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 XPost: can.politics 
 From: chang@superrace.com 
  
 Moron! You either have to live with the fact that Chinese are rising to take 
 back control of the world or kill yourself! 
  
 Pathetic loser! 
  
  
 "Brian Bagnall"  wrote in message 
 news:y3%wg.10724$YC3.7510@newsfe23.lga... 
 > 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. 
 > 
 > It's amusing to see people today criticize the leaders of the past for 
 their 
 > decisions, as though we can say their decisions were wrong even though the 
 > times were far different. Our leaders at the time knew China was a huge 
 > place, Canada had a small population, and to allow unrestrained 
 immigration 
 > from China would soon overwhelm Canadians. Imagine how many would have 
 come 
 > if there was no head tax. We would be China II right now. Instead of the 
 > Western way flourishing here, the Eastern philosophy would flourish and 
 > Canada would be a far different place today. 
 > 
 > Let me tell you something bluntly: Those Chinese who paid the head tax 
 were 
 > lucky to come here. If a stranger asks to stay at your house and you say, 
 > "Okay, but you have to pay me $50 per day." you are *not* a bad person. 
 You 
 > don't have to apologize for asking for compensation. It is your home and 
 you 
 > are entitled to make whatever offer you want. Canada owes no apology to 
 > anyone they have allowed into the country. Apparently 81,000 came here and 
 > paid the tax. Enough said. 
 > 
 > - B 
 > 
 > 
  
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