The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum U.S & Canada relations

Regardless of whether what those who refused service or product to your friend is right or wrong, the point I believe Wesley was trying to make is that there are consequences to be reaped with every decision one makes. When you are living in a democratic society and your "leader" decides what the country is going to do, because you are a citizen of that country, that decision becomes YOURS. Now, some of us are willing to stand up and publicly disagree with our leaders and even criticize certain decisions because they are unbiblical, etc. But if one doesn't speak up IF they are in disagreement with decisions made, then it must be assumed that you agree with them.

Personally, if what happened to your friends happened to me, I would be very quick to inform those individuals who refused service or product that I was adamantly opposed to Canada's official opposition to the United States' war on Iraq and that I was fully supportive of the Americans. If after hearing my PERSONAL position they still refused to provide service or product, I would gracefully accept their decision with full understanding and have no hard feelings toward them. Again, as a Canadian, you are responsible for what Canada does. That's the way a Democracy works. That's life Tom! [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/grin.gif" alt="grin" title="grin[/img]

Let's face the facts of the matter. The vast majority of imports that come into Canada are from the U.S. In fact, I would be so bold as to state that without the U.S., Canada would be hard-pressed to able to function as a country as it has for 100's of years. The country is totally incapable of providing for itself and NEEDS the products and services of the United States in myriad ways. One would be a total fool to think that to refuse to support the U.S. in this war with Iraq that it could then turn around and expect to able to get bids to help in the restoration of Iraq when the fighting is done. In other words, to make millions of dollars from a war which it was adamantly opposed to. This is the height of hypocrisy. But then again, that's one of Canada's "virtues". [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/puke.gif" alt="puke" title="puke[/img]

If Canada truly opposed the war on moral grounds, which is impossible to believe given the immorality that Canada has openly deemed "legal", etc., then it should also be willing to accept the consequences of that stand. I speak from personal experience as well. I have made some decisions in my life which I KNEW would bring grievous consequences. But the decisions I have made were based upon biblical, moral grounds, then those consequences were and are something I had to be willing to expect and accept, even though they too (the consequences which came about) were wrong.