Despite its rather inflammatory title, Perigo! A Nation of Socialists Lurks Just Across Our Border!, esta peça Bill Mann na Huffington Post actually contains some thoughtful commentary about the experiences of Americans living in Canada.

“Vivendo no Canadá,” he writes, “is an experience that permanently changes most American expats.”

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

Entre os seus pensamentos:

Uma coisa importante que você aprende lá é que a bit of socialism, properly applied, benefits everyone — and makes for a better society. E in the current health-care debate, we could learn a lot from our closest neighbors, embora, como de costume, 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).

Ironicamente, ficou ainda mais esta semana para entrar no U.S. do Canadá. Os passaportes ou reforçada I.D. são agora obrigados.

That’s absurd. If anything, que deveria ser o contrário. Afinal de contas, 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….

Ler o inteiro ensaio no Huffington Post.

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