I wonder if it is the reason why canadians have little gun violence and americans have alot. The first settlers came to america because they were too radical in their religious beliefs for England or europe. They called it escaping religious prosecution.
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Canada has less of a gun violence problem than the US? Check out Gun Owners of America. They're online. You need to do a little more research before you make such broad comparisons.
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Honestly, it's not guns that create violent crime, it's PEOPLE.  It's the people that abuse and disregard the law that contribute to violent crime.  \n\nKeep in mind, the U.S. is dramatically larger in size compared to England and Japan, so naturally they would have less crime, regardless of gun laws.  \n\nEngland is similar to the size of New York State, and Japan is similar in size to Maine.  These are very small countries in comparison to the U.S.  \n\nMore people = More crime
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Several people at my church in Michigan are Canadians, including the 2 ministers. From my long and thoughtful conversations with Canadians I have found that Canadians are a very diverse group of people, yet are unified by a strong desire to remain separate from the US both politically and personally. As one Canadian put it " being a Canadian is like living in an apartment above a noisy drunk, an incredibly well armed drunk."
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mostly due to the puritan roots of american culture.  Drinking and gambling are in general more restricted in the United States then many other western nations.
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I think americans aren't so much as ignorant as they are just  out of touch with the world around them. It happens a lot here, everyone has busy lives, families to support and their own problems; it makes it kind of hard for people to stay up to date about what is going on around them. People focus more on trying to survive then on issues in the country.
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Canada is a beautiful place, been there several times. I have several friends that I communicate in this forum from Canada. I'm a compassionate Liberal myself, but America is best lead by Democrats. I'm not against fighting for our Country when it comes down to it, but invading Iraq without WMD's wasn't a valid reason. I don't agree with George Bush nor his father before hims actions and direction they have lead America too.
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It seems strange to me that you believe that there are only a "handful" of Muslims terrorists or extremists.  They have committed bombings and massacres all over the word!  There are people suffering in these countries because of their own countries governments!  America cannot and should not take all the blame for these countries problems.  There are too many lazy ass American's who do nothing and bitch about how horrible our country is.  I am so tired of it!  If America is really that bad, maybe you should just go to one of the extremists countries and see if you like it better there!
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Bad question, because american and canadian are the same.\nCanadians are Americans.\nWhy?\nBecause they live on the North American continent.\nIt would be better to ask: What's the difference between U.S. citizens and Canadian citizens?\n\nThe joke was cute, though.
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This was before the Americas were civilized, times change.\nDon't try to use some back in the day nonsense to justify illegal immigrants.\n\nMy paternal grandparents came here legally. Not everyone can trace their relatives from the first settlers, those people are rare.
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Well I'm no American but it's obvious to me, even from outside, that the Republicans, at least, exploit religion and religious people, rather than trying to subdue it, and that the religious right has far more political power in the USA than any other western country. If the article is correct, you are left with having to explain the anomaly that the USA is the most religious western country and ALSO the most consumerist western country. And as far as the best society being based on religious moral codes, then why does the most religious western country have the highest rates of violent crime, teenage pregnancies, abortions, and lowest social justice? (perhaps its relevant that, as shown by psychological experiments and brains scans, cults create barriers where people outside the immediate cultural group are subconsciously seen as less human, or even a threat). Such an article could only convince insular, conspiracy-theory leaning (cultural influence of religious fear?) Americans.\n\nBut yes, everyone is influenced by their cultural environment. The challenge is to see through it as much as possible and everything is worth thinking about.
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I'm proud to be an American, but i do not share the same views as most of my fellow country men. it is wrong for the media or any one else for that fact to blame an entire county for what a few people do. no matter what country you come from now we all started in the same place. made by the same God. most of us wish to help other countries while still some Americans want to fight and go to war. the only time i believe god would approve of was is if it were to protect the innocent. fighting to conquer or revenge is just plain wrong. God didnt put us here to kill each other.
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Use of insecticides and fertilizers has increased the yield of crops many folds.\nIt human nature to explore new places and lands. That is why the Europeans came in USA and Canada ans settled here. Moreever the this area is rich in natural resources.\nMost of the Canadians live on the Eastern Coast.
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That is an interesting point about America from its neighbour. It is a pity that Americans have not earned the good will of even one of his neighbours. They need to have a re look at their international relations and relations with their neighbours.
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You also cannot own a gun without draconian measures. I was at an debate forum and I was listening to a Canadian gun control advocate debate the NRA president. It was not going well for her and towards the end she barked"why do Americans think they deserve all of that freedom, do they think they're re better than us?"\n\nMy answer to that is when did the Canadians stop deserving to be free? I lived in Canada for about a year and I liked it. It was some time ago I would not do it now. It has become a police state, the socialists have taken over and there is no freedom. I hope you can get your country back.
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Your knowledge of history is selective and greatly lacking. While evil has been perpetrated in the name of Christianity, it is not the predominant characteristic of Christianity. \n\nDo you also consider torture, great environmental damage, and cannibalism qualities of a peaceful, desirable society? These were the hallmarks of the native Americans who inhabited the nation before Europeans arrived here.\n\nStudy first and write second.
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It rests on "might is right": whoever is holding the most guns, writes the laws.\n\nSo Europeans immigrated into America and took possession of the lands, refused to sign most treaties with Natives and broke the ones they signed, etc.\n\nYet now they want to use the "rule of law" argument, which is mighty hypocritical coming from law breakers themselves.\n\nSo, in the end, the occupation of the American continent rests on "might is right" principles, and at this point the power is shifting from the white majority in the USA to the brown majority in the continent taken as a whole.\n\nExpect a rough ride.
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I can answer that for you.\n\n1. Education, just like you mentioned. In korea, you have to pay for tuitions for schools(In Korea, you have to pay for University, College, Highschool, and Jr. Highschool). Also there's not enough government grants or lots of scholarship support comparison to USA or Cananda.\n\n2. Why Canada? People want to come to USA, but... Due to the heightened security in USA, getting VISA or permit to enter USA has been more difficult and waiting list for that got higher.(USA limited number of people can coming in to USA) Most likely alternative choice to coming to USA would be Canada due to somewhat similar politic/region in comparison to coming to Mexico.\n\n3. Some people prefer coming to Canada over USA due to better medical/living plus feels more diverse and well accepted in Canada comparison to USA. In addition, it is well known to korean that gun violence or gun related crime is higher in USA comparing to Canada. As a result, some Korean people go to Canada over USA.\n\n4. Cultural Influence and such. Canada is almost like half and half culture. To most of asian Canada is somewhat like one of those European Countries and as well USA. I guess you can say Hybrid of Euro-American Nation. To people who like Europe and America, Canada would be good place to live.\n\n5. Variety other reasons. Medical, Tax, Safety Issue(Terrorist Attacks Etc.), no Known Riots(USA, Rodney King etc.- lots of asian stores are targeted during that time.)