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Article #402Re: Apologizing to the CHinese
From: Brian Bagnall
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:49
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:49
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"judgejudy" <judgejudy@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:c05ac294ug1i38nb3rddd401i7gpk25ta0@4ax.com... > On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 02:57:51 -0500, "Brian Bagnall" <bbagnall@mts.net> > wrote: > > #Apparently Steven Harper agreed to apologize to the Chinese for > something > #that happened 120 years ago. How Canadian. Someone runs us over with > their > #car and we apologize for denting their bumper. > # > > This is as silly as Clinton going to Africa and apologizing for > slavery. I doubt it gets Harper any votes in the next election. If > Chinese see the Conservatives as racist rednecks, this is not going to > change their minds. I think Chinese vote conservative more than Liberal. They've seen both the leftist Socialist system (mainland China) compared side by side with free markets (Hong Kong) and they judge accordingly. Harper didn't have to do this and I agree, it won't get him any more votes. - B
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