September 18, 2009                               

The Continental Divide Notes c/o Brad

 

 

USA

Canada

á             ÒLife, liberty and the pursuit of happinessÓ

á             Revolution – 4th of July

á             Winners

á             Individualistic

á             ÒBig BrotherÓ to Canada

á             Isolationism

á             Separation of Church and State

á             Melting Pot

á             Agricultural Diversity

á             National Leaders: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln,

á             Patriotism (More aggressive)

á             US Constitution (with Amendments)

á             2 Party System

á             Melting pot

á             Warfare State

á             Egocentric (quite confident)

á             Megalomania

á             Incorporate state power (every day)

á             Accepted church establishment- Lead to hierarchy and tradition

á             Canada define self as what they arenÕt

á             Government plays a large role in the economy

á             Labor movement is twice the size

á             More globally aware

á             The population concentration is close to the boarder

á             Has geographic hardships

á             Gradual development as a country

á             More of a follower in Culture/passive

á             Bilingual – French and English

á             Change the actual CCRF, not just amendments

á             Respect/Trust in authority

á             Parliament

á             ÒPeace order and good governmentÓ

á             Strong national identity

á             More class aware, elitist, law abiding, statists, collectively oriented, particularistic

á             Socioeconomic structure

á             Social relations

á             Suffer less from Òmob-mentalityÓ

á             Counterrevolution monarchal society, residual

á             More apt to vote

á             Loyalty

á             Suspicious of success

á             Paternal government

á             Completely free-market capitalism

á             July 1st, 1867

á             Mosaic, salad

á             Welfare State

á             Lacks an ego (Self-doubt)

á             Paranoid schizophrenia