[lbo-talk] Ten Reasons Not to Move To Canada

mike larkin mike_larkin2001 at yahoo.com
Wed Nov 3 20:49:21 PST 2004


Ten Reasons Not to Move to Canada by Sarah Anderson

Ready to say screw this country and buy a one-way ticket north? Here are some reasons to stay in the belly of the beast.

1. The Rest of the World. After the February 2003 antiwar protests, the New York Times described the global peace movement as the world's second superpower. Their actions didn't prevent the war, but protestors in nine countries have succeeded in pressuring their governments to pull their troops from Iraq and/or withdraw from the so-called coalition of the willing....

2. People Power Can Trump Presidential Power. The strength of social movements can be more important than whoever is in the White House. Example: In 1970, President Nixon supported the Occupational Safety and Health Act, widely considered the most important pro-worker legislation of the last 50 years.............................

3. The great strides made in voter registration and youth mobilization must be built on rather than abandoned.

4. Like Nicaraguans in the 1980s, Iraqis Need U.S. Allies. .........

.....10. Winter. Average January temperature in Ottawa: 12.2°F.

http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1103-28.htm

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