Hey Gang! I just wanted to welcome you into a new level of the era of American paranoia. For all of you out there who plan to visit the US and are not Canadians (the exception to the Canadian rule is those who hold work permits or student visas), you might want to do some checking into the new US-VISIT security measures for visitors to America. Guess what folks? Those who require visas will also require fingerprinting.
I don't know about you but this makes my blood boil! You know why? Because they assume that "foreigners" are the only terrorists.
The average Canadian will not require this process and I suppose that I should feel alright about this. However, I do not. In the big picture of things, why are Canadians any different? We could be terrorists. Or, there could be other Americans like the Unibomber or Timothy McVeigh who are terrorists. Why could it only be "foreigners"? If they are going to fingerprint people, then every person should have to do it.
The only thing that will stop terrorism is to stop bullying people until they feel they have no choice but to lash out. Or, maybe the westerners should stop taking advantage of countries with higher wages and lower taxes. I read an article the other day that said that all Canadians were moving out of Saudi Arabia due the kidnapping of foreigners. There were a few lines that suggested that many of the westerners living there were there for great wages and less taxation. No wonder the locals are so up in arms! The westerners move in, get better jobs and wages, take advantage of the area which is probably discriminatory towards its own people. I'd be angry too!
Anyway, I digress. I plan to do my best to create my own sanctions on American trade due to this. I apologize to my American readers. It is your government's policies that really bother me, not you. If the country was run by some of the open-minded people that I have become acquainted with, it would be a way better place!
I don't know about you but this makes my blood boil! You know why? Because they assume that "foreigners" are the only terrorists.
The average Canadian will not require this process and I suppose that I should feel alright about this. However, I do not. In the big picture of things, why are Canadians any different? We could be terrorists. Or, there could be other Americans like the Unibomber or Timothy McVeigh who are terrorists. Why could it only be "foreigners"? If they are going to fingerprint people, then every person should have to do it.
The only thing that will stop terrorism is to stop bullying people until they feel they have no choice but to lash out. Or, maybe the westerners should stop taking advantage of countries with higher wages and lower taxes. I read an article the other day that said that all Canadians were moving out of Saudi Arabia due the kidnapping of foreigners. There were a few lines that suggested that many of the westerners living there were there for great wages and less taxation. No wonder the locals are so up in arms! The westerners move in, get better jobs and wages, take advantage of the area which is probably discriminatory towards its own people. I'd be angry too!
Anyway, I digress. I plan to do my best to create my own sanctions on American trade due to this. I apologize to my American readers. It is your government's policies that really bother me, not you. If the country was run by some of the open-minded people that I have become acquainted with, it would be a way better place!
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