Canada 'Robin' to U.S. 'Batman': diplomatic cable

[Hans]

Canadians have an inferiority complex because they feel their country is condemned to always play 'Robin' to the United States' 'Batman,' an American diplomat wrote in a leaked diplomatic cable.

A 2008 cable also complained of an "onslaught" of Canadian television shows with "nefarious American officials carrying out equally nefarious deeds in Canada."

Cables released by the online whistleblower WikiLeaks have been mildly embarrassing to Canada and U.S. relations, revealing a former chief of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service slamming the Canadian courts and Prime Minister Stephen Harper getting an invite to France out of empathy for his "political troubles."

A 2004 cable briefing for then-president George W. Bush, before a visit to Ottawa, wrote that Canada was a country "soul-searching" about its "decline from ‘middle power'" status.

The same cable also said Canadian officials expressed worry that Canada was being shut out of the intelligence loop as punishment for not joining the invasion of Iraq.

In 2009, when U.S. President Barack Obama visited Canada for the first time, U.S. diplomats said that Canadian officials expressed annoyance that the U.S. president was far more popular than they were.

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Politics/20101201/wikileaks-sarkozy-harper-101201/

[Soundbear]

Americans just don't like Rick Mercer.

[R W G R]

Canadians have an inferiority complex

Understatement of the millennium

[R W G R]

Americans just don't like Rick Mercer.

That Canadians do like him shows just how deep-rooted the massive inferiority complex is in Canada.

It really is amazing.

[Bluesky]

Strange... I keep hearing this ringing in my ears.. "my Ddad is stronger than your Dad..

and I thought I left that behind in about the 3rd grade .. hmmmm.

[R W G R]

Strange... I keep hearing this ringing in my ears.. "my Ddad is stronger than your Dad..

and I thought I left that behind in about the 3rd grade .. hmmmm.

A big difference here.

My dad TRULY is stronger than your dad ;)

Seriously, Blue, give it a rest. You complain, and moan, and complain, and lament ...yet you consistently gravitate towards threads that the "My dad is bigger than your dad" script is most likely going to be prominent. So either ignore the threads, or quit pretending you're so above it all, because it certainly has not been beneath you to post "My dad is bigger than your dad" threads or comments when the feeling hits you.

Save the power trip for elsewhere. :)

[Bluesky]

No moaning here, Bud. Just an objective observation. You truly behave like a child.

[R W G R]

No moaning here, Bud. Just an objective observation. You truly behave like a child.

Ooops, hit a nerve, eh ol' boy?? ;)

[Soundbear]

Strange... I keep hearing this ringing in my ears.. "my Ddad is stronger than your Dad..

and I thought I left that behind in about the 3rd grade .. hmmmm.

Oh?? Did someone post???

[Bluesky]

Ooops, hit a nerve, eh ol' boy?? ;)

Were you out of creative things to say? It's a switch at least from saying, "You're really angry now.." ;)

[R W G R]

Were you out of creative things to say? It's a switch at least from saying, "You're really angry now.." ;)

Not out of creativity, just an "objective observation", as an old friend of mine if fond of saying. ;)

[Bluesky]

Not out of creativity, just an "objective observation", as an old friend of mine if fond of saying. ;)

pfft... not even close.
A comment pulled out of thin air is much more akin to flatulence than objectivity. ;)

(I slay me sometimes!)

[R W G R]

Ouch...obviously that nerve was much more exposed than I thought!!

[Bluesky]

The nerve you hit was my funny bone!!

[Oscar_Leroy]

I can honestly say I am proud to be American. With that said, I still love Canada, it's a great place to live. Both countries are great in their own ways.

I think some Canadians are stuck on an inferiority complex, and it's sad. I also think it's sad that a lot of Americans think that they own the world because they are from the United States of America. It goes both ways.

[riggs]

I can honestly say I am proud to be American. With that said, I still love Canada, it's a great place to live. Both countries are great in their own ways.

I think some Canadians are stuck on an inferiority complex, and it's sad. I also think it's sad that a lot of Americans think that they own the world because they are from the United States of America. It goes both ways.

A very good and honest post Oscar. It leaves little room for arguement.

[Bluesky]

Where's that "like" button? Oh wait! this isn't facebook!

[R W G R]

A very good and honest post Oscar. It leaves little room for arguement.

Wanna' bet?? ;)

[riggs]

Wanna' bet?? ;)

Not really.....................I'm sure you'd find something................:smile: