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Maybe next he'll forget he's President.

And the political raping continues. They're turning out to be that really bad neighbor no one wants, on steroids.

I dunno, I'd say the fact that they wanna invade our country is a pretty big chit sandwich.

Sadly, I've seen it aimed at pretty much anyone who's of a different race. I don't know how Canada compares to other countries that way, but I've definitely seen way too much of it in Canada.

I'm Canadian and have known some very racist Canadians. In fact, the most racist man I ever knew was a Canadian. Far as I can tell, racism is everywhere and always an ignorant thing.

Thanks, apology accepted. Thanks also for the link, saved it.

In his entire speech, he never mentions Russia in any form. Meanwhile, he does refer to some enemy in plural form, that is advancing from around the globe, i.e. "those who make themselves our enemy are advancing around the globe", and "this nation's foes", etc. He also warned against religious involvement in politics in a different speech, which I think has gone mostly ignored at our own peril. People scoff at religion if they themselves aren't religious, ignoring the fact that the leaders of the world are mostly very religious people (whether sincere in their religion or not). I mention this because I suspect these two were somehow connected in JFK's mind.

For the sake of objectivity and truth, I'm trying to take into account my lack of any firsthand perspective. I just honestly cannot see how he was talking about the Soviet Union alone when I read what he said and how he said it. It honestly seems to me he had to be talking about something far greater.

What I'm trying to get at is 1) Exactly what this thing is that JFK was talking about; and 2) Whether this precise thing has continued to exist since JFK's time up to today. With the very elaborate way JFK was speaking, it sounds to me like it had to involve more than just the Soviets, and not like something that would have easily and suddenly died off. But I suspect you must be right, that the Soviets were and obviously are significantly involved still. Maybe I'm just asking an impossible question.

If he was talking about nothing more than the Soviet Union, why didn't he simply say 'we are opposed around the world by the Soviet Union'? Seems like a very complicated way of saying Soviet Union. And no, the schools I went to didn't teach about covert global conspiracies, the likes of which John F. Kennedy was clearly warning us against.

So you're saying JFK was referring to the CIA when he talked about a "monolithic and ruthless conspiracy" from around the world?

It was mostly before my time, so I don't have that kind of insight. When I read it, it sounds to me a lot like what we see happening in the U.S. today.

Right on! Someone else in the family has been doing the grocery shopping, and my list is always titled, "Anything but American. If there's no equivalent, Canadian or otherwise, don't get it!". Today I'm making ALL CANADIAN stew again! Had it the other day, some of the best stew I've made!🍁💪

It's is a bit embarrassing to admit, but this is the first time I've cried during our national anthem.

God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

O Canada