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   Norm X to All   
   Remembering Pierre Eliot Trudeau   
   13 Nov 16 23:19:15   
   
   XPost: bc.politics, can.politics, ab.politics   
   XPost: alt.politics.democrat   
   From: someone@microsoft.com   
      
   My fellow Canadians,   
      
   Native cultures esteem their elders. I am old beyond years. I remember   
   Pierre Eliot Trudeau, his pros and his cons. His son Justin would be wise to   
   emulate his father in foreign policy. Pierre Eliot Trudeau was anti-American   
   and defined Canadian identity in those terms. He embraced Cuban communism   
   and helped in the sugar cane harvest. He was neutral WRT the US war in Viet   
   Nam. But boys will be boys, and many Canadian boys volunteered and went to   
   Viet Nam to "kill Viet Cong gooks". Justin should withdraw all support for   
   current American wars started by Barrack Obama. Isolationism never hurt.   
   Pierre took some baby steps towards socialism for example PetroCanada which   
   developed the Hibernia oil play off New Foundland. This help the grateful   
   Newfies and kept oil prices low. Unfortunately Trudeau lost the National   
   Energy Program fight with blue eyed Arab Peter Loughheed. and we were left   
   with OPEC oil prices.   
      
   The major downside of the Pierre Trudeau regime was youth unemployment. I   
   only voted Liberal once.   
      
   Canadians suffer the highest telecommunication costs in the world with our   
   home grown cartels. The economic history  is that telecommunications started   
   in Canada with Alexander Graham Bell. Hence the cartels enjoy market power   
   which Canadians lack. There has not been any job action in BC since 1955   
   because employees are too happy. The cartels are rich beyond imagining and   
   buy up unrelated assists, much like Mafia heroin traffickers bought   
   legitimate pizza restaurants. Nortel went belly up and now the cartels buy   
   all their electronic infrastructure from China. Cartel business involves   
   transferring money from one pocket to another just like the casinos. Justin   
   should move quickly to nationalize telecommunications cartels. If American   
   oligarchs complain, Justin should reply "bite me", just like his dad said   
   "fuddle duddle" and "watch me".   
      
   Our health care costs are far higher than imagined by Tommy Douglas, father   
   of socialized medicine in Canada. Socialism for the rich, capitalism for the   
   poor. Canada's most celebrated surgeon was Norman Bethune, a flaming   
   Communist. Cuban medicine is the best in the Western world. The medical   
   school in Havana is certified in pinko California. The Cuban Communist   
   government invites poor young Americans to apply for scholarships and study   
   in Havana. Dr. Fidel Castro is not dead yet and Justin should invite him the   
   remodel our system along Cuban lines. If American oligarchs complain, Justin   
   should say "bite me". It is not too late to close the border to American   
   oligarchs.   
      
   Pierre was a Law professor not an economist. Economics is a hard subject for   
   even the best students. No one in the world has got economic justice to   
   work. Pierre Trudeau was a Keynsian. Keynesian economics was invented in the   
   1930 depression to prevent revolution. What do we see South of the border?   
   Constant militant revolutionary action as I speak. Homelessness was invented   
   by Ronald Reagan and Brian Mulrooney, a result of regressive taxation and   
   infinite austerity. If American oligarchs complain of effective economic   
   policies in Canada, Justin should say "bite me".   
      
   Pierre Trudeau was a pacifist on the international stage but not at home, as   
   in the October crisis. If Canadian rioters get out of hand as the do   
   tonight, Justin should bring in the Canadian Armed forces.   
      
   On the other hand, Canadians should not worry about America or Americans.   
   America has a hundred year history of war. Woolly headed Democrats start the   
   wars and isolationist Republicans end them. This may be bad for US, Canadian   
   and Ukraine war industries but it does not bring ruin, just like the closure   
   of Nortel did not bring ruin, only more profit for greedy telecommunications   
   cartels in Canada.   
      
   There is great hope for Canada as Justin can "make Canada great again". If   
   anything goes wrong, Justin should just say "bite me", a modern version of   
   "fuddle duddle". If Trump builds a wall against Mexicans, Justin should   
   threaten a wall along the Canada/US border and demand Trump pay for it. One   
   can best fight fire with fire.   
      
   My fellow Canadians,   
      
   Thank you and good night.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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