in 'One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest': The first group is the R.P. McMurphy group who try to revive Canada. The second group are the ones who are mute-by-choice like Chief Bromden and simply escape. Our talent if you will. And the third group are the evil Nurse Ratched. They include the the intellectual dead-weights, infantile nationalists, self-absorbed sensitive Canadians who happen to be floating around aimlessly on a raft with Jim and Huck Finn.
Which category do you fall under?
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