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   But what was unexpected was how Harper derided his own country to a foreign   
   audience. . . .   "a Northern European welfare state in the worst sense of the   
   word."  By comparison, Harper was effusive in his praise of the United States   
   and its Republican    
   politics . . . .  "Your country, and, particularly your conservative movement,   
   is a light and inspiration to people in this country and across the world."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)