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> This does not take into account the Alaska boundary > dispute... which, although officially resolved in > 1903, is still disputed by many Canadians. Whi
by jt2190 14y ago
> This does not take into account the Alaska boundary
> dispute... which, although officially resolved in
> 1903, is still disputed by many Canadians.
Which "many Canadians" dispute this, exactly? The article you linked to doesn't even mention an ongoing dispute.
- grecy 14y agoThe many who live near the disputed border, like myself.
- akavi 14y agoNow that's holding a grudge. Irredentism is a peculiar human drive that I've never fully understood.
- grecy 14y ago> Now that's holding a grudge. I'm going to guess you've never been to the area I'm talking about. If you saw how beautiful it is, you'd understand. I spent two years driving from Alsaka to Argentina, so I've seen a lot of the Americas. I choose to live here (right near the border) because I honestly think it's the most amazing please I saw in all of the Americas.
- philwelch 14y agoSure, but it was legally settled a century ago. That's like people from Texas being angry that they're no longer an independent country.
- grecy 14y agoAnd what happens when people are unhappy with the way things are? They vote, they demonstrate, they organize. They try to make a difference. If enough people want something changed, it will be changed. Simply giving up because "that's the way it is" is no way to live life.
- philwelch 14y agoBut remaining bitter about century old US-Canadian border cessions is?
- j_col 14y agoIreland was not an independent country for 800 years, but we never gave up. You take a short view of history.