Despite its rather inflammatory title, خطر! A Nation of Socialists Lurks Just Across Our Border!, هذه قطعة بيل مان في هافينغتون مشاركة actually contains some thoughtful commentary about the experiences of Americans living in Canada.

“الذين يعيشون في كندا,” he writes, “is an experience that permanently changes most American expats.”

Comparing life in the United States versus Canada, he says, “There are significant differences in our two countries, Ùˆ there’s a whole lot we can learn from our more civilized and less materialistic northern neighbors.”

Among his thoughts:

One major thing you learn there is that a bit of socialism, properly applied, benefits everyone — and makes for a better society. Ùˆ in the current health-care debate, we could learn a lot from our closest neighbors, وعلى الرغم, كالعادة, we probably won’t.

(It’s also sure as hell nice to live in a safe place without handguns. But we’ll save that for another day).

ومن المفارقات, انها حصلت على أكثر صعوبة هذا الأسبوع لدخول اميركا و. من كندا. جوازات سفر أو تعزيز I.D. والمطلوب الآن.

That’s absurd. If anything, ينبغي أن يكون العكس. بعد كل شيء, WE’RE the loud, gun-owning types living downstairs who could know or care less about their neighbors. And who don’t have medical insurance….

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