1812 Over Tour
New job's been fine. Different work in some areas, but since it's the same industry, some things are the same. Getting used to different terminology because I'm in a different company, and a different type of insurance. And my co-workers are nice.
what's up with you?
Can I get political with y'all? Sure? Okay.
1) Hooray for Deval Patrick. I'm not a Healey fan, so I hope he wins in the Gov's seat.
2) Check this out from the War of 1812 entry in Wikipedia (well, at least I'm reading SOME-thing!)
The main reasons for America declaring war on the British were:
1) American Expansionists noticed that the Canadian colonies were only lightly defended by the British, and some Americans believed that the majority in the English-speaking area, at least, would rise up and greet an American invading army as liberators: as Thomas Jefferson suggested in 1812, "the acquisition of Canada this year, as far as the neighborhood of Quebec, will be a mere matter of marching, and will give us the experience for the attack on Halifax . . .
Where have I heard that phrase "greeted" as liberators before? And, um...did we win Quebec yet? Please don't tell me if anyone were to try to start a war under the pretext that American colonial interests are view positively by every free-thinking foreigner that it wil take us nearly 2 centuries and we still won't see the promised outcome.... Then again, Quebec is supposed to be a wonderful city. Maybe liberating it from a despot British ruler, and spreading our ideals of democracy is a reason why the drinking-age is so low, and many people visit it for it's, um..."nightlife." Oh wait, we never did liberate it from Britian (until recently when Canada became independent.) As it turns out, we offered Quebec statehood three times finally invading the place when they refused, only to be rebuffed by the French candians and the British army.
History's so depressing...
what's up with you?
Can I get political with y'all? Sure? Okay.
1) Hooray for Deval Patrick. I'm not a Healey fan, so I hope he wins in the Gov's seat.
2) Check this out from the War of 1812 entry in Wikipedia (well, at least I'm reading SOME-thing!)
The main reasons for America declaring war on the British were:
1) American Expansionists noticed that the Canadian colonies were only lightly defended by the British, and some Americans believed that the majority in the English-speaking area, at least, would rise up and greet an American invading army as liberators: as Thomas Jefferson suggested in 1812, "the acquisition of Canada this year, as far as the neighborhood of Quebec, will be a mere matter of marching, and will give us the experience for the attack on Halifax . . .
Where have I heard that phrase "greeted" as liberators before? And, um...did we win Quebec yet? Please don't tell me if anyone were to try to start a war under the pretext that American colonial interests are view positively by every free-thinking foreigner that it wil take us nearly 2 centuries and we still won't see the promised outcome.... Then again, Quebec is supposed to be a wonderful city. Maybe liberating it from a despot British ruler, and spreading our ideals of democracy is a reason why the drinking-age is so low, and many people visit it for it's, um..."nightlife." Oh wait, we never did liberate it from Britian (until recently when Canada became independent.) As it turns out, we offered Quebec statehood three times finally invading the place when they refused, only to be rebuffed by the French candians and the British army.
History's so depressing...
posted by Coolhand at 3:22 PM
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