Thread: Northern wall between USA and Canada?

Originally Posted by Mike Blue

Why? The northern tier is mostly Great White North already.

Real map of Canadia.

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Interesting map...... Baja Canada....now that's funny!

Originally Posted by cudarunner

At one point in time there was a 'wall' but that was many a year ago. I hope that this monument will stand until the end of time.

International Peace Arch Park, Metro Vancouver | Travel British Columbia Blog

Too bad people don't follow what all these peaceful monuments represent. Great idea and thought.....I have to wonder what has happened to the human race at times.

Both countries have aided each other countless times and in many different ways over the years without doubt. I think the semi myth of "the longest undefended border" died fairly quickly after 9/11 for all intents and purposes. It is no longer the same when we cross over and I guess that is the way it has to be considering the circumstances. Never mind the drones and aircraft now patrolling the border and many other measures now in place. I miss the easy going good old days.

Bob

What's Red's motto, "If they don't find you handsome, at least be handy"...I fall into neither of those categories....

HAHAHAHA!

I'm in the same boat!

Originally Posted by Raol

Seriously, I met more than a few young American men in the early '70s that crossed north over the boarder into Canada

Raol,

No disrespect to you!

But.....

Men??? Maybe males... but, men???

I met a lot of Men, but they crossed the border of Vietnam and from Khe Sanh, Con Thien, Hue, Gio Linh, the A Shau Valley, and from out posts like LZ Stud, Cam Lo, and objectives like Hamburger Hill, etc. etc. etc.. They put their manhood on the line!! And their lives too, 58,200!!! Men!!

Very Respectfully,

Howard
USMC, Vietnam

Originally Posted by SirStropalot

Raol,

No disrespect to you!

But.....

Men??? Maybe males... but, men???

I met a lot of Men, but they crossed the border of Vietnam and from Khe Sanh, Con Thien, Hue, Gio Linh, the A Shau Valley, and from out posts like LZ Stud, Cam Lo, and objectives like Hamburger Hill, etc. etc. etc.. They put their manhood on the line!! And their lives too, 58,200!!! Men!!

Very Respectfully,

Howard
USMC, Vietnam

+1...No disrespect from me either...BUT I really agree with Howard.

Here's a little bit from Bowser and Blue for all to enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2gABYTmXos

Originally Posted by SirStropalot

Raol,

No disrespect to you!

But.....

Men??? Maybe males... but, men???

I met a lot of Men, but they crossed the border of Vietnam and from Khe Sanh, Con Thien, Hue, Gio Linh, the A Shau Valley, and from out posts like LZ Stud, Cam Lo, and objectives like Hamburger Hill, etc. etc. etc.. They put their manhood on the line!! And their lives too, 58,200!!! Men!!

Very Respectfully,

Howard
USMC, Vietnam

I'm not at all trying to throw the cat amongst the pigeons with this, but while I absolutely do respect your service, I am equally grateful for many of those whose life look a different turn from yours at that time. Three of the absolute finest profs I had as an undergrad fall into that category. And yes, they are people I respect completely as men to this day. That goes, too, for the other profs from the US (that I knew both as a student and as a faculty member) whose journey to Canada came after they had served in Vietnam.

Different paths, my friends.

Hang on a second... if that wall was built, all these Unitedstatesians wouldn't be up here teaching and researching and the academic job market might open up again. They may be on to something!

Originally Posted by SirStropalot

Men??? Maybe males... but, men???

There are many legitimate reasons why a Man would want to cross a border to avoid taking part in such a conflict, some of which reasonable individuals might even regard as laudable, chief among which would be the unwillingness to participate in actions that would lead to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians, Women Children and Men. It could be deemed by some a right if not an obligation to resist being complicit in the folly of ones government. I mean no disrespect to you but I have no problem in calling an individual who takes a principled decision not to be a part of what he sees as an indefensible atrocity no less a Man than one who serves in what he may call a just war.